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Heal Your Way Forward: The Co-Conspirator's Guide to an Antiracist Future
Heal Your Way Forward is a seminal work in antiracism, guiding white and white-identifying folks to utilize activism for intergenerational healing.
In 2018, myisha t hill created the @ckyourprivilege handle on Instagram to undo the harm created between white women and women of the Global Majority. After years of living in the micro- and macro-aggressions of white culture, myisha was tired of staying silent. But she wanted to do more than fight back—she wanted to heal forward .
"myisha t hill is a rare educator who comes from a place of compassion and profound emotional insight. She is leading a revolution of mind, heart, and soul, one that she now continues in her highly anticipated book, Heal Your Way Forward . myisha's work changes how we experience the world by helping us understand our place within it. This book shows anyone interested in human liberation the way to heal, to hope, and to become true advocates and co-conspirators — not just for justice and change, but for the future of who we are as humans." — Anna Paquin, Actress and Producer
In just over three short years, Check Your Privilege and myisha's personal platform have amassed more than 750K followers on Instagram and became hubs for interracial activism during the Great White Awakening of 2020. But like many antiracism activists, myisha saw the activism abate after the election of President Biden.
Heal Your Way The Co-Conspirator's Guide to an Antiracist Future is the trumpet call to white and white-identifying folks, guiding them to recognize their antiracism work as intergenerational healing. In her first major book, myisha asks the most critical question of antiracism what do we want the world to look like in seven generations?
This book is her answer, but also, it's a tactical, practical guide for learning (and unlearning), healing (and feeling through the hurt), and committing (and recommitting) to real change and a reparative future.
This is the book myisha's 750,000 followers have been waiting for—a marriage of personal story, antiracist handbook, and an emotional plea to all people to be the change today so we can heal the world for tomorrow.
In this important work, myisha offers readers the ultimate reason to engage in activism—to create a better world not just for our babies, but for our babies' babies—and a clear strategy to change the future and nature of interracial activism
As myisha shares, the more you fail forward, the more you heal your way forward, and the better we can heal the future together.
myisha t hill is a mental health activist, speaker, and entrepreneur passionate about mental wellness and empowerment for all. She runs the advocacy site Check Your Privilege with nearly 700K followers on Instagram. Additionally, myisha works with organizations and community groups taking white people on a self-reflective journey to explore their relationship with power, privilege, and racism.
In 2018, myisha t hill created the @ckyourprivilege handle on Instagram to undo the harm created between white women and women of the Global Majority. After years of living in the micro- and macro-aggressions of white culture, myisha was tired of staying silent. But she wanted to do more than fight back—she wanted to heal forward .
"myisha t hill is a rare educator who comes from a place of compassion and profound emotional insight. She is leading a revolution of mind, heart, and soul, one that she now continues in her highly anticipated book, Heal Your Way Forward . myisha's work changes how we experience the world by helping us understand our place within it. This book shows anyone interested in human liberation the way to heal, to hope, and to become true advocates and co-conspirators — not just for justice and change, but for the future of who we are as humans." — Anna Paquin, Actress and Producer
In just over three short years, Check Your Privilege and myisha's personal platform have amassed more than 750K followers on Instagram and became hubs for interracial activism during the Great White Awakening of 2020. But like many antiracism activists, myisha saw the activism abate after the election of President Biden.
Heal Your Way The Co-Conspirator's Guide to an Antiracist Future is the trumpet call to white and white-identifying folks, guiding them to recognize their antiracism work as intergenerational healing. In her first major book, myisha asks the most critical question of antiracism what do we want the world to look like in seven generations?
This book is her answer, but also, it's a tactical, practical guide for learning (and unlearning), healing (and feeling through the hurt), and committing (and recommitting) to real change and a reparative future.
This is the book myisha's 750,000 followers have been waiting for—a marriage of personal story, antiracist handbook, and an emotional plea to all people to be the change today so we can heal the world for tomorrow.
In this important work, myisha offers readers the ultimate reason to engage in activism—to create a better world not just for our babies, but for our babies' babies—and a clear strategy to change the future and nature of interracial activism
As myisha shares, the more you fail forward, the more you heal your way forward, and the better we can heal the future together.
myisha t hill is a mental health activist, speaker, and entrepreneur passionate about mental wellness and empowerment for all. She runs the advocacy site Check Your Privilege with nearly 700K followers on Instagram. Additionally, myisha works with organizations and community groups taking white people on a self-reflective journey to explore their relationship with power, privilege, and racism.
