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Ya’ll were really gonna just go to YouTube and my anxiety was high 😭 so glad we back! #LiterapyNYC #Bibliothesrapyinthebronx #latinxbooktok #Blackafbooktok #booktokfyp

Reflecting on Legacy Through Baldwin's Words 📚 James Baldwin’s 'The Fire Next Time' provides a mirror for the soul. This book provides a profound meditation on legacy, love, and survival. I use this text in bibliotherapy with clients often. In this deeply personal work, Baldwin writes a letter to his nephew, urging him to resist internalizing the destructive narratives imposed by a racist society. One passage that resonates deeply with my clients is: "You can only be destroyed by believing that you really are what the white world calls a n*****. I tell you this because I love you, and please don’t you ever forget it." This powerful declaration invites us to reflect on our own family lineages—the stories we’ve inherited, the pain we’ve carried, and the strength we embody. Baldwin’s words remind us that understanding where we come from can fortify us against forces that seek to diminish us. 🖋 Here are 3 prompts for writing your own reflective letter after reading Baldwin’s masterpiece: 1️⃣ Trace Your Roots: Write about a family member who shaped your identity. What struggles did they face? How do their experiences impact your life today? 2️⃣ Examine Your Inheritance: Reflect on a belief or value passed down in your family. Is it empowering, or does it need to be reexamined? 3️⃣ Speak to the Future: Address a younger family member, sharing lessons from your life and encouragement for their journey. What truths do you want them to carry forward? 💬 Let Baldwin’s letter inspire your own exploration of lineage, love, and liberation. How have you reflected on your family’s history and its impact on who you are? Share your thoughts below! • • • #JamesBaldwin #TheFireNextTime #Legacy #HealingThroughWriting #Bibliotherapy #LiterapyNYC #Bibliotherapyinthebronx #theharlemrenaissance2 #blackbookinfluencer #jamesbaldwin #booksilove

📚 When the world feels heavy, it can be hard to stay hopeful—but staying aware and engaged matters. I’ve been reading To Stop A Tyrant by Ira Chaleff, and it’s given me so much to reflect on. Chaleff breaks down how political leaders drift toward tyranny—and how we, as everyday people, have more power than we think to stop that slide. It’s not just about voting every four years—it’s about speaking up, holding leaders accountable before harm escalates, and staying vigilant in the face of threats to our freedoms. South Korea recently showed how public resistance can interrupt a dangerous power grab. 🙌🏾 Meanwhile, Trump’s rhetoric and actions, from January 6th to his ongoing pattern of encouraging violence, echo the early stages of historical authoritarian regimes. 🪴 Reflection points for us all: Who do we listen to and trust most when it comes to political leadership? How can we challenge misinformation and hold those in power accountable? What role can you play—whether close to power or far from it—to help protect democracy? Books like Chaleff’s remind us that hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice. Let’s keep learning, speaking out, and showing up—together. Save & share this book rec with a friend who would love it. This is a great buddy read for the times🙏🏽✨ • • • #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyinTheBronx #ToStopATyrant #DemocracyMatters #StayEngaged #Bibliotherapy #politicalbooks

Join us for our January bookclub read of ‘Untethered’ by Angela Jackson-Brown at the 🔗 in bio #literapynyc #bibliotherapyinthebronx #blackbooktok #blackbooks #historicalfictionbooks

Thank you so much to this amazing community for preordering my debut book Bibliotherapy in the Bronx! Your support means the world to me, and I am so grateful for every message, email, and outreach I’ve received. I’m doing my best to respond to everyone personally. I also want to address a question I’ve been getting often: while Bibliotherapy in the Bronx is not available for review on NetGalley, it is available to review on Edelweiss! You can find the link to request the advanced digital copy and preorder the book at the link in my bio. Thank you again for being part of this journey with me! Happy Friday, book friends 📚🥰 • • • #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyinTheBronx #BlackTherapist #LatinxTherapist #DebutAuthors #advancedreaderscopy #advancedreadercopy #arcbooks #arcbook #Bibliotherapy #Bibliotherapist

