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The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day (Empowering Book for Women)

The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day (Empowering Book for Women)

by Marita Golden, ,

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Healthy Habits to Become the Strong Black Women

“This book is gonna save some sisters’ lives. Hallelujah!” ―Patrice Gaines, author of Laughing in the Dark

#1 New Release in Codependency

Marita Golden, a prominent interviewee of Oprah Winfrey, wrote this mental and physical health guide for women to learn who they are, to set healthy boundaries, and to jump into health related fitness practices to balance out their daily lives.

Know Yourself. Jump start your relationship with yourself. Renowned author Marita Golden goes in-depth on how using meditation, silence, prayer, affirmations, and reflections allows for internal trust and confidence to blossom in your daily life. 

Set Boundaries. Setting boundaries can be difficult but they are necessary to living life as a strong woman in today’s world. Everyone else’s burdens are not yours to carry and no, you don’t have to fix everyone you come across! Learn how to set emotional boundaries, physical boundaries, and other boundaries to live freely.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Healthy habits to reconnect with your inner self, your body, and those around you
  • An empowering book for women to learn how to take back their lives one day at a time
  • A mental health guide for women, black women affirmations, and reflection points to develop holistic wellness

 

If you're looking for mental health books for young adults and/or the strong black women in your life, this book is for you! If you enjoyed Set Boundaries, Find Peace, How we Heal, This Is How You Heal, or You Are Your Best Thing, you’ll love The New Black Woman.

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About the Author

  • Marita Golden

    Marita Golden is an award-winning author of over 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, a master teacher of writing, coach, mentor, and a literary and creative writing consultant. As a literary activist, she co-founded the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation.

    Marita works with writers to help them skillfully and powerfully tell their story. In her workshops, her coaching, and manuscript evaluation she enables writers to write in their most authentic, creative, and personal literary voice. She has worked with many published writers. Among the acclaimed writers she has worked with are novelists Nicole Dennis Benn, Tope Folarin, Sadeqa Johnson as well as memoirist Karen Gray Houston.

    MARITA HAS BEEN FEATURED ON:

    • The Oprah Winfrey Show

    • C-SPAN

    • Tuesday's with Maria Shriver

    • Roland Martin Unfiltered

    • Jeopardy! [Question: Novelist Marita Golden Paid Homage To This Woman In An Essay Called Zora & Me]

    Her books include ...

    MEMOIRS:

    • Migrations of the Heart

    • Saving Our Sons Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World

    • Don't Play in the Sun One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex

    NONFICTION:

    • The Strong Black Woman How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women

    NOVELS:

    • After

    • Long Distance Life

    • The Wide Circumference of Love

    • The Edge of Heaven

    I HAVE TAUGHT CREATIVE WRITING AT:

    • Johns Hopkins University

    • The University of the District of Columbia

    • George Mason University

    • Virginia Commonwealth University

    • The University of Tel Aviv

    I have lectured at many schools including:

    • Norfolk State University

    • University of Nevada at Las Vegas

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • Yale University

    WRITING AND LITERARY ACTIVISM AWARDS:

    • NAACP Image Award nominations for AFTER and The Wide Circumference of Love

    • Distinguished Service Award (Authors Guild)

    • Distinguished Service Award (African American Writers Guild)

    • Washington Dateline Award for Local Journalism

    • Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers Award (Poets and Writers)

    • International Literary Hall of Fame of Writers of African Descent Inductee (Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University)

    • Maryland Author Award (Association of Maryland Librarians)

    • Award for Fiction (Black Caucus of the American Library Association)

    • Excellence in Leadership “Strong Woman” Award (Dominion Power)

    • Distinguished Alumni Award (American University)

    • Woman of the Year Award (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority)

    • Honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters (University of Richmond)

    • “Virginia Hero” Award

    • Sarton/Gilda Award for Nonfiction

    • Distinguished Black Women Award (Black Women in Sisterhood for Action, Inc.)

    • Faculty of the Year (Phi Delta Kappa University of the District of Columbia)

    • Included in Columbia Heights Heritage Trail in Washington, D.C.

    Are you ready to write? Visit my website at maritagolden.com to register for my creative writing workshops!