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Published August 9, 2022
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August 11, 2022
I have spent the past few days with the words of Myisha T. Hill. I won’t lie, I felt both called to read this book and yet picked it up with a feeling of bracing, of holding my breath, of waiting for the body blow. To put this feeling in context, I have spent decades wrestling with my mental health. A lot of my anxiety and depression are wrapped up in shame and despair. So, while I have put a lot of time and energy into reading and following and trying to learn and do better over the years, I would often end up feeling so guilty and overwhelmed that I had to step back… and then felt even more guilt and shame, because I quite truly couldn’t keep going and keep my sanity at the same time. To borrow the title of a Brene Brown book, I thought it was just me, but it isn’t.
By the first page of the first chapter, I felt able to breathe again. It was a relief to know that most people coming into anti-racism work are desperate to “do something,” but I'm learning more all the time how damaging performative action is without doing the work of unlearning. Naming the “analysis paralysis” that comes with that initial feeling of shame when doing the work, made me realize how easy it is for anyone to get stuck there (as I have so many times).
I think one of the most important things I received from this book was the reminder that I am human and am not only allowed to, but SHOULD grieve. I think so often I felt that, coming from a place of privilege, it was selfish to feel and especially to show grief, and that led to a repression of emotion that would short circuit my emotional system and leave me burnt out and unable to to continue moving forward on this journey.
There is something comforting about hearing that this is very normal, and that most, if not all, people on this path go through exactly the same thing. Knowing that was motivating, because if this is normal, and yet there are people who are much farther along the path, that means it has been overcome, and I, too, can overcome it and move farther along.
I can’t recommend this book enough– if you are new to learning about anti-racism, but especially if you have begun this journey and tripped and fallen again and again. We can still get back up and move forward. This book definitely inspired me to do just that.
By the first page of the first chapter, I felt able to breathe again. It was a relief to know that most people coming into anti-racism work are desperate to “do something,” but I'm learning more all the time how damaging performative action is without doing the work of unlearning. Naming the “analysis paralysis” that comes with that initial feeling of shame when doing the work, made me realize how easy it is for anyone to get stuck there (as I have so many times).
I think one of the most important things I received from this book was the reminder that I am human and am not only allowed to, but SHOULD grieve. I think so often I felt that, coming from a place of privilege, it was selfish to feel and especially to show grief, and that led to a repression of emotion that would short circuit my emotional system and leave me burnt out and unable to to continue moving forward on this journey.
There is something comforting about hearing that this is very normal, and that most, if not all, people on this path go through exactly the same thing. Knowing that was motivating, because if this is normal, and yet there are people who are much farther along the path, that means it has been overcome, and I, too, can overcome it and move farther along.
I can’t recommend this book enough– if you are new to learning about anti-racism, but especially if you have begun this journey and tripped and fallen again and again. We can still get back up and move forward. This book definitely inspired me to do just that.
August 3, 2022
This book is remarkable. A true gift. I received an ARC from the publisher & immediately dove in.
I listened to the audiobook and loved hearing the introduction & dedication read by the author. From the moment I heard the introductory quote from bell hooks, I knew I was in great hands.
Tyra Kennedy’s narration is superb. I could not put this text down. This book is the perfect mix of captivating, bracing, honest, vulnerable, & well-structured research.
The moments of personal history, collective history, essay, and confession feel forged by the wholehearted authenticity of a true craftsperson. A true activist. A true artist. This text is a triumph.
Be sure to add this to your reading lists immediately, folx. And be sure to pre-order as soon as you can. You don’t want to miss this reading experience. This is the perfect book to buy for friends & family. It is bound to spark many necessary conversations.
I’m leaving the experience of reading this book with a deep sense of gratitude. This text is filled with so many life changing passages that affirmed, challenged, inspired, and altered the way I conceptualize the world and my place in it. I know that this is one that I (and so many others) will return to again and again, for many years to come.
I listened to the audiobook and loved hearing the introduction & dedication read by the author. From the moment I heard the introductory quote from bell hooks, I knew I was in great hands.
Tyra Kennedy’s narration is superb. I could not put this text down. This book is the perfect mix of captivating, bracing, honest, vulnerable, & well-structured research.
