When you care deeply about people, it’s natural to think empathy is the goal. To understand, to feel, to be present with others in their pain. But empathy alone can wear you down, especially when you’re holding space for conversations about race, identity or belonging. In this episode, I’m sharing how compassion shifts how we hold space. It’s what moves us from just merely understanding to moving in the direction of deeper sustainable care. I share: 🎙 Why empathy sometimes keeps us stuc...
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When you care deeply about people, it’s natural to think empathy is the goal. To understand, to feel, to be present with others in their pain. But empathy alone can wear you down, especially when you’re holding space for conversations about race, identity or belonging. In this episode, I’m sharing how compassion shifts how we hold space. It’s what moves us from just merely understanding to moving in the direction of deeper sustainable care. I share: 🎙 Why empathy sometimes keeps us stuc...
Inclusion work may no longer be trending but that doesn’t mean it’s no longer necessary. In this solo episode, I’m speaking directly to the online business owners who felt the urgency, who cared deeply, but who’ve gone quiet. Whether it was burnout, uncertainty, or simply life moving on, I see you. This episode is a reminder that racial equity work was never meant to be a moment. It’s a movement. And when the pendulum swings back and it will the people who stayed in the work will be the...
REPRESENTED with Annie Gichuru
When you care deeply about people, it’s natural to think empathy is the goal. To understand, to feel, to be present with others in their pain. But empathy alone can wear you down, especially when you’re holding space for conversations about race, identity or belonging. In this episode, I’m sharing how compassion shifts how we hold space. It’s what moves us from just merely understanding to moving in the direction of deeper sustainable care. I share: 🎙 Why empathy sometimes keeps us stuc...
