Life, I swear Intimate stories from Black women on identity, healing, and self-trust

Book - 2021

"In this stunningly illustrated essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they've faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection"--

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Subjects
Genres
Self-help publications
Essays
Published
New York, NY : Harper Design, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021.
Language
English
Physical Description
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780063072237
  • Foreword
  • The Space We Deserve
  • Coming Home to Ourselves
  • Part I. Sum of My Parts
  • Our Stories Affirm Us
  • Hues of Exposure
  • Some of Me
  • The Sacred Return: On Answering the Ancestors' Call
  • The Loveward Journey
  • Legacy Building
  • Between Worlds
  • Melded from Kin
  • Twice of Everything
  • Beyond the In-Between
  • Manifesting Through Aspiration
  • Saudade
  • Part II. Bear Witness
  • Still I Rise
  • A Pierced Memory Imagined
  • Healing Through Joy
  • Raising My Inner Child Without Fear
  • Butterflies Sat Next to My Heart
  • The Current of Adieu
  • Unhealed Wounds
  • New Beginnings
  • Her Cracked-Open Heart Is Never in Vain
  • My Father's Smell
  • Part III. Peace it Together
  • If the Heart Could Talk
  • Love After Love
  • A Sacred Discovery
  • Triumph of a Broken Heart
  • Loving All the Pieces of My Heart
  • Kin and Kindred Spirits
  • Human Nature
  • Cradled by the Sun
  • Recollecting Me
  • Unlearning Strength
  • Intentional Motherhood, Exceptional Realness
  • Pivoting to Reinvention
  • Go Forth and Be Dope
  • Epilogue A Few Nights Under the Moonlight in Bahia
  • Afterword With Intention
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Photography Credits
Review by Booklist Review

Prominent Black women from around the world open up and divulge some of their most vulnerable moments of healing and life lessons. Inspired by Louvouezo 's podcast, Life, I Swear, this essay collection gives in-depth insight into Black women healing themselves. Each page and photograph celebrates not only how each writer has come to learn the deeper parts of herself, but also how they all hope that their vulnerability and transparency will inspire other women to do the same. The stories detail the pain, grief, and triumph it takes for Black women to do the inner work to reach their highest selves. A buffet of spirituality practices also serves as a common denominator most contributors credit with guiding them on their journeys. The narratives are honest and heartfelt with affection sliding off the page and into the heart of the reader. Hard topics such as divorce, miscarriages, and mental health are addressed with a level of empathy and understanding that only comes from first-hand experience. This thoughtfully produced, illustrated volume encourages Black women to overcome fear and stand firm in their purpose.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.