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  • 9 - Shifting in Black Women: Clinical Implications

  • from Part III - Core Themes in Black Women’s Stress and Distress
  • Donna Baptiste, Northwestern University, Illinois, Adia Gooden, Unconditionally Worthy, Co.
  • Book:
    Promoting Black Women's Mental Health
    Published online:
    22 June 2023
    Print publication:
    06 July 2023, pp 214-235

  • Summary

    Drawing on the work of Jones and Shorter-Gooden (2003), we review the concept of “shifting” as it relates to Black women and the contexts in which they live and move. We discuss the ways that Black women may shift in the context of their workplace, intimate, and familial relationships. We highlight how shifting can be unavoidable and automatic for Black women, which can also leave them feeling inauthentic. We share the emotional toll that shifting can take on Black women. This chapter includes specific recommendations to increase Black female clients’ awareness of shifting with strategies to help them settle into authenticity and self-acceptance.