When Little Black Girls Are Socialized to Be Strong

Strong Black women didn’t just miraculously appear on the scene.
They were little Black girls who grow up to be strong Black
women.


In this episode of the Shades of Strong podcast we take a deep
dive into how Black women are socialized to strong even before
they leave their mothers’ womb, thereby making them susceptible
to the Black superwoman syndrome.


If you’ve ever questioned why or how you came to be “strong”, or
why you behave the way you behave in certain circumstances, this
episode will answer a few of those questions for you.


WHAT’S INSIDE:


Wounded little Black girls growing up to be wounded strong
Black women

Gender based chores and how they condition Black women to be
& do all the things

What happens when little Black girls don’t get to be children

Words from the mouths of adults that encourage suppressed
& repressed emotions

Parenting techniques and behaviors that send Black women
running into the arm of toxic partners

Cultivating our children’s intuition and learning to sit with
them in their pain



Tune in now for insight on how words (spoken and unspoken),
behaviors and unhealed traum


 


RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:


The Safe Place App:  Providing mental
health resources (self-care tips, articles, videos, self
assessments, etc.) for the African American community. Download
the app today on your Apple or Android device.


Comic Book: Generational Awakening: The Strange Anxiety
In Dauphine Royal


Voices in This Episode:


Shirley Hubbard
Jasmin Pierre
Lakeisha Carter
Natalyn Bradshaw
Trezelle Morgain


Other Episodes in Season 4


Uncaped | A Black Girl Daring to Heal
The Power of Sista to Sista Friendships
Is Your Mother Wound Keeping You Separated from the Joys of
Sistahood?
Can the Sistahood Circle Be Unbroken?
Identifying the Layers of the Black Superwoman Cape
Things We’ve Lost to the Superwoman Cape


Superwoman Quiz


Are you a perfectionist, master
performer, people pleaser, or
people prover?


Take this 4 minute quiz & get a breakdown of your superwoman
archetype & how you can use this knowledge to set healthy
boundaries in life, love, and relationships.