{"product_id":"the-quaking-of-america-9781949481662","title":"The Quaking of America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Grandmother's Hands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e surveys America's deteriorating democracy and offers embodied practices to help us protect ourselves and our country. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All of us need to read this book—and then act on it.”—Angela Rye, NPR political analyst and former CNN commentator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\". . . a volume our country, our bodies, and our humanity desperately need.\"—Michael Eric Dyson, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertaining Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Time Coming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Quaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem takes readers through somatic processes addressing the growing threat of white-supremacist political violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the coordinated repetition of lies, anti-democratic elements in American society are working to incite mass radicalization, widespread chaos, and a collective trauma response in tens of millions of American bodies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrently, most of us are utterly unprepared for this potential mayhem. This book can help prepare us—and possibly prevent further destruction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis preparation focuses not on strategy or politics, but on practices that can help us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eBuild presence and discernment in our bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSettle our bodies during the heat of conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaintain our safety, sanity, and stability in dangerous situations\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeal our personal and collective racialized trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePractice embodied social action\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTurn \u003ci\u003etoward\u003c\/i\u003e instead of \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e one another\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and perfectly timed guide to help us navigate our widespread upheaval and build an antiracist culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Resmaa Menakem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48199379452155,"sku":"9781949481662","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_b0583190-91db-49ee-bf42-f52bb72ba1bd.jpg?v=1770683782","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-quaking-of-america-9781949481662","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}