Author: Sheryl Thompson, MSW, RSW, LICSW, DSW (c)

Trauma Bonds, Liberation, and the Black Female Nervous System

An African-Centered Framework for Healing and Family Restoration The relational experiences of Black women cannot be understood outside of the historical, neurobiological, and structural forces that have shaped the Black family across generations. Trauma bonding, relational instability, and attachment disruption within Black relationships are often interpreted through individualistic or pathologizing frameworks. However, African-centered psychology and […]