How do you prioritize physical, emotional, and mental health to bring your best self to the partnership?

For many BIPOC employees, we walk into rooms and must constantly read the air, deciding how much of ourselves is safe to bring.

In many workplaces today, Black and Brown employees are still seen through a distorted lens. Our ideas are met with skepticism. Our contributions are overlooked. Our questions remain unanswered

I still remember 2023, sitting in class and trying to focus on the lecture, but in the back of my mind, all I could hear was:
“Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo…”

Studies have shown that men, particularly Black men, often struggle to identify and articulate their emotional experiences.

When your job, life, or circumstances keep you in a constant state of depletion, your body will seek relief wherever it can find it.

Burnout is the creeping sense of numbness when you no longer care about the work you once loved.
It’s the rise in irritability or anger, when even simple tasks or conversations feel too much.

When you’re stuck in the same role with no support or vision for the future, even the most passionate work starts to feel heavy.

Burnout doesn’t always begin with workload—sometimes, it begins with silence. When your voice doesn’t matter, eventually your energy doesn’t show up either.

Burnout doesn’t always stem from excessive work. Sometimes, it comes from too much uncertainty. Unclear expectations

Anxiety can cause multiple physical symptoms, and one of them is the inability to perform certain everyday tasks, work-related assignments, or social activities.