Happy Book Birthday to The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut! 🎉 As a bibliotherapist who reads with clients, one of my personal reading goals is to slow down, read deeply, and truly immerse myself in the histories behind the stories I engage with on my own time. I’m especially looking forward to taking my time with this powerful new release. Henry Christophe’s life, from enslaved beginnings to revolutionary hero and self-declared king, provides a powerful lens into the Haitian Revolution—one of the most profound liberation movements in global history. Marlene L. Daut brings unparalleled expertise to this history, peeling back myths to reveal a man both noble and flawed. Daut has said (in a 2021 interview with NPR), “To a large extent, the Haitian Revolution is the first Black Lives Matter movement.” The revolutionaries not only rejected the racial hierarchies that justified slavery but redefined the very concept of universal human rights. Their insistence on specificity in declaring all people free continues to hold critical relevance today. I’m grateful for books like this that illuminate the past as a guide for the present. Will you be adding this to your TBR? Let me know in the comments! ⬇️ • • • #booktokfyp #haitian #haitianhistory #libération #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyintheBronx #haitianrevolution

Thank you @betweensipsandpages ya’ll make sure to support Library by Dom for all your bookish needs! #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyinTheBronx #bookishmerch #LibraryByDom #BetweenSipsandPages #BlackAFBooktok

#findeaño We are less than 4 months away from the release of ‘Bibliotherapy in The Bronx’ 🥹🙌🏾 Preorder 🔗 in bio! #LiterapyNYC #Bibliotherapyinthebronx #readingisfundamental #booktokbooks

The Book of Alchemy is sooo good! Pub date: April 22 #LiterapyNYC #Bibliotherapyinthebronx #journalingprompts #kieselaymon #writertokfyp

Today, I’m celebrating my fellow therapist and colleague, Alishia McCullough, LCMHC, on the release of her debut book Reclaiming the Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within! Alishia explores the often-overlooked impact of disordered eating among Black women and how racial trauma disrupts our relationships with food and our bodies. She brings her expertise as a licensed mental health therapist, somatic healer, and eating disorder specialist to offer a compassionate and culturally affirming path to healing. Through a mix of historical context, client stories, and somatic healing practices, she invites readers to explore a more liberated relationship with our bodies. She includes her own lived experience as a Black woman from the South, a first-generation college student, and the eldest daughter into the narrative. She sheds light on how systemic oppression and generational trauma intersect with body image and eating behaviors, all while centering care and self-compassion. This book is groundbreaking in its approach to healing and how it reclaims narratives often left out of mainstream wellness conversations. It’s a must-read for anyone committed to personal healing, social justice, and collective liberation. Let’s support and celebrate Alishia today! Share this powerful work, spread the word, and let’s keep uplifting voices that are reshaping the mental health landscape. 💜 #BookBirthday #ReclaimingTheBlackBody #Bibliotherapy #literapynyc #bibliotherapyinthebronx #alishiamccullough #newreleases

Ending the year on a great reading day! A win is a win📚 What are you reading today? #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyinTheBronx #WhoopiGoldberg #readingvlog #Blackbooks

Happy Book Birthday to ‘DEFY: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes’ by Sunita San! 🎉 I’m grateful for books like this that encourage us to forge our own life path and help us consider the internal and external barriers that may impact our ability to do so. Dr. Sah is a physician turned organizational psychologist who specializes in the study of influence. She looks at the social norms and psychological constraints that keep us compliant. She examines how we can safely oppose oppressive systems, people, laws, employment and more in order to live a life in alignment with our principles. My favorite chapter is Chapter 8: Who Gets to Defy? It’s a thought provoking examination of the hierarchy of defiance that exists in our world and the way compliance is integrally connected with race, authority, and issues of abuse of power. One of my favorite subheadings is about the moral mavericks of our society who stand up for what’s right and the parenting that encouraged their becoming. Sah reminds us that even if we did not receive that role modeling from a parent or caregiver, we can learn to build that defiant muscle by growing in self knowledge. “It is not circumstance that defines our defiance, but our own inner self, our connection to who we truly are and what we truly value.” Save & share this book recommendation with a friend who would love it! • • • • #LiterapyNYC #bibliotherapyinthebronx #manifesto #OneWorldBooks #nonfictionbooktok

