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Dominique A Malebranche

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2025-2026

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Reclamation and emancipation in mindfulness and nature-based contemplative practice: A Sankofa-oriented collaborative autoethnography.

The American journal of orthopsychiatry 2026 Shelly P. Harrell, Dominique A Malebranche

Mindfulness-based interventions that lack cultural resonance and fail to address liberation can fall short in supporting the well-being of communities impacted by social injustices. This study aimed to identify and illuminate how the lived experiences of two Black women psychologists informed the creation of mindfulness-based, emancipatory contemplative practice programs designed for Black and...

Love as decolonial praxis: Co-creation of a community-based critical contemplative dialogue intervention.

The American psychologist 2025 Dominique A Malebranche, Rahil Rojiani, River Chevannes et al. 1 citation

For all the gifts of healing that the field of psychology has offered, its colonial roots of disconnection and domination continue to obstruct collective well-being in three particular ways: individualism, disembodiment, and secularization. We offer a healing and liberatory antidote: love as a decolonial praxis of reconnection to each other, to our bodies, and to Spirit. We reflexively...