You are bidding on a hard cover copy of WEATHERING: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, signed by the author, Dr. Arline T. Geronimus, a Celebrating Mothers Brunch 2026 honoree.

Dr. Geronimus is a Professor of Health Education and Health Equity at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health and a founding affiliate of the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health. This award-winning book, WEATHERING: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, outlines Weathering theory, the four decades of research that supports it, its consequences for the health of women, children and families, offering a roadmap toward hope, joy, and healing.

Elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Geronimus originated Weathering theory, positing that members of marginalized and maligned communities pay a high price in their health as they strive to be authentic and to survive, cope with, and overcome structured injustice in their daily round. She identifies historical, political, ideological and social dynamics that activate the weathering process in our bodies, as well as the material, environmental, health system, social psychological and human biological mechanisms through which weathering exacts its toll on health. Pointing to collective strategies marginalized communities employ to mitigate, resist, or undo weathering, she considers the trade-offs these strategies reflect and the perturbations public policy per usual poses to community-engaged protections.