Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

The Emotional Lives of Black Women

De: Inger Burnett-Zeigler

Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo

Black women are beautiful, intelligent, and capable - but mostly they embrace strong. Esteemed clinical psychologist Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler praises the strength of women while exploring how trauma and adversity have led to deep emotional pain and shaped how they walk through the world.

Black women’s strength is intimately tied to their unacknowledged suffering. An estimated eight in 10 have endured some form of trauma - sexual abuse, domestic abuse, poverty, childhood abandonment, victim/witness to violence, and regular confrontation with racism and sexism. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen shows that trauma often impacts mental and physical well-being. It can contribute to stress, anxiety, PTSD, and depression. Unaddressed it can lead to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, overeating, alcohol and drug abuse, and other chronic health issues.

Dr. Burnett-Zeigler explains that the strong Black woman image does not take into account the urgency of Black women’s needs, which must be identified in order to lead abundant lives. It interferes with her relationships and ability to function day to day. Through mindfulness and compassionate self-care, the psychologist offers methods for establishing authentic strength from the inside out.

This informative guide to healing is life-changing, showing Black women how to prioritize the self and find everyday joys in self-worth, as well as discover the fullness and beauty within both her strength and vulnerability.

©2021 Inger Burnett-Zeigler (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Thank you!!

This book FED me today, in my mind and spirit! 🙏🏾💙 I Highly recommend it!

Amazing!!!

I felt like I was seen and my life was being narrated to me. Very informative and thorough

Great Read

I enjoyed this book. it has great information and strategies to learn how to cope with stress and anxiety (which so many of us have). I would definitely recommend this book. I wish it was read by the author!!!

I really really enjoyed listening to this book.

I can’t wait to listen to or read this book again. It is and will be therapy for me. It provided more than I hoped it would. Excellent content and the reader is awesome!

hits that nail on the head

I'm going through alot right now and reading this help give me some perspective.it helps you (at least me) understand your self and recognize what you been through and that you matter. it's not a cure all but it definitely helps you.

Every Black Woman Should Read!!!

This book told my story ! I was in tears both happy and sad! Must READ

Relatable and Triggering (in a good way)

This book is amazing. I am buying the book and going to listen to it again. I cried, I shook my head with agreement, I felt every work.

Good listen

A lot of tools she speaks of I’ve learned from my time in therapy and gave me some new ones to use. Highlighted very well what Black women live through

Indispensable.

For clients: A great book for affirmation and hope.

For counselors: An essential exploration of a world many of us do not have access to.

Nobody Knows the Trouble

Thank you Dr. Ziegler for beautifully depicting the emotional lives of black women with such excellence.