AWDF Publications
The healing matrix of African women-led mental health and emotional wellbeing
The overrepresentation of dualistic Western intervention models and inadequate mental healthcare services by
states notwithstanding, African feminists are tapping into a range of self/women-led healing modalities to nurture their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Through an empirical, qualitative study, this article documents experiences of African women navigating wellbeing and bridges the knowledge gap by presenting a range of approaches used by African feminists for their healing justice.