The moments of personal history, collective history, essay, and confession feel forged by the wholehearted authenticity of a true craftsperson. A true activist. A true artist. This text is a triumph.
Be sure to add this to your reading lists immediately, folx. And be sure to pre-order as soon as you can. You don’t want to miss this reading experience. This is the perfect book to buy for friends & family. It is bound to spark many necessary conversations.
I’m leaving the experience of reading this book with a deep sense of gratitude. This text is filled with so many life changing passages that affirmed, challenged, inspired, and altered the way I conceptualize the world and my place in it. I know that this is one that I (and so many others) will return to again and again, for many years to come.
February 26, 2024
I really enjoyed the book and the reflections placed throughout
July 25, 2022
I was lucky to receive a galley copy of this book. Reading it feels like an intimate conversation with the author. The vulnerability, candidness and authenticity Myisha brings to her writing makes you feel talked with, not talked at. There are no academic airs or wiffs of superiority. Just empathy, loving accountability and raw humanness.
Don't let the word co-conspirator confuse you (I know it can have negative connotations in some spaces). In this context, it is about people conspiring in love and empathy and growth in an effort to make the world a better place for everyone and generations to come. Healing ourselves to help avoid repeating harm in the future. I know that probably sounds a little woo-woo, but reading this book feels so rooted in humaness and all that encompasses, especially those parts of being human that allow for so much possibility. (Gosh, it is really hard to explain things without spoilers!!!) I have read quite a few "lets be better" type books, and what really strikes me about this one is the realness. A lot of other books feel like they lean a little too far into the toxic positivity realm, shying away from real and raw. That is not the case in these pages. Myisha believes there are no throwaway people, and you really feel that reading this book. That alone feels so healing.
Another part I really like about this book are the exercises incorporated at such appropriate moments to help you work through all you are digesting and experiencing while engaging with its content. Some are breathing focused, some writing. All open the door for deeper feeling and processing should you wish to step through it.
Healing is hard. Peeling back the layers of our personal onions generates a full spectrum of emotions and challenges. This book helps guide and support you through it all. There is also an online community you can join for support in your healing journey as well. Making change isn't easy, but I believe - as they say - always worth it. I will end this with one of the many passages I highlighted in my copy (so a little spoiler).
“It can be challenging to have our understanding of the world challenged, and it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of violence and terrorism, which is so easy to other. Those people are responsible, but not my people. But we are responsible for our communities. It is the old capitalist system that tells us otherwise, teaches us to pull ourselves up from our bootstraps and not ask for help, and similarly, not to offer help...Being a radical and loving co-conspirator means being a powerful ally for the people and the planet, by showing up and moving from inner work into powerful acts of change, growth, and resistance. The incredible side effect of all this growth is that as we move deeper into self-compassion, we move deeper into self-love, and I’m not talking about that look at yourself in the mirror, #livelaughlove kind of self-love. No, I am talking about loving your humanness so much, you love all humanness, and you become committed to saving it.”
Don't let the word co-conspirator confuse you (I know it can have negative connotations in some spaces). In this context, it is about people conspiring in love and empathy and growth in an effort to make the world a better place for everyone and generations to come. Healing ourselves to help avoid repeating harm in the future. I know that probably sounds a little woo-woo, but reading this book feels so rooted in humaness and all that encompasses, especially those parts of being human that allow for so much possibility. (Gosh, it is really hard to explain things without spoilers!!!) I have read quite a few "lets be better" type books, and what really strikes me about this one is the realness. A lot of other books feel like they lean a little too far into the toxic positivity realm, shying away from real and raw. That is not the case in these pages. Myisha believes there are no throwaway people, and you really feel that reading this book. That alone feels so healing.
Another part I really like about this book are the exercises incorporated at such appropriate moments to help you work through all you are digesting and experiencing while engaging with its content. Some are breathing focused, some writing. All open the door for deeper feeling and processing should you wish to step through it.
Healing is hard. Peeling back the layers of our personal onions generates a full spectrum of emotions and challenges. This book helps guide and support you through it all. There is also an online community you can join for support in your healing journey as well. Making change isn't easy, but I believe - as they say - always worth it. I will end this with one of the many passages I highlighted in my copy (so a little spoiler).
