Stacie Walton’s Reading List
In July, 2019, Stacie Walton MD, the creator of The Culturally Competent Mindset©, was our speaker on the topic of Recognizing and Reducing Unconscious Bias. She talked about how brain science is advancing rapidly and how we think in different states throughout the day. We did an exercise in which we looked at what emotions come into play in different situations and how this process can affect how we react to people from different backgrounds. She then described some strategies, like loving kindness meditation and gratitude practices, can help us stay in our “higher” brain. Stacie mentioned several books along the way which are listed below.
The Little Book of Racial Healing
Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation
by Dewolfe Thomas Norman, Jodie Geddes
Coming to the Table (CTTT) was born in 2006 when two dozen descendants from both sides of the system of enslavement gathered together at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), in collaboration with the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding (CJP). Stories were shared and friendships began. The participants began to envision a more connected and truthful world that would address the unresolved and persistent effects of the historic institution of slavery.
https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781680993622/the-little-book-of-racial-healing/
18 Science-Backed Reasons to Try Loving-Kindness Meditation!
Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out
by Ruth King
Ruth King invites us to: Tend first to our suffering and confusion, listen to what it is trying to teach us, and direct its energies most effectively for change.
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
by Resmaa Menakem
The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. In this groundbreaking work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of body-centered psychology. He argues this destruction will continue until Americans learn to heal the generational anguish of white supremacy, which is deeply embedded in all our bodies.
Thinking Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking Fast and Slow analyses two modes of thought; “System 1” is fast, instinctive and emotional; “System 2” is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. It examines emotional thought versus more logical thought and will literally change the way you think.
Two-minute book summary on video:
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Our brain is like a computer which processes all the knowledge instantly to give the first impression. “Thin-slicing” allows us to make decisions quickly that can as good as those made cautiously and deliberately. This technique can be learned through practice and controlled to the point when you know you can trust your instincts or not.
The Magic
by Rhonda Byrne
In The Magic, Rhonda Byrne reveals life-changing knowledge about the power of gratitude that was hidden within a two-thousand year old sacred text. Then, on an incredible 28-day journey, she teaches you how to apply this life-changing knowledge in your everyday life, completely transforming every aspect of your life into joy.
The Sneetches and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
