{"title":"Makungu M. Akinyela","description":"\u003cp\u003eMakungu M. Akinyela offers insightful works focused on personal healing and emotional well-being. His writing often explores the transformative power of testimony and self-reflection, inviting readers to engage deeply with their own journeys toward recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eHealth \u0026amp; Wellness\u003c\/em\u003e category, Akinyela’s books provide thoughtful guidance for those seeking therapeutic approaches that blend narrative and mindfulness. His clear, compassionate voice encourages perseverance and self-discovery in the face of life’s challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"testimony-therapy-by-makungu-m-akinyela-9781324082415","title":"Testimony Therapy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis innovative book lays out the journey of family therapist Makungu Akinyela in developing testimony therapy— a healing practice rooted in Black cultural traditions of testifying and storytelling. This book argues that traditional Eurocentric approaches to therapy often perpetuate colonial oppression in the lives of Black clients, and that decolonising mental health requires centring African American cultural knowledge, history, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from thinkers from the Black radical critical tradition like Frantz Fanon and W. E. B. Du Bois, Dr. Akinyela frames testimony therapy as a narrative practice grounded in Ubuntu (the African communal self) and the oral traditions of African diasporic peoples. \u003cem\u003eTestimony Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e maps out theory, practices, and supervision approaches that help therapists support clients in resisting internalised racism, reclaiming self-definition, and nurturing liberated Black identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, this work is a call for Black therapists and clients to engage therapy as cultural resistance—a pathway to repair our souls and build collective freedom beyond Eurocentric limitations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650584756460,"sku":"9781324082415","price":82.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324082415-testimony-therapy.jpg?v=1779328207"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/makungu-m-akinyela.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}