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    Healing Black Fatigue

    Practices for Renewal, Joy, and Reclaiming Our Humanity

    Author Mary-Frances Winters, Mareisha N. Winters Reese
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    $22.95 US
    Berrett-Koehler | Berrett-Koehler Publishers
    On sale Oct 20, 2026 | 192 Pages | 9798890572592
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    Daily healing practices for Black Americans combating systemic racism—transform exhaustion into renewal, resistance, and lasting joy!

    Black Americans are exhausted. The relentless burden of navigating racism—at work, in healthcare, in daily life—takes a devastating toll. You're tired of being strong, tired of code-switching, tired of carrying emotional weight that isn't yours to bear. The question isn't whether Black fatigue is real. The question is: what do you do about it?

    This book provides the answer. Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N. Winters Reese offer over fifty culturally grounded practices designed specifically for Black healing. It's a practical roadmap covering body, mind, and spirit renewal:

    • Reclaim boundaries without guilt
    • Build your healing village
    • Navigate toxic workplaces while protecting your peace
    • Transform pain into powerful action

    This guide includes daily breathwork, somatic practices for release, boundary-setting frameworks, relationship mapping tools, workplace microaggression trackers, and thirty-day joy challenges. Each practice is rooted in Black cultural traditions and designed to fit into your real life. Whether you need immediate relief or long-term transformation, this book meets you where you are.

    Your healing begins here.
    Mary-Frances Winters is founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., a global DEI consulting firm. She is the author of Black Fatigue, We Can’t Talk About That at Work, Inclusive Conversations, and Racial Justice at Work. She has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and NPR.

    Mareisha N. Winters Reese is president of The Winters Group, Inc., leading the firm's consulting services and thought leadership. A certified change-management professional, she specializes in organizational transformation and brings a next-generation perspective to DEI practice and Black wellness work.
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    “Rather than promoting adaptation to inequitable systems, the authors advance a model of healing rooted in identity reclamation, collective care, and embodied restoration. This book proves a resource for not only those seeking to heal but also for others seeking to deepen their understanding of culturally responsive care.”
    —Ashley McGirt-Adair, founder, The Therapy Fund Foundation, and author of The Cost of Healing in Silence

    “This book meets the moment. It reframes fatigue not as a personal failure but as the predictable result of systems that were never designed with us in mind. A must-read for anyone serious about moving from awareness to meaningful, lasting change.”
    —Areva Martin, civil rights attorney and media analyst

    “This work builds on the authors’ decades of experience navigating the tension between Black identity and the systems that seek to constrain it. It is a timely reminder that we belong to ourselves first and most, and that healing is our birthright.”
    —Tara Jaye Frank, author of The Waymakers

    “This book is essential, transformative reading for anyone ready to acknowledge the heavy toll of racial exhaustion and work toward genuine healing.”
    —Pamela Abner, SVP, Health Equity Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

    “Healing Black Fatigue is not a book you read. It is a book that reads you. It asks you to feel your way through it and emerge with usable tools. This book leans into healing as a form of resistance.”
    —Victoria Verlezza, founder, Cognitive Equity Leadership

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    Daily healing practices for Black Americans combating systemic racism—transform exhaustion into renewal, resistance, and lasting joy!

    Black Americans are exhausted. The relentless burden of navigating racism—at work, in healthcare, in daily life—takes a devastating toll. You're tired of being strong, tired of code-switching, tired of carrying emotional weight that isn't yours to bear. The question isn't whether Black fatigue is real. The question is: what do you do about it?

    This book provides the answer. Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N. Winters Reese offer over fifty culturally grounded practices designed specifically for Black healing. It's a practical roadmap covering body, mind, and spirit renewal:

    • Reclaim boundaries without guilt
    • Build your healing village
    • Navigate toxic workplaces while protecting your peace
    • Transform pain into powerful action

    This guide includes daily breathwork, somatic practices for release, boundary-setting frameworks, relationship mapping tools, workplace microaggression trackers, and thirty-day joy challenges. Each practice is rooted in Black cultural traditions and designed to fit into your real life. Whether you need immediate relief or long-term transformation, this book meets you where you are.

    Your healing begins here.

    Author

    Mary-Frances Winters is founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., a global DEI consulting firm. She is the author of Black Fatigue, We Can’t Talk About That at Work, Inclusive Conversations, and Racial Justice at Work. She has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and NPR.

    Mareisha N. Winters Reese is president of The Winters Group, Inc., leading the firm's consulting services and thought leadership. A certified change-management professional, she specializes in organizational transformation and brings a next-generation perspective to DEI practice and Black wellness work.
    Mary-Frances Winters View titles by Mary-Frances Winters
    Mareisha N. Winters Reese View titles by Mareisha N. Winters Reese

    Praise

    “Rather than promoting adaptation to inequitable systems, the authors advance a model of healing rooted in identity reclamation, collective care, and embodied restoration. This book proves a resource for not only those seeking to heal but also for others seeking to deepen their understanding of culturally responsive care.”
    —Ashley McGirt-Adair, founder, The Therapy Fund Foundation, and author of The Cost of Healing in Silence

    “This book meets the moment. It reframes fatigue not as a personal failure but as the predictable result of systems that were never designed with us in mind. A must-read for anyone serious about moving from awareness to meaningful, lasting change.”
    —Areva Martin, civil rights attorney and media analyst

    “This work builds on the authors’ decades of experience navigating the tension between Black identity and the systems that seek to constrain it. It is a timely reminder that we belong to ourselves first and most, and that healing is our birthright.”
    —Tara Jaye Frank, author of The Waymakers

    “This book is essential, transformative reading for anyone ready to acknowledge the heavy toll of racial exhaustion and work toward genuine healing.”
    —Pamela Abner, SVP, Health Equity Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

    “Healing Black Fatigue is not a book you read. It is a book that reads you. It asks you to feel your way through it and emerge with usable tools. This book leans into healing as a form of resistance.”
    —Victoria Verlezza, founder, Cognitive Equity Leadership

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