Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, is the Levine Family Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Giscombe is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and a social and health psychologist, and fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine, and the Mind & Life Institute. Giscombe was named a Leader in the Field by the American Psychological Association, and her research on mindfulness, mental health, and wellness for Black women has been consistently funded by the National Institutes of Health and other national foundations and healthcare organizations for the past twenty years.

"Cheryl L. Woods Giscombé is a guru, and this guide is long overdue. She is the pioneer of the Superwoman Schema, and her research is legendary. She is one of the reasons why I chose this as one of my favorite interests. This guide promises to illuminate how to better ourselves and liberate us all from feeling like the world is on our shoulders and is ours to fix."
--C. Nicole Swiner, MD, family doctor, speaker, and author of How to Avoid the Superwoman Complex and The Superwoman Complex--C. Nicole Swiner, MD

"Absolutely brilliant and empowering! I literally felt lighter and more joyful after reading this book and putting the strategies immediately into practice. I am excited and truly grateful to have such an important work to share with my clients, and to wholeheartedly recommend to all. The insights bring us into the unique experience of the Black woman in a way that has the power to inform and serve us all."
--Keitra M. Robinson, JD, CPEC, founder of Justinspire Legends International Coaching and Consulting, and author of Life Re-Imagined--Keitra M. Robinson, JD, CPEC

"The Black Woman's Guide to Coping with Stress offers Black women everywhere a chance to heal, transform, and evolve through mindful living and self-reflection. This book is a representation of many of us and offers practical, grounded advice to overcome generational ways of being that have left us sick, depleted, and fatigued. The mindfulness practices shared are a portal for liberation for those of us who have been wearing the 'superwoman' cape for far too long."
--Dora Kamau, BScRPN, headspace mindfulness meditation teacher--Dora Kamau, BScRPN

"This book is a love letter to Black women who struggle with the need to be strong, stoic, invulnerable, relentlessly resilient, and to put everyone else's needs before their own. In this thoughtful and inspirational guide, Cheryl Giscombé weaves real-world narratives of stress, strength, and their impact on Black women's health with loving, practical strategies of how Black women can better cope--and live happier and fuller lives."
--Tené T. Lewis, PhD, FAHA, FABMR, FAPA, professor of epidemiology in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University--Tené T. Lewis, PhD, FAHA, FABMR, FAPA

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Pub date: 2024-06-01

Length: 224 pages