<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Success in the professional world often comes with emotional costs for Black and Brown professionals who face microaggressions, exclusion, and invisible wounds in predominantly white spaces.</li><li>The mental and emotional toll of navigating these environments leads to chronic stress, anxiety, depression, and other health risks for professionals of color.</li><li>Code-switching, the constant adaptation to fit into majority spaces, takes a cognitive and emotional toll, leaving individuals disconnected from their authentic selves.</li><li>The burden of carrying unseen emotional labor, such as being the educator and support system while managing personal challenges, contributes to burnout and is particularly taxing for Black women.</li></ul>

The Emotional Cost of Climbing the Career Ladder

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