1Including a foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Opening Up is a
chronicle of the struggles and triumphs of families suffering the
internalized stresses from poverty, domestic abuse, racism, and
neighborhood violence, among other challenges. Through Parenting Journey
these families resolve harmful habits and identify their strengths to
raise their children in a healthier environment.

Anne Peretz
tells the story of this bold organization and flagship therapeutic group
program that takes a different approach to helping families in need.
Told through the perspectives of the families who have participated over
the decades, Opening Up challenges readers to think differently
about family. These stories view symptoms of stress, fear, and
hopelessness that extend throughout generations as remediable and how
even the severely traumatized can regain stability.

This book
is a testament that with mutual respect, compassion, and openness,
together we can address the personal and systemic injustices that are at
the roots of many of these patterns and together we can rebuild these
communities.