Bold, Black, & Becoming

Bold, Black, & Becoming: A Healing Curriculum for Black Girls is a transformative workbook designed by Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Tyffani Monford and Zoe Dent, with Mia Dent, to empower Black girls in junior high and high school. This curriculum creates a safe and affirming space for Black girls to explore their identities, address unique challenges, and cultivate healing and self-love.
This workbook delves into critical topics relevant to the experiences of Black girls, including:

• Creating Safe Spaces: Learn to identify and cultivate emotionally and physically safe environments where all feelings are valid and boundaries are respected.
• Identity and Intersectionality: Embrace the multifaceted nature of identity, understanding how being both Black and a girl creates unique experiences. Explore personal "beads" that make up the unique self.
• Challenging Beauty Standards: Address the impact of colorism, Eurocentric beauty standards, and body image on self-perception, and develop a positive view of one's own appearance.
• Celebrating Black Girlhood: Focus on the strengths, beauty, and resilience inherent in Black girlhood, recognizing and celebrating positive self-identity.
• Navigating Negative Perceptions: Confront harmful stereotypes and beliefs about Black girls, such as adultification, and learn to advocate for respectful treatment.
• Stress and Coping Strategies: Understand the nature of stress and develop helpful coping mechanisms, including mindfulness and grounding techniques, to manage emotional well-being.
• Healthy Relationships: Discern between "green flag" (healthy) and "red flag" (unhealthy) friendships and dating relationships, and learn about consent and sexual health in a supportive context.
• Healing from Trauma: Explore the definition and impact of trauma, including adverse childhood experiences (ACES), and understand the importance of safe spaces for discussing and healing from difficult experiences.
• Building Resilience and Advocacy: Redefine what it means to be "good" and cultivate resilience in the face of challenges. Learn to advocate for oneself and other Black girls, using their voices to drive positive change in various aspects of life.
• Affirmations and Positive Self-Talk: Practice powerful affirmations and positive self-talk to counteract negative messages and foster a strong sense of self-worth.