Nijiama Smalls' mental health was wearing her thin, her marriage was heading down an unhealthy path and she was experiencing larger then life emotions. That's when she knew it was time to embark on an emotional healing journey , and through that process, she found the means necessary to share what she learned with other Black women looking to heal. She's now a certified trauma expert, life coach and the author of The Black Girl's Guide to Healing Emotional Wounds, a self-help book dedicated to helping Black women heal from trauma . "I had some wounds—some emotional wounds," Smalls told Blavity. "As I was going on my own journey to heal and building my self-awareness, I thought, 'wow, I really want to share this with other women who may feel like me and may think like me or who may have grown up like me.' And the way in which I chose to share it was in writing the book." The book is a 130-plus-page guide that features scenarios and responses, action items and space for guided...
