What does it feel like to carry the weight of ‘firsts’ and ‘onlys’?
The first in your family to step into rooms your ancestors were never allowed to enter. The only Black, Brown, or Mixed Heritage Woman in leadership, at the table, in the decision-making spaces. The one who breaks the mould—because no one else before you had the chance.
We call it progress. We call it opportunity.
But what happens when you’re carrying that weight alone?
💭 Who do you turn to when no one else understands the pressure?
💭 How do you navigate success when it comes with isolation?
💭 What happens when your win doesn’t feel like freedom, but another set of expectations?
Being a trailblazer sounds powerful, but it can also be exhausting.
Because when you are the first, you are the proof.
For two reasons:
- The one expected to open doors for others while keeping them shut on yourself.
- The one constantly balancing pride and pressure, progress and exhaustion, representation and survival.
Who Holds Space for the Trailblazers?
The world loves the success story, the headline, the achievement
But who sees the sacrifices? The doubts? The weight of carrying so much, so often, for so long?
I’m Power-Meant is that space.
🌿 A space where you don’t have to explain why it’s heavy.
🔥 A space where you don’t have to carry it alone.
💡 A space where success isn’t survival—it’s liberation.
Because being ‘the first’ doesn’t mean you have to be the only.
You Deserve to Be in a Room Where You’re Not the Exception.
This nine-part series runs every two weeks from Thursday, 20 March 2025, at 7 PM GMT. Because progress shouldn’t come at the cost of your peace.
You’ve already opened the door. Now let’s walk through it together.
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The SisDr Team