*** Featuring a special UK introduction for all print and ebook editions *** 'A visionary
personal compassionate empowering guide' BESSEL VAN DER KOLK ' Beautifully intimate and
wildly expansive' BRENÉ BROWN ________ What would it do to movements to our society and
culture to have the principles of healing at the very center? What does it mean to center
healing in every structure and everything we create? As we emerge from the past few years of
collective upheaval are we ready to face the complexities of our time with joy authenticity
and connection? Now more than ever we must learn to heal ourselves connect with one another
and embody our values. In this revolutionary book Prentis Hemphill shows us how. What It
Takes to Heal asserts that the principles of embodiment - the recognition of our body's
sensations and habits and the beliefs that inform them - are critical to lasting healing and
transformation. Hemphill an expert embodiment practitioner therapist and activist who has
partnered with Tarana Burke and Esther Perel among others shows us that we don't have to
carry our emotional burdens alone. Hemphill demonstrates a future in which healing is done in
community weaving together stories from their own experience as a trauma survivor with
clinical accounts and lessons learned from their time as a social movement architect. In this
life-affirming framework for the way forward Hemphill shows us how to heal our bodies minds
and souls - to develop the interpersonal skills necessary to break down the doors of
disconnection and take the necessary risks to reshape our world towards justice.
