Do you see yourself and your loved ones in this book? Do the descriptions of how the pain looks, feels, and sounds seem far too familiar? Now you can do something about it. As she healed, her mission became clear: break the silence of this crippling taboo and help those who suffer, especially in the black community.īlack Pain identifies emotional pain-which uniquely and profoundly affects the black experience-as the root of lashing out through desperate acts of crime, violence, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, workaholism, and addiction to shopping, gambling, and sex. She learned her problem had a name-depression-and that many suffered from it, hiding their hurt. When she finally collapsed, she had no clue what was wrong or if there was a way out.
For thirty years she kept on her game face of success, exhausting herself daily to satisfy her clients' needs while neglecting her own. Yet she was in constant pain, waking up in terror, overeating in search of relief. Terrie had made it: she had launched her own public relations company with such clients as Eddie Murphy and Johnnie Cochran.
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