Beyond Survival: Building Black Love That ThrivesFor too long, many relationships have been shaped by survival-enduring, coping, holding on, and hoping things will get better. But love was never meant to be lived in survival mode.Beyond Survival invites readers into a deeper, healthier vision of love-one rooted in emotional safety, spiritual maturity, mutual respect, and intentional growth. With honesty and compassion, Overseer Shimika Bowers addresses the unspoken pressures, inherited patterns, and generational wounds that often shape Black relationships, while offering practical insight for building connections that are life-giving and whole.Blending faith, wisdom, and real-life application, this book challenges readers to break cycles, heal internal narratives, and redefine what thriving love truly looks like. It speaks to individuals and couples alike-those healing from the past, those rebuilding trust, and those seeking to create something better than what they inherited.This is not a book about perfection.It is about progress.It is about choosing growth over survival.And it is about building love that lasts-on purpose.Beyond Survival is a guide, a mirror, and an invitation to step into relationships marked not by endurance, but by peace, partnership, and purpose.