Description
In Embracing Our Emotions, Shamillah Wilson offers a transformative guide for activists, change-makers, and anyone navigating the turbulent waters of emotional labour in a world that often dismisses feelings as weakness. Drawing from Audre Lorde’s wisdom that “our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge,” Shamillah reframes emotions like rage, grief, joy, and fear as vital tools for resilience and resistance. Through personal stories, reflective exercises, and practical tools, this ebook invites you to honour your emotional landscapes, cultivate self-awareness, and harness your full emotional intelligence for sustainable activism. Whether confronting systemic injustice or personal struggles, Embracing Our Emotions is a call to reclaim emotional authenticity — not as a distraction from the work, but as its very foundation. Because healing ourselves is inseparable from healing the world.
In this eBook, we look at:
- Activism and emotions
- Emotional labour, power and positionality
- Building emotional capabilities
- Emotional Practice Tools
1x eBook | 36 pages
