Future Directions in Trauma, Feminism, and Intersectionality
June 30, 2026 DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-8597-6.ch012 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Population | Women navigating trauma within contexts of systemic oppression |
| Keywords | Contemplation Intersectionality Reductionism Transformative learning Lived experience Variety cybernetics Intervention counseling Narrative Epistemology Dialectic Situated |
| Key points | Argues that culturally responsive contemplative practices, rooted in cultural reclamation and relational accountability, offer transformative pathways for healing that extend beyond symptom reduction to restore dignity, cultural identity, and collective agency, and represent an epistemological shift toward equity and relational care. |
Abstract
Culturally responsive contemplative practices offer transformative pathways of healing for women navigating trauma within contexts of systemic oppression. Grounded in intersectionality and trauma-informed care, these approaches extend beyond symptom reduction to restore dignity, cultural identity, and collective agency. This chapter examines how contemplative practices, when rooted in cultural reclamation and relational accountability, disrupt reductionist wellness models and resist epistemic hierarchies. While emerging neuroscience suggests meaningful shifts in attention and regulation, healing must also be understood through lived experience, community knowledge, and justice-centered sustainability. Ultimately, culturally responsive contemplative practice is advanced not merely as a clinical intervention but as an epistemological shift that reorients counseling, education, and research toward equity, relational care, and collective flourishing.