“It can be challenging to have our understanding of the world challenged, and it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of violence and terrorism, which is so easy to other. Those people are responsible, but not my people. But we are responsible for our communities. It is the old capitalist system that tells us otherwise, teaches us to pull ourselves up from our bootstraps and not ask for help, and similarly, not to offer help...Being a radical and loving co-conspirator means being a powerful ally for the people and the planet, by showing up and moving from inner work into powerful acts of change, growth, and resistance. The incredible side effect of all this growth is that as we move deeper into self-compassion, we move deeper into self-love, and I’m not talking about that look at yourself in the mirror, #livelaughlove kind of self-love. No, I am talking about loving your humanness so much, you love all humanness, and you become committed to saving it.”
August 16, 2022
CW notes: This book was written to approach topics like racism, ableism, and violence against Black people. So, this book also discusses politics, COVID, gun violence, and religion.
Thank you to myisha t. hill, Row House Publishing, OrangeSky Audio, and #NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I felt really fortunate to have the chance to listen to this audiobook. My physical copy was already preordered but sometimes audiobooks help me dive into books deeper and not get distracted. Tyra Kennedy did an excellent job narrating and I loved the intro narrated by the author herself. myisha t. hill has been working for years to educate and *sustain* active work in human liberation and antiracism. This book is a guide directed to white people on how to get into the work and keep going.
Listening to the audiobook was a great introduction to this book, but I'm really glad I own a physical copy too. It's definitely the kind of book created to take your time with and revisit, because it's about lasting change. I also really appreciate the author's approach to this change- if we want this work to go for several generations, it isn't a quick fix or one and done.
I highly recommend this to any and all white people, wherever they are in their antiracism work. Check out her instagram @ckyourprivilege and buy this book! It's really worthwhile.
5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to myisha t. hill, Row House Publishing, OrangeSky Audio, and #NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I felt really fortunate to have the chance to listen to this audiobook. My physical copy was already preordered but sometimes audiobooks help me dive into books deeper and not get distracted. Tyra Kennedy did an excellent job narrating and I loved the intro narrated by the author herself. myisha t. hill has been working for years to educate and *sustain* active work in human liberation and antiracism. This book is a guide directed to white people on how to get into the work and keep going.
Listening to the audiobook was a great introduction to this book, but I'm really glad I own a physical copy too. It's definitely the kind of book created to take your time with and revisit, because it's about lasting change. I also really appreciate the author's approach to this change- if we want this work to go for several generations, it isn't a quick fix or one and done.
I highly recommend this to any and all white people, wherever they are in their antiracism work. Check out her instagram @ckyourprivilege and buy this book! It's really worthwhile.
5 out of 5 stars
February 13, 2024
Highly recommended - Life changing
Once in a long while a writing comes along that holds the power to help transform your spirit and bring you into radical action. Myisha T. Hill’s latest work, Heal Your Way Forward, guides you with compassion and knowing in your journey to help change the future for the next seven generations.
This isn’t a passive read. You are called into reflection with questions at the end of each chapter. One can spend a few weeks to a month on each chapter ‘learning and unlearning’ in preparation for action.
Myisha challenges the reader to ‘take this book on a one year journey’ and cautions us that most people want to memorize and not practice. I initially read the book with a journal, highlighter and lots of tab markers knowing a slow read is scheduled.
K. Reed (Divesting From Whiteness) states Heal Your Way Forward is “A necessary item for liberators work.” Welcome to the journey.
Editing this review on Feb 12, 2024 to say that since its release I have re-read the book and participated in an 8 week reading group to discuss the chapter questions and related topics. I would highly recommend challenging yourself to mark up those pages, keep a journal, and join the Co-Conspirator's Lounge in Mighty Networks to join our group and discuss your liberation practices.
Again, this book receives the highest rating on my
Once in a long while a writing comes along that holds the power to help transform your spirit and bring you into radical action. Myisha T. Hill’s latest work, Heal Your Way Forward, guides you with compassion and knowing in your journey to help change the future for the next seven generations.
This isn’t a passive read. You are called into reflection with questions at the end of each chapter. One can spend a few weeks to a month on each chapter ‘learning and unlearning’ in preparation for action.
Myisha challenges the reader to ‘take this book on a one year journey’ and cautions us that most people want to memorize and not practice. I initially read the book with a journal, highlighter and lots of tab markers knowing a slow read is scheduled.
K. Reed (Divesting From Whiteness) states Heal Your Way Forward is “A necessary item for liberators work.” Welcome to the journey.
