Many from marginalized communities suffer from the mental health impacts of oppression and discrimination. Dr. Jeannie Celestial, co-author of Clinical Interventions for Internalized Oppression, shares her discoveries about possibilities for healing, particularly among women of color, through the lens of mental health practices and Christian faith. In this, Dr. Celestial explores the role of “food as medicine,” which richly informs The Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook, her culinary offering that has sold worldwide.
About the Author:
Dr. Celestial is a licensed clinical psychologist, currently serving in the San Francisco Unified School District through RAMS, a large social services agency in the Bay Area. She has over two decades of experience in healing and transformational practices. She employs EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Brainspotting, CBT, ACT, and other modalities in her work. Dr. Celestial earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University, with emphases in Clinical Neuropsychology and Meditation and Psychology.
Names Mentioned:
Craig Wong, Tina Wong, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Joy DeGruy, Karen González, Peggy McIntosh, Sumie Okazaki, E. J. R. David, Leny Mendoza Strobel, Gerald Vizenor
Books:
- The Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook: Classic and Modern Filipino Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker (Tisha Gonda Domingo, Jeannie E. Celestial, Romeo Roque-Nido)
- Clinical Interventions for Internalized Oppression (Jan E. Estrellado, Lou Felipe, Jeannie E. Celestial)
- Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome (Joy DeGruy)
- Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration (Karen González)
- High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America (Jessica B. Harris)
Concepts:
- ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Post-Traumatic Slave Theory
- Survivance (Gerald Vizenor’s term for the persistence of Indigenous culture despite erasure)
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- Ba-on (Filipino tradition of sending food home with guests)