Description:
A groundbreaking guide to healing race-based traumatic stress through emotion regulation, mindfulness, and self-advocacy. Written by three BIPOC clinicians, Stand Up, Speak Up, and Heal empowers readers of color to regulate emotions, stay grounded, and reclaim their voices in the face of ongoing racial trauma. Through culturally responsive dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills and powerful real-world stories, this book offers validation, healing, and the tools needed to self-advocate with strength and self-compassion for a life rooted in joy, connection, and well-being.
Brief description:
E. Sofia Mendoza, LCSW, identifies as a Salvadoran/Mexican American Latina and daughter of immigrants. She is a community mental health supervisor, clinical trainer, and private practice therapist specializing in social justice, complex trauma, and burnout among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) clients using dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.