Editing this review on Feb 12, 2024 to say that since its release I have re-read the book and participated in an 8 week reading group to discuss the chapter questions and related topics. I would highly recommend challenging yourself to mark up those pages, keep a journal, and join the Co-Conspirator's Lounge in Mighty Networks to join our group and discuss your liberation practices.
Again, this book receives the highest rating on my
August 9, 2022
The introspection and life altering lessons that author, Myisha Hill shares with us in Heal Your Way Forward serves as examples for all of us to live by.
If you are a person seeking to break generational curses, realistically examine anti-racism, and move through the world in a more impactful way, than this book and Myisha Hill are for you.
She is relatable, empathetic, and straight forward. Leading with the grace and honesty that only a Black Woman living the Black experience in this world can give.
I am grateful to have been able to read this book. Most pages are highlighted and or notes have been made. Literally almost every page was important reading. Words that I wanted to take with me into my familial relationships, my workplace, my volunteer commitments, and beyond.
If you want to simply be a better ancestor than your ancestors, Heal Your Way Forward is the book for you.
If you are a person seeking to break generational curses, realistically examine anti-racism, and move through the world in a more impactful way, than this book and Myisha Hill are for you.
She is relatable, empathetic, and straight forward. Leading with the grace and honesty that only a Black Woman living the Black experience in this world can give.
I am grateful to have been able to read this book. Most pages are highlighted and or notes have been made. Literally almost every page was important reading. Words that I wanted to take with me into my familial relationships, my workplace, my volunteer commitments, and beyond.
If you want to simply be a better ancestor than your ancestors, Heal Your Way Forward is the book for you.
August 31, 2022
This is a deeply powerful and practical work that puts real tools in the reader’s hands for doing the work of anti-racism.
The author makes it clear that she is not the right teacher for everyone, but she is certainly the right teacher for me. I feel so privileged to have been introduced to her work and perspective. And truly, I feel that everyone should read this book.
What strikes me most about this book is how the author seeks to repair harm by breaking cycles of shame, addressing how we are impacted by generational and systemic problems, and making space for everyone—truly everyone—to heal from the past before jumping into action.
It feels like such a gift to have received this book, and I know that part of my work is to pass it on.
The author makes it clear that she is not the right teacher for everyone, but she is certainly the right teacher for me. I feel so privileged to have been introduced to her work and perspective. And truly, I feel that everyone should read this book.
What strikes me most about this book is how the author seeks to repair harm by breaking cycles of shame, addressing how we are impacted by generational and systemic problems, and making space for everyone—truly everyone—to heal from the past before jumping into action.
It feels like such a gift to have received this book, and I know that part of my work is to pass it on.
August 5, 2022
A fantastic guide for change and healing
This was a beautifully written guidebook on how to embrace being a co-conspirator. Not just how to be an anti-racist but how to recognize and step away from all the interlocking systems of oppression that are the backbone of white American culture. The book encourages you to “stretch into what’s uncomfortable” and “get rid of the tools that are no longer serving you” as well as shows you the unvarnished truth about the “systemic interpersonal and intergenerational harm” caused by the interlocking systems of oppression.
The book contains hard truths, including a few eye opening ones, but it does it in a gentle supportive way. Less taskmaster, because that method will never result in long term change, and more encouraging wise mama. I enjoyed the breaks in the book that encouraged you to step away from the heavy learning and specific gentle tasks to get out of your brain and into your physical self. I also enjoyed that each chapter had a few questions to allow the reader to look within without feeling like there was assigned homework. I have read a lot of books on racism and this is one of my favorites and one that I will rely on in the future as I continue my journey.
Audio add - Tyra Kennedy does a fantastic job narrating this learning guide. Her melodious voice and voice inflections are phenomenal.
This was a beautifully written guidebook on how to embrace being a co-conspirator. Not just how to be an anti-racist but how to recognize and step away from all the interlocking systems of oppression that are the backbone of white American culture. The book encourages you to “stretch into what’s uncomfortable” and “get rid of the tools that are no longer serving you” as well as shows you the unvarnished truth about the “systemic interpersonal and intergenerational harm” caused by the interlocking systems of oppression.
The book contains hard truths, including a few eye opening ones, but it does it in a gentle supportive way. Less taskmaster, because that method will never result in long term change, and more encouraging wise mama. I enjoyed the breaks in the book that encouraged you to step away from the heavy learning and specific gentle tasks to get out of your brain and into your physical self. I also enjoyed that each chapter had a few questions to allow the reader to look within without feeling like there was assigned homework. I have read a lot of books on racism and this is one of my favorites and one that I will rely on in the future as I continue my journey.
