The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color
Natalie Y. Gutiérrez, Jennifer Mullan (foreword)Introduction excerpt by Jennifer Mullan (she/her), PsyD
The Pain We Carry offers a lens into the deepest recesses of trauma: how it shows up & how it affects our relationships, well-being, & the way that safety appears to often evade our Brown & Black bodies. The book makes me smile & feel seen as a psychologist of color, as someone who teaches about Sacred Righteous Rage & the importance of honoring this sacred & vital emotion. This book offers a lens on humanizing emotions & working with them, rather than against them.
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Natalie Y. Gutiérrez, LMFT, is founder of Mindful Journeys Marriage & Family Therapy PLLC, & a licensed marriage & family therapist working primarily with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) survivors of complex trauma—ranging from racial trauma, sexual trauma, attachment trauma, & intergenerational trauma. Natalie is a certified internal family systems therapist & prospective trainer at the IFS Institute. Natalie’s individual & group healing work blends the intersections of psychotherapy, activism, & curanderismo. She has more than 23,000 followers on Instagram, where she shares her journey of healing & empowerment. She currently resides in New York, NY.
Foreword writer Jennifer Mullan (she/her), PsyD, is educated as a clinical psychologist, is a published author, & is founder of Decolonizing Therapy, LLC, where she teaches her “Politicizing Your Practice” series. She currently serves communities as a consultant, therapeutic coach, & ancestral wound worker who seeks to unpack the oppressive legacy of modern mental health practices, particularly for Queer, Indigenous, Black & Brown People of Color (QIBPOC). She is also the creator of the popular Instagram account @decolonizingtherapy. Recipient of Essence magazine’s 2020 Essential Hero Award in the category of Mental Health, she lives in Montclair, New Jersey.