The #HowWeHeal Book Club's selection is "My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies" by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP. His book offers a path "forward for individual and collective healing." He takes readers "through a step-by-step healing process based on the latest neuroscience and somatic healing methods" called "body practices." "A must-read (and a must-do) for everyone who cares about our country." Talking points for each chapter and selected settling body and breathing practices will be shared at each meeting.

It will be held at the Arizona State University Community Collaborative, a student-run clinic and community center for 300 low-income, older adults and mobility-impaired individuals, on the first floor of the Westward Ho Hotel, an historic16-floor subsidized housing complex in downtown Phoenix. The Community Collaborative is a service of the School of Social Work, part of the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. Students and seniors alike be participating in this grant-supported event.