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🛑 Join Me Today on YouTube Live: The Burden of the Strong Black Woman 🛑
As Black women in leadership roles
—founders, CEOs, and corporate executives—
the “Strong Black Woman” persona is often something we carry in silence. But the truth is, this weight can be detrimental to our well-being, stifling our vulnerability and connection to softness.
Today, I’ll be discussing my personal journey with this persona—how it impacted my life, and most importantly, how I began to heal from it.
I’ll share practical steps that can help you embrace rest, reclaim your softness, and leave behind the never-ending expectations of strength.
🎥 When: Today at [8PM CST]
📍 Where: YouTube Live (Link in comments)
This conversation is for any Black woman feeling the pressure to do it all, be it all, and never break down.
Let's break that silence. Join me and let’s explore what healing looks like together.
🔗 Link in comments to join
#BlackWomenInLeadership#StrongBlackWomanSyndrome#WorkplaceWellbeing#SelfCare#CorporateAmerica#HealingJourney#LeadershipAndHealing
Welcome to “BWUnfilitered,” where we explore the cultural nuances of our workplaces and communities. This week, we’re exploring a crucial and often overlooked aspect of leadership: the unique challenges and strategies of Black women in leadership roles at the intersection of race and gender.
Intersectionality isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a critical lens through which we can view Black women's hurdles in their journey to the top. These challenges are multifaceted, stemming from a complex interplay between racial and gender biases that often render these capable leaders invisible in the dominant discourse.
Today, we’ll uncover the realities of these invisible barriers through the stories of trailblazing Black women who are reshaping the leadership landscapes in tech, healthcare, and academia. We’ll learn from their experiences and discuss actionable strategies that have helped them navigate and transform predominantly white, patriarchal work environments.
Join us as we delve into real-life examples, discuss robust strategies for success, and answer your questions on supporting and empowering more Black women to achieve and excel in leadership positions. Whether you’re an aspiring leader or an ally in the cause, this episode is packed with insights and inspiration to help forge a path toward a more inclusive and equitable leadership future.
Stay tuned, and let’s get started on this enlightening journey together!
"The tragedy, though, is the sector’s. Black women know how to say no—and tragedy is simply not something we will be taking on for anybody or anything. Joy and wellbeing and empowerment for all? Certainly. But apparently, the world isn’t ready for that.
Black women leaders are being harassed, forced out, made severely ill, and are even dying."
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#coaching#consulting#racialequity #equity#socialjustice#movementbuilding #power#authenticity#vulnerability#change#transformation
LEADERS, are you aware of how you handle disagreements, confrontations and conflicting stories? Have you done the work on your biases? Do you have expectations around fairness and equity.
Take a look at the latest low-level behavior coming from our House of Representatives. More than that, ask yourself why MTG is being allowed to behave this way. Would any of our women of color be allowed to do the things that she has done over the last 4 years?
Furthermore, why are the men not stepping up to stop this?
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I can't relate to this harder, especially lately.
What's interesting about experiencing this is, if on paper you can compare one colleagues' exact actions, accolades, or thought process to that of the Black woman you've decided to chastise that day, and they are equal, and you call yourself a believer in #JEDI efforts, you've got some more work to do.
If you can compare those things, and her win column is astronomically higher, yet these are the thoughts you are choosing to try to knock the wind out of her sails with, you might want to talk to your therapist about that.
I am never one to assume someone is envious or feels slighted when I am around. If you have ever met me once, you would know I strive to include everyone, where possible, and yet I have heard every single one of these things, and some other much worse ones, with no logical explanation as to their origin.
I appreciate these responses, as they subtly deliver, #BSD, Big Shade Energy, while also reminding you not to allow yourself to be spoken down to because someone else feels however they feel-- which is a professional skill I am currently working on myself.
It is a very weird work problem to have: being punished and/or gaslit for being naturally excellent. In fact, the gaslighting is much worse.
Sometimes this crazymaking occurs because you have tried to set a boundary, sometimes it occurs because you are not being afraid to say something other people aren't willing to say, or because you are willing to do something other people aren't willing to do.
My personal opinion is that you then become a target because you might step outside the bounds of what others perceive to be your nice, neat little box.
If this has happened to you sis, forget about them.
That's a THEM problem.
Everyone will handle this situation differently and your organizational type makes a big difference as to how you can address it, but to all the people who've tried to make you feel like this I say, "Thank you. Next. "
#IntersectionalityAtWork#SupportBlackWomen#YouGotThisSis
Licensed Clinical Psychologist I Assistant Professor I Scientist I TEDx Speaker l SXSWEDU Speaker
Thank you for noticing! Black women are often labeled with stereotypes to justify violence against us. But I’m here to flip the script. Don’t let them box you in with a stereotype. Redefine them with pride.
Stereotypes are nothing but challenges we’ve already mastered. Here’s how we say thank you to every attempt to dim our light
During my recent facilitation on intersectionality at the State Bar Convention, I confronted unexpected emotions tied to a previous incident with a colleague. While discussing tokenism and the perceived need for competition among women of color attorneys, I recalled a time when my bond with another black woman attorney was disrupted by a superior’s revelation that I had applied for her role before we both began with the organization. This caused a sudden breakdown, leading to friction and perceived competition. As I shared this story, I realized the wound was still fresh, yet leaning into that discomfort allowed for a powerful and authentic conversation. Many women approached me afterward, sharing similar experiences. This reaffirmed how crucial it is for leaders to embrace vulnerability and authenticity. Lean into discomfort; your genuine message can profoundly impact others.
#diversityandinclusion#womeninlaw#authenticleadership#professionalgrowth#embracevulnerability
Do you ever get tired of being the strong one in your friend group? Being strong is not easy but unfortunately, it’s an expectation that black women everywhere have been tasked with since birth.
Checkout my blog post where we explore how to overcome this “Strong Woman” archetype:
#embraceyourjourney#findingbalance#blackwomen#healingjourney#perfectlyimperfect
Let me know if you have something that helps you find balance.
