Iyabo Williams and Avotcja Saturday, February 16th, SF

Saturday, February 16th at Marcus Books, 1712 Fillmore Street, San Francisco

4:30PM to 6:00PM

Iyabo Williams will read and sign her book Hidden Scars
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At the age of eight, Aisha Praisso, alongside her great grand mother, became a victim and a rescuer of many during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 between the Hausas in the north and the Ibos of the in the east. The tales from the war are sporadic and many of the stories are still left untold. Aisha, a survivor and self-proclaimed motor-mouth, would not broach the subject unless her life depended on it. But it did, and her whispers became loudly  heard.                                                                                                                                               

6:OOPM to 7:30PM

Avotcja, will be reading and signing her newest book, With Every Step I Take

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Introducing herself as storyteller, ‘wild woman,’ a ‘bonafide sound junkie,’ nothing slows or dampens Avotcja’s passion for the power or wonder of music. Guided by ancient, ancestral wisdom, she refuses to separate poetry and storytelling from song or dance. In ‘Blue to the Bone,’ her rhapsodic tribute to Oakland’s uncrowned poet laureate, Reginald Lockett (1947-2008), musician-poet-broadcaster Avotcja could just as well be describing her own esthetic. ‘Reggie was the real deal,’ she croons. Melodically keyed to what she calls ‘la palabra musical,‘ Avotcja’s rhythmic testament decades in the making celebrates the world-changing spirit of human creativity while condemning its cold-blooded, tone-deaf assassins.’ –Al Young, California’s poet laureate emeritus.

Please join us for an evening of strength and joy.

All are welcome.

Info: 415 346 4222

Unchain the Pain: How to Be Your Own Therapist

 Bob Livingstone, LCSW

“I will be reading from and signing my new book Unchain the Pain:  How to be Your Own Therapist at Marcus Books, 1712 Fillmore St. San Francisco, Ca.  This event will take place Saturday March 31, 2012 at 6PM.   It is an honor to be invited to this historic African-American Bookstore.  Marcus Bookstores are the oldest Black bookstores in the nation.  I hope to see you there!” –BL

1. Be willing to ask questions about your emotional pain.
2. Imagine that you are in a therapist’s office. Think about what questions she may ask you and then ask yourself these same questions.
3. Imagine that you are talking to a friend who is in distress. What questions would you want to ask her about her emotional pain in order to support her healing? Then apply those same questions to yourself.
4. You will learn to be introspective; feel unstuck emotionally; resolve long-standing emotional issues; discover your place of wisdom; be less depressed; be able to work through grief and loss issues; be less anxious; feel more confident and your self-esteem will increase; learn what it means to process your feelings.
5. Learn to overcome the obstacles that can help you become your own therapist.
6. Develop and nurture the self questioning part of yourself.
7. Exercise regularly. You will not only look and feel better, it will help you problem solve and be open to self-questioning because you will feel the freedom to do so!