Lab of Unlearn Vol.2

The Lab of Unlearn Reading Group is a collective study space for slowing down.

We come together to think through books that challenge us, letting conversation and shared presence become their own kind of practice.

For this session, we will gather around Prentis Hemphill’s What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World, a book that asks how personal healing, embodiment, community care, and collective liberation are deeply connected. The book invites us to consider how our wounds, habits, memories, and inherited survival strategies shape the worlds we try to build.

Together, we will read selected passages, reflect on our own experiences of unlearning, and discuss how transformation can move from the body into our relationships and the wider world. No prior reading is required. Participants are invited to come as they are, with curiosity and a willingness to listen.

RSVP is free. If you are able, please buy a drink from Uncle Chin to support the local business hosting us. If this is financially difficult, please let us know — we are happy to help. If you have trouble accessing the book, please email us at accentedprojects@gmail.com