I'm a Black woman who's been natural for five years, but I have a job interview at a conservative firm next week and I keep looking at my straightening iron wondering if my integrity is worth potentially not getting hired.
More people experience this than they realize.
She's weighing authentic self-expression against economic survival in a system that penalizes Black women for refusing to conform to white beauty standards.
“Where Are You with Body as identity — physical self-concept?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.