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Playing a new game : a Black woman's guide to being well and thriving in the workplace / Tammy Lewis Wilborn.

by Wilborn, Tammy L.

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158.723089 W664p

Women, Black -- Employment.

Women, Black -- Health and hygiene.

Burn out (Psychology) -- Prevention.

9781538708347 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Black woman's guide to being well and thriving in the workplace

225 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

"In the twenty first century, Black women are breaking barriers. They have broached the board room, the White House, and even the Supreme Court. In the United States, they are among the most highly educated group. (...) Black women are business owners, policy makers, and leaders at the highest levels. In the face of all these successes, why focus on what's not right? As mental health expert Dr. Tammy Lewis Wilborn lays out, Black women may be winning at work, but they aren't well at work. Despite significant gains, there are few resources that focus on the impact of race and gender stereotypes on Black women's mental and physical health as they combat workplace discrimination and the pressure to be more, do more, and be better than everyone else. Internalized messages to work twice as hard or play the game come at a high cost as data show a distinct relationship between workplace experiences and health. For Black women in particular, work has been identified as a chronic stressor that often results in negative health outcomes such a anxiety, depression, diabetes, and hypertension. When Black women play the game, their bodies keep the score. It's time to change the rules. In 'Playing a New Game' Dr. Tammy Lewis Wilborn offers Black women a new way forward, in which ambition and wellness can not only coexist, but bolster each other. (...)"--From publisher.

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