This week’s episode is a dedication to the women of colour in my community. It's also the final episode of REPRESENTED podcast for 2025. As the year comes to a close, many women of colour are carrying more than anyone sees. The emotional labour, the cultural expectations, the pressure to hold families, workplaces and communities together, often while their own needs are placed last. In this episode, I speak directly to you. I talk about the invisible load women of colour carry, why December c...
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This week’s episode is a dedication to the women of colour in my community. It's also the final episode of REPRESENTED podcast for 2025. As the year comes to a close, many women of colour are carrying more than anyone sees. The emotional labour, the cultural expectations, the pressure to hold families, workplaces and communities together, often while their own needs are placed last. In this episode, I speak directly to you. I talk about the invisible load women of colour carry, why December c...
87. Empathy vs Compassion: What You Need to Know as a Heart-Led Space-holder
REPRESENTED with Annie Gichuru
17 minutes
1 month 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
This week’s episode is a dedication to the women of colour in my community. It's also the final episode of REPRESENTED podcast for 2025. As the year comes to a close, many women of colour are carrying more than anyone sees. The emotional labour, the cultural expectations, the pressure to hold families, workplaces and communities together, often while their own needs are placed last. In this episode, I speak directly to you. I talk about the invisible load women of colour carry, why December c...