🎉📚 Book haul alert! 📚🎉 Huge thank you to @pangobooks for sending me $100 in free books! Pango is a platform where you can buy books affordably from other readers’ shelves, making book shopping more accessible and sustainable. 🌿📖 Here’s what I picked up: ✨ Black Girl, You Are Atlas by Renée Watson ✨ All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr ✨ Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda ✨ Crashing Into You by Rocky Callen ✨ Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay ✨ Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah Not pictured but equally exciting: 📖 Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue 📖 Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo You can shop my Pango storefront at the link in my bio—new books are added weekly! 📦 What’s on your reading list this year? Let me know in the comments! • • • #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyintheBronx #PangoBooks #bookhauls #booktokbookrecs @PangoBooks

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“Shane wasn’t angry; she felt like she had been emotionally wrung out. She smiled a small smile and wiped at her eyes.” 📚✨ Shout out to @joyinhome_publishing for the #gifted copy of ‘Love at Second Sight’ - a romance story that has been a great escape for me over the last week🥹 Shane and Mike have a love story that truly demonstrates what relational repair requires after heartbreak. When a relationship comes undone it’s usually because of missteps and mistakes made that never get addressed. The things we wanted to say but let fester and then they morphe into resentment. Even the things we *did* verbally speak but that were spoken out of our hurt- we didn’t mean to say it harshly but we can’t go back in time to undo the harm caused. I love how Ayoka B. gives her characters time to move on from one another after heartbreak. They revisit the past ten years later after a chance encounter that leads to reconnection and reestablishing their love for one another. Though things are much different. The first thing Shane and Mike do is acknowledge two important things: 1. I miss you 2. I love you and I didn’t do right by you Then Anthony enters the story and grips Shane’s heart strings. 😍👌🏾😭 He offers her all the stability she’s been craving. At this point I wasn’t sure if Mike would become a mere memory or if he could compete with Anthony despite the broken trust of the past. The story unfolds in such a gorgeous way and I love how Shane’s healing journey is the central narrative and not the men she love(d). In the end, she looks back at her life and recounts her story to her grandchildren. In the end, she finds herself content with the choices she’s made and the love she experienced along the way. If you love a great romance story, check this one out and share with a friend who would love it! I wish I could go back to page one and reexperience this story for the first time again! I love when books read this way- how about you? • • • #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyintheBronx #blackromance #Blackromancebooks #indieauthortok

Honored to be featured in @dazed , sharing the healing power of bibliotherapy alongside my mentor @ellaberthoud and the amazing Lucy Pearson of @literaryedit . Thank you to the brilliant Calean Michael for such a thoughtful exploration of how literature can be a tool for healing, especially in marginalized communities. Thank you for uplifting ‘Bibliotherapy in the Bronx’🫶🏽 The article goes deep into bibliotherapy’s roots, from its first mention in The Atlantic Monthly in 1916 to its modern use as a personalized therapeutic practice. It beautifully highlights how stories can offer comfort, insight, and emotional clarity during life’s most challenging moments. Check out the full feature at the link in my bio and explore how storytelling can support growth and healing. • • • #LiterapyNYC #bibliotherapyinthebronx #bibliotherapy #authortokfyp #blackauthorsoftiktok

Check out: The Braille Encyclopedia: Brief Essays on Altered Sight by Naomi Cohn 📚✨ This collection of micro-essays and prose poetry offers a bibliotherapeutic meditation on vision loss, the beauty of language, and how we adapt and heal through storytelling. Cohn’s reflections on grief, discovery, and the power of words spoke deeply to me as a therapist who believes in literature’s capacity to connect us to self and others as we heal. ✨January is Braille Literacy Month, honoring the birthday of Louis Braille (January 4, 1809), the inventor who made reading accessible to those with visual impairments.✨ I recently had the privilege of attending a Braille class at my local library—both in person and virtually—and I’m inspired to continue learning this powerful language of connection. I’ve been sitting with these micro essays since the book released in October and it prompted me to sign up for the class. Cohn’s words are a reminder of the ways we reach for each other through language: “We are not gods. We reach toward each other with words—outstretched like fingers.” Save & share with a book friend who would love to read this collection 📚✨ • • • #BrailleLiteracyMonth #TheBrailleEncyclopedia #Bibliotherapy #DiverseBooks #disabilitytiktok #LiterapyNYC #BibliotherapyinTheBronx #NaomiCohn #Braille