BLACK WELLNESS BARRIERS

Understanding the Root Cause of Disease Vulnerabilities as a Pathway Towards Restoring Health

Uncover the Truth. Reclaim Your Health.

A revolutionary book revealing how history, culture, and systemic injustice shape the health of Black Americans—and what we can do to restore balance, wellness, and agency.

Paperback and Digtial Copies available August 4, 2025

About the Book

What happens to a people when they are dehumanized for centuries, and how does that shape their health, resilience, and identity today?

Black Wellness Barriers is a timely and transformative exploration of the historical and systemic roots of disease vulnerabilities within the African American community. Through compelling narrative, cultural insight, and evidence-based research, Dr. Tawainna Houston reveals how racism, cultural distortion, and generational trauma have quietly shaped Black health outcomes.

This book is a call to awareness—and a roadmap to restoration. It speaks to African American professionals, wellness advocates, educators, and anyone ready to understand the truth behind our health and take bold steps toward reclaiming wellness through culturally informed strategies.

Key Themes
  • The historical link between slavery, pseudoscience, and medical neglect
  • How structural racism continues to manifest in disease patterns
  • The invisible weight of chronic stress and how it silently deteriorates physical and mental health
  • The lingering effects of transgenerational trauma and its imprint on health through epigenetic mechanisms
  • Community care, resilience, and wellness as resistance
  • The untold history behind Black health disparities
  • How oppression shapes the mind-body connection over generations
  • Why cultural identity is essential for holistic well-being
  • Practical strategies to reverse the stress-health cycle
  • How to take agency over your wellness and empower your community
Paperback and Digtial Copies available August 4, 2025
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Conscious Conversations

Looking to go deeper after reading *Black Wellness Barriers*?

Download your FREE reflection & discussion guide, Conscious Conversations: A Guided Reflection on Black Wellness Barriers — designed to help readers unpack, discuss, and apply the book’s powerful lessons in real life.

Whether you’re reading solo, hosting a book club, leading a classroom, or reflecting as a professional, this guide meets you where you are — with thought-provoking questions and meaningful activities tailored to your unique perspective.

Includes 4 customized sections for:

African American (Black) readers – community-rooted healing, cultural reflection, and wellness reclamation

People of Color (non-Black) – shared struggle, identity awareness, and cross-cultural solidarity

European American (White) readers – historical reckoning, truth-telling, and allyship in action

Healthcare professionals – clinical reflection, cultural humility, and equity-centered care

Each section includes:
✔ 4 powerful reflection questions per chapter
✔ 1 activity to deepen awareness and healing
✔ A special message from Dr. Houston for your group

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Available August 4, 2025

About the Author

Dr. Tawainna Houston is a naturopathic physician, DEI educator, and cultural wellness expert with well over two decades of experience serving African American professionals and communities. With academic roots in sociology, divinity, and holistic medicine, Dr. Houston offers a powerful blend of scholarship, lived insight, and spiritual clarity.

She is the founder of Black CELL Consulting and the Journey of Wellness Natural Medicine Center, and is known for her transformative seminars on Black Wellness, health equity, and Black ancestral resilience. Black Wellness Barriers is the culmination of her life’s mission to serve as a beacon of light and wellness to the Black community.

Paperback and Digtial Copies available August 4, 2025

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Together, we rise. Together, we heal.

FAQs

Who is this book for?

The Black community-at-large, medical professionals, educators, students, community leaders, health advocates, and allies who want a deeper understanding of Black health disparities and paths to wellness.

It centers African American experience with depth, love, and historical clarity—while offering holistic, culturally informed wellness strategies rooted in ancestral truth.

Reflection guides and bulk order options make this book ideal for community groups, HR teams, educational programs, or wellness circles.

Absolutely!  Whether you’re looking to enhance your health, reconnect with cultural identity, or understand your place in a larger system, this book offers insight and empowerment.

Bonuses & Extras

Order now and receive:   Access to an exclusive virtual Q&A session with the author – Early invitation to the Black Wellness Webinars

Secure your copy today and be among the first to access this powerful and necessary work.

Paperback and Digtial Copies available August 4, 2025
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