BLOOM HOW YOU MUST: Book talk + workshop

Schedule

Sun Mar 22 2026 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Grounded: Plant Shop, Cafe, & Wellness Studio | Washington, DC

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Author Tara Pringle Jefferson joins Grounded DC to discuss Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman's Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing
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Join us for an intimate and nourishing afternoon with author and wellness writer , celebrating her powerful book Bloom How You Must—a love letter to Black women and the radical, ancestral practice of caring for ourselves and one another.

Our agenda includes:

  • A brief reading from Bloom How You Must
  • A lively, thoughtful conversation about Black women's self-care practices and how we can fortify ourselves for the forseeable future
  • Audience Q&A
  • Journaling workshop following prompts from Bloom How You Must
  • Book signing following the talk+ workshop



About the author

Tara Pringle Jefferson is author of Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing (Amistad/HarperCollins). A certified breathwork facilitator and wellness advocate, Jefferson is founder of The Self Care Suite, a digital wellness community for Black women. Over the last decade, Jefferson has brought her wellness expertise to corporate audiences including WW, SiriusXM, Wayfair, and Priceline. Her voice has been featured on New York magazine’s The Cut, Black Enterprise, and Essence. When she’s not writing, she finds peace among her houseplants and flowers. A Cleveland native, she lives in northeast Ohio with her husband and two children.



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Grounded: Plant Shop, Cafe, & Wellness Studio, 1913 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States

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