Dear Dr. Carey Yazeed: I’m very sorry to learn of your loss/passing of your son and the ensuing response that further propelled the depths of pain in your grieving. Your story or rather experience is so important to share as our culture is in dire need of hearing/listening/experiencing to the extent possible what Black Women and POC go through as a result of intense desensitization from centuries old oppression/suppression that we’ve yet to address and approach healing (to put it mildly). I am grateful for your raw honesty and your transparency in how you feel. We must all hear/listen/experience from other Black Women experiences in order to begin to bust through our lower, lesser selves and raise our frequencies as human beings - it’s just the beginning to shift change. Thank you so much! 🙏🏻❤️🦁🌅🪷🙇♀️
Thank you so much for reading Emily and for respecting where I am in this grieving process. It is my hope that others will begin to understand why some people of color consciously keep their feelings inside or only show them in privacy and to bring and end to this Black superwoman myth.
Dr. Yazeed, I am deeply sorry for your loss of your son. No one should have to bury a child and the depth of grief is crushing to consider by itself. Having to grieve in the face of repeated betrayal from a businesswoman failing your program to familial relations failing to show up when they are most needed is worse than unacceptable. The mysoginoir of having to fly a superwoman cape the week of your son’s burial is a resurgence of intergenerational trauma that no words or reason can hold. In the midst of all of this is your precious son who you raised with the very best of you, who your heart needs space and community to hold you and stand by you while you grieve. I am so sorry you have been failed by family and designer at a time when you, your sons, and your brother deserve the grace and unconditional love of people showing up to give you their best to soften in whatever way possible, the crushing burden of this mourning period. Your vulnerability in these posts and tremendous offering in You Can’t Break My Soul ripple in waves of healing into the community, may that energy come back to your threefold in the weeks to come with new speaking engagements at companies who are worthy of your exceptionalism, respect you, and pay you more than you negotiated previously.
Thank you, Heliana. I realized people will take advantage of your grief for their own gains - either personal or professional. I found energy last week to do what needed to be done, but this week I know I won't be as kind to people so it's best for me to stay in my bubble and allow myself to feel all of the feelings in my own peace. More speaking opportunities will come and they pay off will be 3 x better than the one I lost last week.
Dear Dr. Carey Yazeed: I’m very sorry to learn of your loss/passing of your son and the ensuing response that further propelled the depths of pain in your grieving. Your story or rather experience is so important to share as our culture is in dire need of hearing/listening/experiencing to the extent possible what Black Women and POC go through as a result of intense desensitization from centuries old oppression/suppression that we’ve yet to address and approach healing (to put it mildly). I am grateful for your raw honesty and your transparency in how you feel. We must all hear/listen/experience from other Black Women experiences in order to begin to bust through our lower, lesser selves and raise our frequencies as human beings - it’s just the beginning to shift change. Thank you so much! 🙏🏻❤️🦁🌅🪷🙇♀️
Thank you so much for reading Emily and for respecting where I am in this grieving process. It is my hope that others will begin to understand why some people of color consciously keep their feelings inside or only show them in privacy and to bring and end to this Black superwoman myth.
Dr. Yazeed, I am deeply sorry for your loss of your son. No one should have to bury a child and the depth of grief is crushing to consider by itself. Having to grieve in the face of repeated betrayal from a businesswoman failing your program to familial relations failing to show up when they are most needed is worse than unacceptable. The mysoginoir of having to fly a superwoman cape the week of your son’s burial is a resurgence of intergenerational trauma that no words or reason can hold. In the midst of all of this is your precious son who you raised with the very best of you, who your heart needs space and community to hold you and stand by you while you grieve. I am so sorry you have been failed by family and designer at a time when you, your sons, and your brother deserve the grace and unconditional love of people showing up to give you their best to soften in whatever way possible, the crushing burden of this mourning period. Your vulnerability in these posts and tremendous offering in You Can’t Break My Soul ripple in waves of healing into the community, may that energy come back to your threefold in the weeks to come with new speaking engagements at companies who are worthy of your exceptionalism, respect you, and pay you more than you negotiated previously.
Thank you, Heliana. I realized people will take advantage of your grief for their own gains - either personal or professional. I found energy last week to do what needed to be done, but this week I know I won't be as kind to people so it's best for me to stay in my bubble and allow myself to feel all of the feelings in my own peace. More speaking opportunities will come and they pay off will be 3 x better than the one I lost last week.