Home to Me: The Sacred Return of a Black Woman's Body Paperback – February 26, 2026

How many times have you been told to be strong... but never asked if you're okay?If you're reading this, you already know what it means to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders while your own soul whispers for rest.You've survived. You've pushed through. You've shown up even when you were breaking.But somewhere along the way, you lost yourself.You look in the mirror and see a stranger. Your body feels like a battlefield, not a home. You've been talked about, touched, taken—but never truly seen, not even by yourself.What if I told you that you don't need to be fixed?What if I told you that coming home to yourself is not only possible—it's your birthright?Home To Me: The Sacred Return of a Black Woman's Body is not a self-help book that asks you to do more, be more, or hustle harder.This is your permission slip to finally exhale.Written by Nikiya Marie, a Black woman who has walked this path and emerged whole, this book is a mirror, a balm, and a reclamation all at once—a sacred guide for the woman ready to return to herself after years of survival, sacrifice, and silence.Inside these transformative pages, you'll discover:Raw, unfiltered storytelling that reflects your own journey—because your story deserves to be witnessed and honoredPermission to feel everything—the grief, the rage, the exhaustion, and yes, even the joy you've denied yourselfA roadmap back to your body—not as a site of trauma, but as your most sacred homeHealing practices rooted in rest, pleasure, and radical self-compassion—because you deserve softness after all that strengthTools to dismantle the "Strong Black Woman" myth—so you can stop performing and start beingReflections and prompts that invite you deeper into yourself, your truth, and your reclamationA love letter to Black femininity—reminding you that your body, your story, and your existence are sacredThis book is for:The Black woman who feels like a stranger in her own skinThe survivor who's tired of just surviving and ready to thriveThe woman who's been everyone's rock but forgot she needed support tooAnyone healing from body shame, trauma, or the burden of being "strong"The woman ready to reclaim pleasure, rest, and joy as her birthrightThose seeking a guide written by a Black woman, for Black womenThis is not about perfection. This is about permission.Permission to rest without guilt.Permission to feel good in your body again.Permission to take up space and call it sacred.Permission to come home to the truest, softest, most unapologetic version of you.You don't need another book telling you to push through. You need a book that holds you while you heal.Home To Me is that book.Your body remembers what it feels like to be home. Let this book guide you back.Sis, you've been strong enough. Now it's time to be soft.Scroll up, grab your copy, and begin your sacred return today. Read more