Coping with Chronic Racial Trauma: A Black Professional’s Path from Survival to Healing

Anti-Black racism is so embedded in the policies and practices of institutions that it has been functionally where racism becomes normalized and rendered invisible. Black professionals carry the unique burden of managing their own experiences of chronic racial trauma while simultaneously trying to help others navigate these same systems. Addressing Anti-Black racism can be a risk, leaving Black professionals feeling isolated and misunderstood. Chronic exposure to racial based traumatic stress, which experts equate with post-traumatic stress disorder, has a devastating impact. This workshop will provide a safer space to unpack the effects of Anti-Black racism in the workplace. It will offer Black professionals the skills and tools to effectively begin the journey from trauma to healing.