Danica Anderson's important research adds to the fields of feminist psychology, psychohistory, and trauma healing through restoring women's cultural contributions.

Judy Grahn, author of Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World

While the focus of this book is on South Slavic Women’s transgenerational trauma healing, the implications are much broader. The author, Danica Anderson, developed a close relationship with these war survivors and delves deeply into their experience of telling these stories of courage and resilience. The long-lasting effects of both direct and indirect war experience are clearly exposed. However, this is balanced by descriptions of transcendence and healing. Kolo, a traditional circle dance, plays a key role in this process. The influence of Danica’s work goes far beyond the South Slavic Women. Just as trauma impacts later generations, healing is also passed to the generations that follow. Sharing the stories of South Slavic women and their traumatic experiences, as well as their path to healing, sheds light and gives hope to peoples around the world and through many generations to come.

Jeane Rhodes, author of Birth of Hope

It’s no accident that women instinctively bond together during times of trauma. Nor is it an accident that, during these times, we hold on to the past aspects of our culture that we value most. These behaviors represent survival mechanisms deeply encoded in our DNA. Very often, refugees find themselves immersed in foreign cultures and are unable to continue cherished cultural nutritional practices. Danica Anderson’s book highlights the value of holding on to all traditions. It is one of the rare books that helps us understand that, by celebrating simple tasks around things like gardening and cooking, we women can begin to bring about our salvation.

Cate Shanahan, author of Deep Nutrition Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food