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Aug 2020
28m 23s

It Is Not In Your Head

American Public Media
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Trauma, racism, and our bodies — that is what we’re talking about this week. Healer, trauma specialists and author Resmaa Menakem breaks down what is trauma, what it feels like and how racism contributes.

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