The book is a tool to help those searching for a ‘healing home,’ a place where communal infrastructure can be rebuilt and or fortified to sustain us on our journey toward self-acceptance, accountability, joy, and freedom in all the ways we’ve yet to experience it.

- Prentis Hemphill

Book cover of Prentis Hemphill's new book titled "What It Takes to Heal" with sections in between that say "How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World"

As we emerge from the past few years of collective upheaval, are we ready to face the complexities of our time with joy, authenticity, and connection? Now more than ever, we must learn to heal ourselves, connect with one another, and embody our values. In this revolutionary book, Prentis Hemphill shows us how.

In this life-affirming framework for the way forward, Hemphill shows us how to heal our bodies, minds, and souls—to develop the interpersonal skills necessary to break down the doors of disconnection and take the necessary risks to reshape our world toward justice.

I AM A TEACHER, AN EMBODIMENT COACH, A WRITER, AND AN EXPERIENCED GROUP AND CONFLICT FACILITATOR, WHO HOLDS THE IMPORTANCE OF INTIMATE, BODY-CENTERED TRANSFORMATION AS KEY TO HEALING AND KEY TO JUSTICE.

Collected Works

Becoming the People Podcast

Prentis is in conversation with the thinkers, creators, and doers who are exploring some of the most relevant questions of this moment: What will it take for us to change as a species? How do we create relationships that lead to transformation, and what will it take for us to heal?  We hope this podcast helps us uncover the path of how to become the people of our time.

SUSTAIN THE WORK

My work is an active intervention to transform the lived experience of Blackness in our world. And in order to actively intervene and transform the experience of Black life, on every level, our movements and our organizations, I value the wisdom of healing justice. My work as a writer and healing practitioner is deeply rooted in intuition and ancestral practice. If you feel called and aligned to support this vision, please join my Patreon. This space has been created to help me sustain resources, space, time, and energy to continue producing meaningful contributions to movement.

Tender enough to feel

Present enough to witness

Humble enough to listen

Courageous enough to act

Accountable enough to change