Playing a New Game: A Black Woman’s Guide to Being Well and Thriving in the Workplace

by Tammy Lewis Wilborn

Drawing on first-hand clinical insight and scientific research, Dr. Wilborn offers much-needed advice on how women of color can be high-performing and successful professionally, without sacrificing their physical, mental, and emotional wellness.  Black and brown women have been making profound strides in leadership and professional achievement, despite facing the added hurdles of both sexism and racism in the workplace. But so often, excelling at work comes at the expense of their the chronic stressors and demands on Black women can result in negative physical health outcomes such as sleep disturbance, hypertension, and diabetes, and negative mental health outcomes including anxiety and depression. We cannot talk about career advancement for Black and brown women without talking about strategies that promote their total wellbeing.

Playing a New Game offers women a new way forward, in which ambition and wellness can not only coexist, but bolster each other. With insights from her 20 years of professional counseling experience and extensive research, mental health expert Dr. Tammy Wilborn expands the dialogue on BIPOC women’s experiences of race and gender stereotypes at work, exploring them as a wellness issue.  Through her evidence-based best practices that promote self-care and self-empowerment as necessary tools for professional success, Black and brown women can flip the script by prioritizing their wellness even as they advance professionally. 

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

Published October 11, 2022

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Playing a new game is about learning about how to be more uplifting with your goals when it comes to your career and job. I feel it is a must read. You learn about the world of corporate and how you have to learn to play the game to achieve your goals. You have to learn how to follow and lead at the same time. It is a game changer.

[Nae · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝐈 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭. 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧. 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“ It’s time to reap the harvest of our labor! For so long, we have been overlooked, overworked, and underpaid; shut down and shut out; invisible and ignored. The time has come for you to know your worth, show your worth, and demand to be paid your worth.” #period

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞!

🫶🏾 thank you BALANCE GCP for my complimentary copy of this gem!

[LaShanda Chamberlain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so timely & so needed. As a black woman surviving (not thriving) in the workforce, I haven't always gotten the support I needed. Often, this is because so few look like me in leadership positions. While I don't always get the support I need, I have vowed to become the support for other black women n the workforce. This book has given me some valuable tools for myself & others I may mentor. As a mental health expert, Dr. Wilborn brings helpful information to the table. As women & especially black women, we're quick to neglect ourselves for others. This is not healthy & quite dangerous. We must take care of ourselves!!

[Melissa Pope · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a great read. Also, a great guide for women of color in the workplace!

[Christina Hull · Rating 5 out of 5]

Be Well, It's Time

Dr. Wilborn has captured our experiences and provided us with tools to support our decision making regarding our next steps. I have experienced some of the situations described in Playing a New Game: a Black Woman's Guide............it is interesting to see how other Black Women have tackled similar issues. Thank you,Dr. Wilborn for your research and book!

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Tammy was a member of my cohort in the Loyola Women’s Leadership Academy. I preface that because as a white woman, I probably wouldn’t have picked up her book in the bookstore. I have a soft spot for having books on my book shelf from authors that I know.

All of that being said, the point is I LOVE this book. I loved learning about well-being through the eyes of a black woman. I am a fierce advocate for wellbeing in the workplace and learned about ways to navigate my own wellbeing.

Congratulations Dr. Tammy! The world absolutely needed to hear your perspectives. Thank you.

[Cecelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very basic information, not really helpful at all (much like this review lol).