Audio add - Tyra Kennedy does a fantastic job narrating this learning guide. Her melodious voice and voice inflections are phenomenal.
August 16, 2022
This book is truly unlike any other anti-racist book you will ever read. It is truly taking you on a healing journey with every page, every chapter. In this book, I saw myself reflected back on these pages as someone who was part of the “great white awakening,” of 2020, someone who rushed in with urgency and read all the books, followed all the educators, listened to all the podcasts and after a while it felt like I was operating like a robot, checking off my “anti-racist” to do list so I could feel like I was a “good white person,” and constantly feeling shame that I wasn’t doing enough. It wasn’t until I found Myisha and her community that I realized that continuing in this vein would only lead to burnout. Myisha’s book will guide you through her own lived experience and help you reflect deeply on your own humanity so that you can connect to others’ humanity. This book will give you hope for a better future for you and your children and their children, etc and the tools to practice as you move forward in your journey. I appreciated the “Do Nows” in each chapter which help you pause and integrate the information you are receiving and the reflection questions at the end of each chapter to dig deeper. Trust me when I say that you will want to read this book, read it again and come back to it again and again throughout this life long journey. Buy it now!
March 19, 2024
“Heal Your Way Forward” is a book that promises transformation and healing, but unfortunately, it falls short of its lofty goals. Myisha Hill attempts to guide readers toward personal growth and self-improvement, but the execution leaves much to be desired. The book lacks depth and substance. Rather than delving into the complexities of healing, it skims the surface, offering clichéd advice and oversimplified solutions. Hill’s writing style feels rushed, and her exploration of important topics remains disappointingly shallow.
July 26, 2022
Heal Your Way Forward:The Co-Conspirator's Guide to an Antiracist Future is so many things! Myisha's vulnerable share of her journey is an invitation for the reader to learn more about personal healing and moves us away from the shame that keeps us stuck in our heads. This book is now a part of my every day life and gave me steps to move my journey forward to pass on to my daughters and future generations working towards collective liberation.
January 26, 2023
Heal Your Way Forward is a call to action, bold empathy, and self-compassion on the journey to anti-racism.
August 15, 2022
myisha t hill is a gifted writer, speaker, mental health advocate, and educator who deftly leads readers through the journey of awakening, healing, and empowerment so they can engage and lead others into a future of interracial activism.
Drawing from personal experience, myisha shares practical steps to help readers dismantle white privilege and make a lifelong commitment to live out those practices, and she does so with raw honesty, beauty, and grace. “It isn’t until we make the conscious choice to heal,” says hill, “that we move away from the idea that a system or series of rules sets the standards for what liberation means for us. When we choose to heal, we recognize the journey as a life calling, and when we heal ourselves, we help heal humanity.”
Heal Your Way Forward is the culmination of years of lived experience, deep soul work, study, and educating others. I have been part of the Co-Conspirators Lounge for several years and can tell you from personal experience that myisha is the real deal. I have read a number of antiracism books and this is by far the most practical and moving. Each chapter ends with questions for personal or group reflection, making it an excellent choice for book clubs and small groups.
I consider this book a manual for my own antiracism journey, and I will return to it again and again. Highly recommended.
Drawing from personal experience, myisha shares practical steps to help readers dismantle white privilege and make a lifelong commitment to live out those practices, and she does so with raw honesty, beauty, and grace. “It isn’t until we make the conscious choice to heal,” says hill, “that we move away from the idea that a system or series of rules sets the standards for what liberation means for us. When we choose to heal, we recognize the journey as a life calling, and when we heal ourselves, we help heal humanity.”
Heal Your Way Forward is the culmination of years of lived experience, deep soul work, study, and educating others. I have been part of the Co-Conspirators Lounge for several years and can tell you from personal experience that myisha is the real deal. I have read a number of antiracism books and this is by far the most practical and moving. Each chapter ends with questions for personal or group reflection, making it an excellent choice for book clubs and small groups.
I consider this book a manual for my own antiracism journey, and I will return to it again and again. Highly recommended.
August 13, 2022
This was so good! It was a refreshing guide towards antiracism within the white community that acknowledged the various difficulties one may face on the journey to true allyship. Hill definitely held folks accountable to what should be an ongoing practice rather than a few performative actions marked off a check list.
