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Sex, health, happiness and wealth...you know you want it! And there's no better time than now for having it all and 'gettin' it good! But sometimes factors get in the way, and it can be hell.
Disparaging images in the media. The subject of misogynistic lyrics and derogatory comments from famous celebrities and bloggers unknown. Colorism. The largest demographic of women who live as head-of-household and a growing shortage of marriage-minded (and marriage-worthy) Black men. These are just some of the ways Black women proverbially 'catch hell' in today's society.
As if the attack on their image and psyche isn't enough, Black women also disproportionately suffer from killer diseases such as diabetes, cancer, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS and more. Yet despite all the psycho-social attacks (the 'hell') Black women face, they have the lowest rate of suicide compared to other demographics and many live phenomenally well as cherished wives, trailblazing professionals and entrepreneurs.
But these struggles are rarely validated, and these successes rarely acknowledged. Living Well, Despite Catchin Hell is a book that does just that. It provides head-to-toe medical advice on heart disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, fibroid tumors and other medical diagnoses, and it acknowledges the direct effect such social rejection and attacks (the 'hell') that Black women experience on a near-daily basis have on their psyche and physical health. How some Black women hurt their own lives and well-being will also be examined.
The physician-author's groundbreaking 'Rejection Connection' flowchart clearly demonstrates how these social stressors significantly contribute to the continuing state of Black women s health. It serves as a much needed eye-opener, not only to women readers, but also to media executives, health professionals, sociologists and others who seek to understand and mitigate the causative factors adversely affecting today s Black woman.
With an upbeat approach (and with health as the common thread woven through each section), Living Well, Despite Catchin' Hell is professional medical advice, sexology, sociology, psychology, dashes of pop culture and hefty doses of personal responsibility. It is the one-source, go-to health reference Black women need in order to live healthy, happy, long and strong in the 21st century. (An E-book version will be available later this year.)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1227429 in Books
- Published on: 2010-12-24
- Released on: 2010-12-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 6
- Dimensions: .1 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 322 pages
Review
A comprehensive guide to help us ensure total health. Each chapter contains a thorough look at the issues Black women face, and offers several solutions to many of these issues. I dedicate my voice to support Dr. McCloud in reaching our Black women. --Pauletta Washington, musician and wife of Denzel Washington
This book clearly lays out the physiological and psychological stressors that negatively impact Black women's lives, how these women have historically turned their pain to power, and how you, too, can...live a phenomenal life! -- Dr. Jeff Gardere, psychologist and TODAY Show contributor
A wealth of up-to-date information; very important and valuable. An enormously important book. Living Well, Despite Catchin' Hell needs to be read by all Black women and the men who love them. -- Kenneth C. Edelin, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University
Dr. McCloud is an excellent ambassador for health advocacy and women's public health concerns. Her books are sophisticated, data-rich, yet easily relatable. I offer my highest, most enthusiastic endorsement. --Robert M. Franklin, Jr., Ph.D., President, Morehouse College
What effect does negative media imagery, low marriage statistics, colorism, "down-low" men, vile lyrics (and more) have on Black women? In Living Well, Dr. Melody tells us how these things affect more than just our spirits, but also our physical health; and she tells us how to live well in spite of it all. Living Well...is a book of education, celebration and motivation! --Sophia A. Nelson, commentator and author of Black Woman Redefined
Dr. McCloud has been in the forefront of the movement to empower and educate women. Her new book, LIVING WELL...is the only one of its kind to deal with both the physical and psychological factors that continue to impact African-American women. --Cynthia Y. Hooper, Presiding Officer, The National Organization for African-American Women
About the Author
Dr. Melody T. McCloud is an obstetrician-gynecologist, author of Blessed Health: The African-American Woman s Guide to Physical & Spiritual Well-being , and Melodies of the Heart: Poems of Life & Love . She is a media consultant, a health expert consultant to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, and lectures across the nation discussing women's health, sex and social issues. She is the winner of the 2012 Health-Care Heroes 'Physician' Award, per the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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