Temper - by Autumn Brown (Paperback)

About the Book

A transformative guide that shows readers how to "temper" their bodies and spirits for the resilient practice of freedom within a collapsing world, from co-host of the podcast "How to Survive the End of the World" Autumn Brown.

Book Synopsis

Begin the journey to freedom, even when the way is uncertain

Freedom isn't a distant, political goal, but rather something we can practice right now, argues organizer, artist, and co-host of the podcast How to Survive the End of the World Autumn Brown. Drawing on the ancestral wisdom of Harriet Tubman and other fugitives, the lineage of Black Feminism, and the discipline of martial arts, Brown teaches us how to temper our bodies and spirits for this resilient practice of freedom--exactly where we are.

In this urgent and soulful book, Autumn teaches us to:

- Shift from a fugue state of trauma-induced dissociation to a fugitive state of alertness and agency to navigate the ever-changing world.
- Stop the exhausting attempt to control your environment and start the practice of conditioning your body and spirit for the unknown.
- Discover how your deepest sources of pain can connect you with ancestral wisdom and other discredited ways of knowing.
- Experience how falling apart together during times of collapse can create a sense of life-saving connectedness.

Autumn writes, "We ask ourselves, with every choice we make, how are we building capacity, fortitude, strength, intuition, and resilience that births a future freedom we could all live and thrive in?" Step onto the fugitive path and discover the truth: you were made for this crossing.

Review Quotes

"Beautiful and necessary."--Alexis Pauline Gumbs, author of Undrowned and Survival is a Promise

Praise for Autumn from the We Can Do Hard Things podcast:

"I'll follow you."--Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed

About the Author

AUTUMN BROWN is an artist, organizer, and theologian dedicated to political education and liberatory practice. Drawing on her decades of experience organizing for social change, and training community organizers and faith leaders, Autumn encourages people to harness their innate capacity for healing to overcome the trauma of oppression. She is co-host of the How to Survive the End of the World podcast with her sister, adrienne maree brown. Autumn lives in Minneapolis with her three brilliant children.