One thing that stuck out for me personally was the negative impact of over-consumption of materiel and how that can lead to inaction. With there being such easy access to books, podcasts and media in general, it is easy to become overwhelmed and ghost the cause. Instead, Hill urges us to slow down and sit with the tough topics in order to better understand and take action consistently. She also discussed taking the time to mourn these parts of our history and present injustice, which is something I haven't seen talked about in my readings, As our understanding grows, there is often tangible loss as well, wether it be loss of friends, family, or a general disillusionment of our country and the systems it was built on. I also loved the simple guide to taking action and delving into what commitment means to each of us. A big thanks to the publisher and Netgally for this advanced audiobook! I highly reccomend and loved the narrator as well!
One thing that stuck out for me personally was the negative impact of over-consumption of materiel and how that can lead to inaction. With there being such easy access to books, podcasts and media in general, it is easy to become overwhelmed and ghost the cause. Instead, Hill urges us to slow down and sit with the tough topics in order to better understand and take action consistently. She also discussed taking the time to mourn these parts of our history and present injustice, which is something I haven't seen talked about in my readings, As our understanding grows, there is often tangible loss as well, wether it be loss of friends, family, or a general disillusionment of our country and the systems it was built on. I also loved the simple guide to taking action and delving into what commitment means to each of us. A big thanks to the publisher and Netgally for this advanced audiobook! I highly reccomend and loved the narrator as well!
February 21, 2025
Myisha Hill invites you to begin your anti racism journey. Touching on several topics regarding oppression, patriarchy, and community, we are introduced to ways to start the work within ourselves to no longer be performative, but active in our journeys and healing. It's uncomfortable but absolutely necessary to make the world better than we entered it.
This is the most important book I've read this year so far, and will rank up there through the remainder of the year. I feel like im a good person, but this was such an eye opener. Going through this workshop along with reading this has been a beautiful and painful experience. Myisha touches on so many important aspects of racism and how we are unknowingly holding up a system built to keep oppression strong. It was, and will continue to be, hard recognizing how privileged I am, but this is important work to commit to and I'm thankful to have started here 💛
This is the most important book I've read this year so far, and will rank up there through the remainder of the year. I feel like im a good person, but this was such an eye opener. Going through this workshop along with reading this has been a beautiful and painful experience. Myisha touches on so many important aspects of racism and how we are unknowingly holding up a system built to keep oppression strong. It was, and will continue to be, hard recognizing how privileged I am, but this is important work to commit to and I'm thankful to have started here 💛
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August 21, 2022A great read for any white person who wants to re-energize their anti-racist practice. During the “Great White Awakening of 2020” many folks recognized the need to act on social justice issues but fell out of practice as time has gone by. This book is for those of us who want to sustain a long term commitment to those values, especially in between episodes of public outcry. Hill’s words and story are inspiring, practical and timely. This is not the book for a person who’s just starting to learn about white privilege and supremacy but instead fulfills a need for those who are committed to a lifelong practice.
Thank you to the publisher, author and NetGalley for this ALC!
Content Warnings: Suicide, Racism
Thank you to the publisher, author and NetGalley for this ALC!
Content Warnings: Suicide, Racism
July 28, 2022
I confess to going into Heal Your Way Forward with a slight worry that it would repeat things I had read in other anti-racism books. No fear! I don't think there is anything else like this out there. Myisha has perfectly timed this book for the "Class of 2020", two years after many of us white people finally started our anti-racism journeys. I was challenged, inspired and reinvigorated to carry on authentically in this work. If you have been on this journey for a while, if you feel stuck, or if it's started to become a comfortable routine, I can't recommend this book enough. It will shake you up like the beginning of your journey did. It is a rebirthing.
December 23, 2022
5 stars.
This (audio)book is an absolutely ESSENTIAL addition to one's anti-racist education. Myisha T. Hill's work encompasses both real talk and joy, and everything in between. I jumped at the chance to listen to this audiobook after following her on Instagram for a couple years, and was even more inspired that I thought possible.
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL! READ IT.
Not only does the author illuminate exactly WHY the work needs to be done, but she also paves a path forward, showing us HOW.
So grateful to the publisher, and NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this audiobook, in exchange for my honest review.
