" As I read just the first few pages of this masterpiece, I felt a swirling in my stomach--the kind that brings you a genuine sense of excitement and awe as you know you are about to curl up with something that is going to change both your life and the world. I organically rested a palm on my belly and heart to be present with this deeply embodied experience. dr shena is a poet and a healer, and in body rites she offers the gift of her breathtaking wisdom that is filled with the magic, light, and soothing balm only she can provide. The illustrations are ethereal, and they beautifully affirm the holistic medicine dr shena shares. In this mind, body, and spirit journey of ritual, affirmation, remembrance, journaling, embodiment, breathwork, and nervous system care, she reminds readers that they are inherently whole. A beloved spirit guide and a truly one-of-a-kind resource, may Black survivors of sexual trauma all over the world be held, seen, and cherished with this medicine. Profoundly healing and infused with the utmost love, care, intention from tender and deep lived experience, you will not be the same person after this journey unfolds. ".