Favorite Librarian, the Podcast
Name's Forrest.
I'm a licensed, QWOC Atlanta-based librarian, #blerd, and published poet. My love for reading fuels my passion to circulate Black and Queer History, and Literature. Celebrate reading with me!
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Favorite Librarian, the Podcast
Episode I: Sisterhood with Your Mother's Inner Children
Welcome back, Welcome back, Welcome back!
Join Your Favorite Librarian for Episode I of Season II. After a long hiatus, follow Your Favorite for a discussion on Black mother-child relationships, the continuation of raising and caring for your inner child, addressing unhealed trauma along a journey of self discovery, and trusting the adult version of yourself.
Check out this week's reading suggestions below:
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women" by Inner Burnett-Zeigler
- "First Bloom: Stories of Blossoming Black Lesbian Love" S.E. Howard
But don't stop there, continue your reading with this episode's talking points:
- Defining and ignoring the inner child
- Learning to Trust Our Adult Self
- Not projecting and projecting
- Defeating the Oppressor: "Not beating them by becoming them"
You are never alone with a book. Whether you find it today or next year-- when you open a book, you open the door to a community. Continue reading!
Specific areas of warning and possible triggers:
Mention of childhood traumas and some religious traumas
