When curiosity and appreciation replaces compensation, empathy can become extraction when Black women’s emotional labor fuels others’ growth without recognition.
I suggest we (black women) start charging a fee "racial education consultation or empathy consultation" I'm only partially kidding. Because as a life coach I have come to realize people are much more serious about learning and retaining information when they are paying for it. Also I've given away so much free emotional labor over my lifetime; I have had to forgive myself for not respecting my time and boundaries more.
I suggest we (black women) start charging a fee "racial education consultation or empathy consultation" I'm only partially kidding. Because as a life coach I have come to realize people are much more serious about learning and retaining information when they are paying for it. Also I've given away so much free emotional labor over my lifetime; I have had to forgive myself for not respecting my time and boundaries more.
Absolutely!