How I Grew Up, Black in America 
Counteractive Trauma Workbook

How I Grew Up, BLACK in America “Counteractive Trauma Workbook” is designed to help readers analyze their thinking in relation to the decisions we face and the potential outcomes of the choices we make. This workbook correlates with How I Grew Up, BLACK in America “The Many Colors of S-Dot” , self-help narrative that depicts the life of its author.

Each chapter of the novel is accompanied by a principle-based learning lesson in this workbook pertaining to the Educational, Environmental and Institutional trauma we face early in life. We strongly suggest that this Counteractive Trauma Workbook be used only as one goes through the novel associated with this work.

Based on an interdisciplinary model, these resources were created to help individuals and groups recognize our personal trauma and triggers that we commonly overlook. We educate minds and dedicating spirits, that liberate communities. This work exposes and analyzes some of the common risk factors that lead to the perpetuation of crime, acts of violence, incarceration and ultimately death.