Resmaa Menakem
Trauma therapist and author
Resmaa Menakem is an American therapist and author who writes about racialized trauma and how the body holds it.
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Born in Milwaukee, United States
About Resmaa Menakem
Resmaa Menakem is a therapist and trauma specialist who created Cultural Somatics, an approach that uses the body and resilience as routes to growth. He also founded Justice Leadership Solutions, a consulting firm that coaches leaders through civil unrest, organizational change and community building. He has consulted for the Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Public Schools and the US military, with a focus on trauma processing and violence prevention. He has also been a guest on Dr. Phil and the Oprah Winfrey Show, speaking as an expert on racialization and violence. His book My Grandmother's Hands came out in September 2017 and reached the New York Times bestseller list in May 2021.