{ "item_title" : "Exhale", "item_author" : [" S. Victoria Goss "], "item_description" : "This is the book you reach for when you feel tired from being strong.If you are a Black woman who has spent years excelling in spaces that asked everything of you and returned very little - this book was written for you.You know the kind of exhaustion this book is talking about. The kind that hides beneath achievement and being the strong one for everyone else, even when you are running on empty yourself.Somewhere along the way, strength stopped feeling empowering and started feeling like survival.Black Women Exhale was written from the deeply personal experience of living under that weight - and choosing, after two decades, to put it down.Through the R.E.S.I.S.T. framework (Revolutionary Rest, Emotional Liberation, Self-Protection with Love, Intentional Happiness, Supportive Connections, and Transformative Practices, this book explores what it means to dismantle the Strong Black Woman myth and reclaim the parts of yourself buried beneath responsibility, performance, and pressure.Inside, you'll discover:What the Strong Black Woman myth actually costs - and how it gets reinforced in workplaces, relationships, and family systemsWhat real rest looks like beyond trends and performative self-care - and how to practice it in a real, demanding lifeHow postponed grief, anger, and exhaustion quietly shape the decisions you make every dayThe relationship between strength and softness - and why you were taught you couldn't safely hold bothHow to set boundaries rooted in self-knowledge rather than guilt or conflictHow generational expectations around sacrifice and resilience shape the way Black women move through the worldWhat it looks like to build a life that includes you in it - not just everyone and everything you are responsible forThis is not a book about becoming someone new. It is about making space for the woman who has been waiting underneath all the survival.You do not have to read these pages perfectly. You do not need to have everything figured out before you begin.You only have to allow yourself to exhale.Resist the Myth. Reclaim Yourself. Rest.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/825/625/9798256256524_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "17.99", "online_price" : "17.99", "our_price" : "17.99", "club_price" : "17.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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