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Healing Is a Practice (Large Print Edition)
Paperback
Biographies GeneralDeath & DyingSelf-Help
Publisher Price: $16.99
Publisher: Karuna
Published: May 1 2026
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.33 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
What if healing isn't a destination you reach, but a rhythm you learn to live by?
In Healing Is a Practice, Karlia Brown offers a raw and deeply moving memoir about the courage required to remember one's worth, return home to the self, and practice the radical art of tenderness. From the volatile streets of Kingston, Jamaica, to the front lines of the Iraq War and the quiet intensity of a Peace Corps mission in Peru, Brown's journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of intergenerational trauma and systemic silence.
Through vivid storytelling, Brown introduces us to Pumpkin, her inner child, and the Worthiness Inspector, the critical internal voice born from years of displacement, colorism, and emotional neglect. She pulls back the curtain on the survival mode that many carry as a heavy quilt, revealing how unaddressed trauma can manifest as physical pain, chronic illness, and a profound sense of isolation.
Inside this transformative guide and memoir, you will explore:
- The Power of Reparenting: How to speak to your younger self with the compassion and validation you may have lacked in childhood.
- Boundaries as Love: Shifting the perspective from boundaries as walls to doors that protect your peace and foster true intimacy.
- Mindfulness and Meditation: Practical insights on using breath and awareness to witness overwhelming emotions without being consumed by them.
- Forgiveness as Freedom: The liberating-and often repetitive-process of releasing the burden of resentment to choose your own liberation.
More than a survival story, Healing Is a Practice is an invitation to step into what Brown calls Woven Pauses-moments of reclaiming peace amidst life's loudest storms. Whether you are navigating your own healing journey, struggling with anxious attachment, or seeking to break the cycles of the past, this book serves as a steady lantern, reminding you that you already belong-and the rest is simply the practice of coming home.
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