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Unruly Therapeutic: Black Feminist Writings and Practices in Living Room
Centering the experiences of black women allows for richer therapeutic practices for everyone.
“Black feminisms have provided a foundation from which it becomes more possible to speak and write of interconnection—of a spirited life, soul, a natural mystic blowing through the air—and engagement with all of this in therapeutic practice.”
Part thesis, part memoir, and part poetry, this book is unlike any other therapeutic text. Psychotherapist and writer Foluke Taylor explores how the centering of black women’s experiences in therapeutic scholarship allows for greater space—space for wandering, for wondering, and for deepening narratives—in every therapeutic relationship. Beginning with the book’s poetic structuring, Taylor rejects the need for a streamlined solution, instead inviting the reader to take a different path through her crucial research—one that is unruly, nonlinear, and celebratory of the richer, fuller narratives allowed for by black feminisms.
“Black feminisms have provided a foundation from which it becomes more possible to speak and write of interconnection—of a spirited life, soul, a natural mystic blowing through the air—and engagement with all of this in therapeutic practice.”
Part thesis, part memoir, and part poetry, this book is unlike any other therapeutic text. Psychotherapist and writer Foluke Taylor explores how the centering of black women’s experiences in therapeutic scholarship allows for greater space—space for wandering, for wondering, and for deepening narratives—in every therapeutic relationship. Beginning with the book’s poetic structuring, Taylor rejects the need for a streamlined solution, instead inviting the reader to take a different path through her crucial research—one that is unruly, nonlinear, and celebratory of the richer, fuller narratives allowed for by black feminisms.
263 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2023
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August 2, 2024
The way Taylor brings to life theory and lets it sit within her personhood is evocative, and powerful. Taylor doesn't look for answers, she looks for the questions that will brighten, and she looks to sit in the despair that we need to grapple with before we envision a new world.
October 6, 2024
Unruly Indeed
I loved this book. It challenged everything I thought I knew about writing, structure and organising my thoughts and feelings. Taylor took me on a journey that challenged me to flow with the words and not worry about full stops, where a paragraph should start and end.
I loved the not knowing and creating my own thoughts and thinking about therapy, poetry, black feminism, poetry and everything. An interesting and provocative read that pushed me out of my comfort zone.
I loved this book. It challenged everything I thought I knew about writing, structure and organising my thoughts and feelings. Taylor took me on a journey that challenged me to flow with the words and not worry about full stops, where a paragraph should start and end.
I loved the not knowing and creating my own thoughts and thinking about therapy, poetry, black feminism, poetry and everything. An interesting and provocative read that pushed me out of my comfort zone.
January 3, 2025
As a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, would recommend this book for seasoned practitioners and newly minted therapists
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