Unchained Healing with Ursula Rice, LCSW

About Unchained

Discover how Unchained illuminates intergenerational trauma and guides your journey toward embodied, sustainable healing.

A heavy, antique iron chain lying broken in the center of a smooth wooden table, each link rendered in detailed photographic realism, with one central link cleanly split and slightly separated. Around it are open, handwritten journal pages, a folded linen cloth, and a single white feather, all arranged with intentional calm. Soft morning light from an unseen window washes across the scene, casting gentle shadows that emphasize the broken link. Shot at eye level with a shallow depth of field, the chain is in crisp focus while the background falls into a warm, inviting blur, evoking release, healing, and new beginnings.
A sunlit path winding through a lush, green forest, the packed earth trail clearly visible and free of obstacles, symbolizing a guided healing journey. On one side, a weathered wooden bench holds a closed, cloth-bound book with a simple, unadorned cover, and a folded woven shawl. Rays of late afternoon sunlight filter through high branches, creating dappled patterns of light and shadow across the path. Captured from a slightly elevated perspective using photographic realism, the composition follows the rule of thirds, drawing the eye forward along the path. The atmosphere feels hopeful, grounded, and gently transformative, suggesting steady progress and safety.

Heal Trauma, Reclaim Your Freedom

Unchained reveals how the trauma of slavery still lives in our bodies, families, and communities, and offers practical, trauma-informed tools for healing and liberation. Visit the Book page to learn more and purchase your copy.

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A heavy, antique iron chain lying broken in the center of a smooth wooden table, each link rendered in detailed photographic realism, with one central link cleanly split and slightly separated. Around it are open, handwritten journal pages, a folded linen cloth, and a single white feather, all arranged with intentional calm. Soft morning light from an unseen window washes across the scene, casting gentle shadows that emphasize the broken link. Shot at eye level with a shallow depth of field, the chain is in crisp focus while the background falls into a warm, inviting blur, evoking release, healing, and new beginnings.

Aya Nakamura

Unchained gave me language for pain I thought was mine alone and practical steps to begin releasing generations of inherited hurt.

A sunlit path winding through a lush, green forest, the packed earth trail clearly visible and free of obstacles, symbolizing a guided healing journey. On one side, a weathered wooden bench holds a closed, cloth-bound book with a simple, unadorned cover, and a folded woven shawl. Rays of late afternoon sunlight filter through high branches, creating dappled patterns of light and shadow across the path. Captured from a slightly elevated perspective using photographic realism, the composition follows the rule of thirds, drawing the eye forward along the path. The atmosphere feels hopeful, grounded, and gently transformative, suggesting steady progress and safety.

Mateo García

Reading Unchained felt like sitting with a wise therapist and an elder; I finally saw my patterns, and hope returned.

A heavy, antique iron chain lying broken in the center of a smooth wooden table, each link rendered in detailed photographic realism, with one central link cleanly split and slightly separated. Around it are open, handwritten journal pages, a folded linen cloth, and a single white feather, all arranged with intentional calm. Soft morning light from an unseen window washes across the scene, casting gentle shadows that emphasize the broken link. Shot at eye level with a shallow depth of field, the chain is in crisp focus while the background falls into a warm, inviting blur, evoking release, healing, and new beginnings.

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A sunlit path winding through a lush, green forest, the packed earth trail clearly visible and free of obstacles, symbolizing a guided healing journey. On one side, a weathered wooden bench holds a closed, cloth-bound book with a simple, unadorned cover, and a folded woven shawl. Rays of late afternoon sunlight filter through high branches, creating dappled patterns of light and shadow across the path. Captured from a slightly elevated perspective using photographic realism, the composition follows the rule of thirds, drawing the eye forward along the path. The atmosphere feels hopeful, grounded, and gently transformative, suggesting steady progress and safety.