CULTURAL WELLNESS: MIND, BODY & SOUL – NONFICTION

RAQUEL REICHARD is a journalist, editor, author, producer, and speaker based in Orlando, Florida, who also serves as the deputy director of Somos, Refinery 29’s channel by and for Latines. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, Well + Good, Teen Vogue, and other major news and lifestyle outlets. Her first book, Self-Care for Latinas, (Adams Media) was published in December 2023. A proud Nuyoflorican, Raquel was born in Far Rockaway in Queens, New York, spent her early childhood in her parents’ homeland of Puerto Rico, and was raised in Orlando.

SAHAJ KAUR KOHLI, MA.ED., LGPC, is the founder of Brown Girl Therapy (@BrownGirlTherapy), the first and largest mental health and wellness community organization for adult children of immigrants; a licensed therapist; and author of The Washington Post advice column “Ask Sahaj.” Kohli's words and work have been featured on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, and TED, and in The New York Times, HuffPost, and other media. Kohli also serves as a consultant, educator, and international speaker. She has sat on panels and delivered workshops and keynotes for nonprofits, higher education institutions, the White House, Amazon, Google, athenahealth, Merck, JPMorgan Chase, LinkedIn, and UNICEF, among others. But What Will People Say? Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures (Penguin Life) is her first book.​