{"product_id":"stand-up-speak-up-and-heal-overcome-race-based-traumatic-stress-self-advocate-and-stay-grounded-9781648487903","title":"Stand Up, Speak Up, and Heal: Overcome Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Self-Advocate, and Stay Grounded","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHealing is an act of resistance, and self-compassion is power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRacial trauma is often more than one isolated incident; it's the daily stress of navigating a world that misunderstands or invalidates your experience. Over time, this stress can lead to anxiety, depression, fear, anger, and exhaustion. \u003ci\u003eStand Up, Speak Up, and Heal\u003c\/i\u003e offers practical, culturally rooted tools to help you manage emotions, calm your body, and reclaim your peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by three BIPOC mental health professionals, this groundbreaking and practical guide offers dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for calming your nervous system, managing intense emotions, and healing from the effects of race-based stress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this empowering guide, you'll learn to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the emotional and physical toll of racial stress and trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStay grounded, centered, and in control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunicate boundaries and self-advocate with confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice mindful self-care that nourishes your joy and energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild lasting resilience and strengthen your community connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith real-life stories, culturally attuned exercises, and \"Mindful Moment Reflections\" in every chapter, \u003ci\u003eStand Up, Speak Up, and Heal\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a mental health book--it's a guide to collective and personal liberation. It helps you move from survival to strength, and from pain to power, while staying rooted in self-love and pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Sofia Mendoza,Lisa Bolden,Lizbeth Gaona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Harbinger Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648487903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. Sofia Mendoza, LCSW\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eidentifies as a Salvadoran\/Mexican American Latina and daughter of immigrants. She is a community mental health supervisor, clinical trainer, and private practice therapist specializing in social justice, complex trauma, and burnout among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) clients using dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Bolden, PsyD\u003c\/b\u003e, is an African American psychologist, DEI consultant, and cofounder of the Emmada Psychology Center. She has over twenty years of experience in multicultural mental health, community psychology, and clinician training at institutions including the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); and the University of Southern California (USC).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLizbeth Gaona, PhD, LCSW\u003c\/b\u003e, is a bicultural, bilingual Mexican American clinician, consultant, researcher, and associate professor at California Baptist University. In 2007 she cofounded the first Spanish DBT program for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, and she has published work on the concepts of cultural dialectics, anti-oppressive DBT, and the adaptation of DBT for socioculturally diverse populations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword writer\u003cb\u003e Natalie Y. Gutiérrez, LMFT\u003c\/b\u003e, (she\/her) is a Puerto Rican licensed therapist and healer in New York, NY. She is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pain We Carry\u003c\/i\u003e. Gutiérrez specializes in supporting communities of color reeling from the soul wounds of racial trauma, colonial and historical trauma, intergenerational trauma, and sexual trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"E. Sofia Mendoza \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67778267250845,"sku":"9781648487903","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cbe8cb2e-b2d5-4acf-a981-3f4b0625463b.jpg?v=1793735211","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/stand-up-speak-up-and-heal-overcome-race-based-traumatic-stress-self-advocate-and-stay-grounded-9781648487903","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}