Dr. Tawainna Houston is a Licensed Naturopathic Physician, author, educator, and public speaker. She is the owner of Journey of Wellness Natural Medicine Center, where she specializes in providing natural forms of disease management and prevention services to her patients.
In this reasoning, Dr. Tawainna Houston examines how the false idea of Black biological inferiority was intentionally created to justify slavery and how those beliefs continue to shape Black health, wellness, and self perception today. She explores colonial divide and conquer tactics, the impact of jealousy on community health, and whether true healing is possible in the same environments where harm occurred.
Dr. Houston also addresses the historical control of Black women’s bodies during slavery and how that legacy still affects modern healthcare, pain recognition, and relationships to womanhood and self worth. Through history, psychology, and lived experience, this discussion challenges deeply rooted narratives and opens space for individual and collective healing.
