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The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health

By: Rheeda Walker PhD, Na'im Akbar PhD - foreword
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
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An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis - and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system.

We can’t deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, undereducation, and the effects of racism. This book is an exploration of Black mental health in today’s world, the forces that have undermined mental health progress for African Americans, and what needs to happen for African Americans to heal psychological distress, find community, and undo years of stigma and marginalization in order to access effective mental health care.

In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist and African American mental health expert Rheeda Walker offers important information on the mental health crisis in the Black community, how to combat stigma, spot potential mental illness, how to practice emotional wellness, and how to get the best care possible in system steeped in racial bias.

This breakthrough book will help you:

  • Recognize mental and emotional health problems
  • Understand the myriad ways in which these problems impact overall health and quality of life and relationships
  • Develop psychological tools to neutralize ongoing stressors and live more fully
  • Navigate a mental health care system that is unequal

It’s past time to take Black mental health seriously. Whether you suffer yourself, have a loved one who needs help, or are a mental health professional working with the Black community, this book is an essential and much-needed resource.

©2020 Rheeda Walker (P)2020 New Harbinger Publications
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An excellent tour through the importance of recognizing psychological fortitude and game planning the strategy to make improvements.

Though it is written from the perspective of a black women and speaking to black women, the concepts translate to EVERY minority man and woman trying to navigate mental health.

Well Done Dr. Walker!


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opened me up

I loved the book and the reader. i have learned new things and new coping mechanisms.

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I really enjoyed this audible book. Author was straight forward in her approach. Thank you.

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Great listen

I was in a mental haze with the stress of my life and the tools in this book have helped me immensely…. From a 31 year old black man; I would recommend this book

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Eye opening

Loved it! This will help me in my everyday life. To now being able to seek help

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Outstanding!

I needed to hear this book!!! brilliant ♥️ thank you. A loving gift to black women who are tired of always having to be the strong one.

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Excellent book on Black Healy

Excellent book on black health and understanding what it takes to be happy. I’m looking forward to being a better version of myself.

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Informative

I enjoyed this audiobook. The author provided valuable insight into the challenges faced by Blacks.

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Must Read!

10 out of 10, I recommend! Dr. Walker is absolutely brilliant. This book assisted me in not only understanding myself better, but also my family and friends.

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Beautifully Written Especially for Psych Students!

I was recommended this book by a favorite advocate of mental health awareness, Charlamagne the God. It took me 2 shifts at work to listen completely. After I’ve finished I felt it very important to seek further therapy. I’d been putting it off after getting into my relationship but after that’s gone sour, all my symptoms of depression reverted. It’s almost like I relapsed and this book was very informative on how to go about obtaining that and what to say ask during therapy. Highly recommend!

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