This (audio)book is an absolutely ESSENTIAL addition to one's anti-racist education. Myisha T. Hill's work encompasses both real talk and joy, and everything in between. I jumped at the chance to listen to this audiobook after following her on Instagram for a couple years, and was even more inspired that I thought possible.
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL! READ IT.
Not only does the author illuminate exactly WHY the work needs to be done, but she also paves a path forward, showing us HOW.
So grateful to the publisher, and NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this audiobook, in exchange for my honest review.
August 16, 2022
This book is (almost) as filled with grace and compassion and empathy and knowledge as Myisha herself. Heal Your Way Forward acknowledges the discomfort of anti-oppression work and encourages us to lean into it. Heal Your Way Forward leads with love and compassion, yes for white folks, not shame.
I am making connections, feeling feelings and having aha! moments I haven't had when reading other books focused on social justice/antiracism. I particularly appreciate the author's empathy and calls for self-empathy, including journal prompts.
This book is truly a gift! Thank you, Myisha!
I am making connections, feeling feelings and having aha! moments I haven't had when reading other books focused on social justice/antiracism. I particularly appreciate the author's empathy and calls for self-empathy, including journal prompts.
This book is truly a gift! Thank you, Myisha!
October 5, 2023
Was difficult for me to read as it used a lot of therapy type lingo.
""When whiteness came to the Americas, it normalized independence by forcing our Indigenous ancestors to socialize into the white European culture. It was seen as taboo to be communal in the Indigenous ways..." "When the ancestors chose not to conform, they were named "savages'..."
"Be the white person that gets curious about community, that gets curious about the need for supporting others. Be curious to learn together..." pg 167
""When whiteness came to the Americas, it normalized independence by forcing our Indigenous ancestors to socialize into the white European culture. It was seen as taboo to be communal in the Indigenous ways..." "When the ancestors chose not to conform, they were named "savages'..."
"Be the white person that gets curious about community, that gets curious about the need for supporting others. Be curious to learn together..." pg 167
August 5, 2022
I have read a lot of Antiracist books and this may have just moved to the top of my list. There are so many things in this book that I have never heard before that completely blew my mind. I especially appreciated the combination of somatic work with the DEI work and also loved that Myisha believes in making space for white women's tears and emotions and helps us know where and with whom to process them. I highly recommend this book! In my top 5 books of the year so far!
August 18, 2022
Beautiful guidebook for healing with anti-racism and co-creating stronger communities in mind. The author creates a container for the discomfort of growth and self-compassion. This will be a book I come back to over and over again in waves when I need to recommit to this great work. I so appreciate this labor of love.
October 25, 2022
This book gave me a lot to think on in terms of where I am in my journey and where I need to be heading. It also reminded me to be willing to sit in the uncomfortable and shame and to not let it deter me from committing to this lifelong process of being a co-conspirator. It was definitely a good read.
October 30, 2022
This book is such a gift! I'm grateful to have it in my library and on my list of recommendations for friends and colleagues looking to advance their understanding of what it means to be anti-racist and anti-oppressive. I'm especially appreciative for the invitations to pause and process, and for the reflection questions that come at the end of each chapter/topic.
July 8, 2024
Brilliant and thought provoking
I found this book to be inspiring and has gotten me thinking about my whiteness and the impacts I may have in the world.
I love the encouragement to deep dive with brilliant questions at the end of each chapter.
I highly recommend.
Life changing.
I read this a couple of years ago and I'm planning on reading it again. Thank you myisha t hill
I found this book to be inspiring and has gotten me thinking about my whiteness and the impacts I may have in the world.
I love the encouragement to deep dive with brilliant questions at the end of each chapter.
I highly recommend.
Life changing.
I read this a couple of years ago and I'm planning on reading it again. Thank you myisha t hill
May 14, 2025
Very grateful for this book. It taught me that’s more important to continuously engage in sustainable ways in the work of anti-racism, to lean into discomfort and to know that this work is a lifelong journey, not. Short term process that results in being a “good white person.” It helped me identify some areas in my life where I needed to make amends and take action. 100% recommend.
April 5, 2023
I got so much out of this book, and I think I came across it at the right time in my journey. My book is highlighted and earmarked and I've read sections to friends, written emails about what I've learned, etc.
February 6, 2025
Even though this book is aimed at white people, I was curious and loved the way it was executed. It is a great guidebook on how to commit to being an anti activist and I highly recommend those who want to be involved/be an ally.
November 7, 2022
4.5 stars
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