Black Women & Toxic Jobs: External Validation Is a Trap

Описание: They praise you while they drain you.

We’ve been taught to collect gold stars—degrees, promotions, glowing performance reviews—as proof that we’re enough. But what happens when all that “success” is built inside a toxic workplace that drains your soul?

In this raw and necessary conversation, I sit down with Dara Wilson to unpack how external validation becomes a trap for Black women. We’ll talk about:

✨ The cost of chasing approval – How the need to be seen as exceptional can keep us stuck in harmful environments.
✨ Why “Black Excellence” can be a cage – And how it’s often weaponized against us in toxic work cultures.
✨ Breaking free without breaking down – What it takes to define your worth outside of your job title.
✨ The healing work – How to unlearn the idea that your value is only as good as your latest accomplishment.

If you’ve ever worked yourself to exhaustion just to prove you belong… if you’ve ever stayed silent in the face of mistreatment because you didn’t want to be labeled “difficult”… if you’ve ever felt like your job was feeding your ego but starving your spirit—this conversation is for you.

It’s time to stop measuring our worth by someone else’s yardstick.

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Resources:
The 2nd Annual Job Liberation Virtual Summit For Black Women Replay Link:
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🚨 Legal Disclaimer: Please note that this video does not provide psychological services or therapy. Dr. Kimani shares personal experiences, offers valuable resources, and provides information to empower Black women who are toxic job survivors.

Who am I? Dr. Kimani Norrington-Sands, a Black Woman Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a Toxic Job Survivor with more than 20 years of experience providing mental health and consultation services. I'm on a mission to help Black women leave and heal from toxic jobs.

To learn more about my own experiences in a toxic job, watch the videos below in which I am interviewed by Stephanie Perry as well as Glamazini.
• Black Women Leaving Toxic Jobs ✌🏾 w/ ...
https://www.youtube.com/live/YucMGqDe...

🌿Therapy and Healing Resources:
• Watch "How Do You Find a Black Therapist?" https://www.youtube.com/live/5Z1TiYp6...
• Therapy For Black Girls: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
• The Loveland Foundation: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/

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