Book Talk | The Pain We Carry Workbook by Natalie Gutiérrez

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Based on the powerful self-help guide, The Pain We Carry, this workbook will help you heal the invisible wounds of complex trauma and reclaim your mind, body, and spirit.

Written by an author of color and based on her pivotal book, The Pain We Carry, this groundbreaking workbook provides a practical, step-by-step, and culturally informed approach to healing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) as it is uniquely experienced by people of color. Using skills based in internal family systems (IFS) therapy, polyvagal theory, mindfulness, and more, readers will discover ways to feel safe in their bodies, build self-compassion, and find personal liberation—despite living within an oppressive social system.

If you are a person of color who has experienced repeated trauma from the toxic stress of—discrimination, racialized violence, racial stigmatization, traumatic grief, legacies of intergenerational trauma, poverty, sexual trauma, interpersonal violence, or the remnants of colonial and historical trauma—you may struggle with intense feelings of anger, rage, mistrust, fear, anxiety, depression, or shame. You may feel unsafe or uncomfortable in your own body, or find it difficult to build and keep close relationships. Sometimes you may feel very alone in your pain. But you are not alone.

Written by an author of color and based on her pivotal book, The Pain We Carry, this workbook provides a practical, step-by-step, and culturally informed approach to healing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) as it is uniquely experienced by people of color. Using skills drawn from internal family systems (IFS) therapy, the cultural empowerment approach to healing, ancestral wisdom, and more, you will discover ways to feel safer in your body, build self-compassion, reclaim your Self, and find personal liberation and wholeness—despite living within an oppressive social system.

Let this workbook be your guide to:

• Learn how trauma is connected to grief
• Release trauma and burdens from your body, mind, and spirit
• Build self-compassion and resilience
• Reconnect with your ancestral wisdom
• Discover how to heal your heart and Soul and live a life of intention 

It’s time to find relief from the trauma and burdens you have been carrying and start celebrating and rediscovering who you are. With this workbook, you will uncover your own strength and work toward healing your C-PTSD and live a life of empowerment, reflection, and perseverance.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Natalie Y. Gutiérrez, LMFT (she/her) is a Puerto Rican licensed psychotherapist, author, activist, and international keynote speaker committed to supporting survivors of complex trauma within communities of color. Her healing work centers on the deep wounds of racial, ancestral, historical, multigenerational, and interpersonal trauma and grief.

Natalie weaves together ancestral wisdom, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and Earth-based healing practices to guide people toward a liberation-centered path to wholeness. She is the author of the transformative books The Pain We Carry and The Pain We Carry Workbook, and serves as a trainer at the IFS Institute.

Her voice and work have been featured in NPR, HipLatina, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Poderistas, Born This Way Foundation, Pop Sugar, and across media committed to equity and healing. Experience her work at www.natalieygutierrez.com

IN CONVERSATION WITH

Stephanie Foo is a writer and radio producer, most recently for This American Life. Her work has aired on Snap Judgment, Reply All, 99% Invisible, and Radiolab. A noted speaker and instructor, she has taught at Columbia University and has spoken at venues from Sundance Film Festival to the Missouri Department of Mental Health. She lives in New York City with her husband.