Inclusion work asks something different from us. It does not move quickly. It does not follow the pace of online business. And it certainly does not offer the instant clarity we have been taught to expect. In this episode, I am sharing why meaningful racial equity work will never move at the speed of business and why that is not a problem to fix, but a truth to honour. I talk about: 🎙 Why urgency often works against genuine inclusion 🎙 The long, slow history of social change and w...
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Inclusion work asks something different from us. It does not move quickly. It does not follow the pace of online business. And it certainly does not offer the instant clarity we have been taught to expect. In this episode, I am sharing why meaningful racial equity work will never move at the speed of business and why that is not a problem to fix, but a truth to honour. I talk about: 🎙 Why urgency often works against genuine inclusion 🎙 The long, slow history of social change and w...
87. Empathy vs Compassion: What You Need to Know as a Heart-Led Space-holder
REPRESENTED with Annie Gichuru
17 minutes
1 week ago
87. Empathy vs Compassion: What You Need to Know as a Heart-Led Space-holder
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...
REPRESENTED with Annie Gichuru
Inclusion work asks something different from us. It does not move quickly. It does not follow the pace of online business. And it certainly does not offer the instant clarity we have been taught to expect. In this episode, I am sharing why meaningful racial equity work will never move at the speed of business and why that is not a problem to fix, but a truth to honour. I talk about: 🎙 Why urgency often works against genuine inclusion 🎙 The long, slow history of social change and w...
