What Black Women Know About Exhaustion—and Liberation with Dr. Giavanni Washington

Dr. Giavanni Washington joins Faith Clarke for a raw and powerful conversation about the invisible labor women perform—especially Black women, immigrant daughters, eldest daughters, and overachievers—and the cost of sacrificing ourselves in the name of love, family, and professionalism. Giavanni unpacks her personal reckoning with worthiness, the structures that normalize our overwork, and the generational pattern-breaking required to reclaim joy and liberation.

Together, they explore how systems of white supremacy and patriarchy have conditioned us to be complicit in our own exhaustion—and what it takes to step out of those systems. From motherhood to work, partnership to family caregiving, this episode is a must-listen for anyone rethinking what it means to show up without self-abandonment.

Discussed in this episode:

• Giavanni’s journey from overachieving to awakening
• What it means to “stop participating in your own sacrifice”
• Invisible labor in families, especially for eldest daughters
• How patriarchal structures hide in modern partnerships
• The spiritual toll of being the family fixer
• Reorganizing life around joy and rest—not guilt and obligation
• How language and frameworks (like “invisible labor”) can set us free
• Why burnout isn’t about better systems, but better values

Resources Mentioned:

• The Overachievers Oracle podcast with Giavanni Washington
• Black Goddess Within: Giavanni’s spiritual liberation practice

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