From childhood onward, Black women are assaulted with negative messages about their appearance, personalities, behavior, and self-worth. Dear Beautiful! provides empowering journaling exercises, Art Therapy, Daily Affirmations, life lessons, stories, and strategies to enable Black and non-Black women to develop a “Roadmap to Success,” so that they can live their best lives. Dr. Gail L. Thompson, a critically- acclaimed and award-nominated author, Equity and Professional Development Expert, motivational speaker, and former Endowed Professor, seeks to empower others through her work.
I love the uplifting messages and that the book is interactive … I love the uplifting messages and that the book is interactive – there are places to write notes. I especially like that it is down to earth and easy to read.
An Absolute Must-Read! This book is utterly superb. While written for Black women and full of information I can imagine Black women loving (and thinking, âHooray! Someone is covering these topics in a way to which I can perfectly relate!â), I also got so much from this book as a White woman. Along with a better understanding of challenges and opportunities other women face, I felt incredibly empowered by this book.Part One helped me appreciate my outer appearance (even my wild hair) and understand how my…
Developing awareness of beauty and self-worth in your children, family and friends? Many times as children we are reminded that the tongue can be a powerful tool of destruction and in the same breath it can instill strength and resiliency. This series of coloring books provides a creative and powerful tool for exploring our biases about beauty. A truly insightful and personal journey guided by the authorâs transparency and self reflections. Dear Beautiful, provides an opportunity for each of us to explore how we define beauty and more importantly when we first realized that…