I Am Still Processing...

There are moments when you realize, you are just not able to put into words what you are actually experiencing. Has that ever happened to you?

Given recent life circumstances, as they say now, life is "life-ing", I have had the time to deeply reflect on a number of experiences over the past few years and feeling through what the impact of those encounters, disappointments, frustrations, celebrations and the like, have been for me. What has come up a lot, is the concept of intersectionality and the many ways each of us play roles or have skills and talents, that allow us to navigate our lives in very unique ways.

You have heard me share thoughts about imposter vs. imposer syndrome, and if you have not, then you could have a read in previous newsletter posting :)

What has come up for me in the weeks I have been newsletter MIA (Missing In Action not Miami), is the value of intersectionality. So much so, I hosted a week long virtual summit with 14 guests from different angles of psychology, business, counseling, coaching and consulting to discuss the ways in which aspects of our identities are often hidden, compromised or not discussed, due to the many ways other identities are assumed or imposed on us.

I have thought about the identities that have been imposed on me and thought about how I navigated through those moments or workspaces, with such assumptions and how truly exhausting it has been. Probably why I am in such a space of intense brain fog these days, recovering from burn out and piecing together some new next steps. It is in designing and piecing together the new next steps, that folks have asked, "How can I help?"

On average, many of us would be elated to know people even care enough to ask such a question. However, for me, it spins me into a space of such gratitude and thinking how fortunate I am that I have several people asking that question and it then has me thinking, how do I even respond? And from which aspect of my identity would I be responding from? I have not been able to respond with anything much at all, given that I am still processing and just in such a deep feeling space, I do not have many words for full expression.

So, this newsletter post, is for me to share that many of us are navigating different aspects of our identity at any given time. We are certainly worth having folks ask how they can help and it is certainly understandable when all you can say is, "I do not know at the moment." Burn out is something far too many of us deal with, but so few of us realize what it is. Reports from Gallup note that over 70% of employees report feeling burnt out due to work. If you want to gain more clarity on burn out and how it is impacting your identity, drop me a line. I will also offer, if you are a manager and you are finding that you are struggling in different ways in your role and other aspects of your life, I have an exclusive space just for that I.e. The Managers Cohort.