A review by krystalicia_
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve by Rheeda Walker

informative medium-paced

4.0

Not for nothing, but I love a book that does exactly what it says it is. I picked this up initially for a few reasons:
  1. a lot of the popular mental health/psychology books I’ve seen are written by white authors which means there’s a lot of cultural context missing
  2. As a people, the experience may not be the same, but the implications and stigma  around it are still fairly similar in the Latine community so I knew there would be helpful context in there that still felt relatable
  3. Why would I not won’t to be better at supporting the people in my life?
My favorite thing about this was the accessible language. It’s written to speak to someone who is not even remotely in touch with their own mental health and give them the tools to help themselves help themselves. I like this because this also gives you the language to explain to someone why it’s important to care about their mental health, the hidden reasons it’s impacted, and the risk of what can happen if you don’t. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the books as well as the chapter ‘How to Make “Therapy” Work, When You Need It.’ Definitely recommend!