We Were Never Meant to Carry This Every Day | A Porch Talk

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In YAIT Town, the Front Porch is not a lecture hall. It’s a place to sit down, settle in, and name some of the things we’ve been carrying for far too long.

In this first Porch Talk of the Restoration Series, Ama-Robin reflects on a kind of exhaustion that many Black people know deeply — the tiredness that comes not from one dramatic moment, but from constantly adjusting, scanning, holding back, and pushing through in predominantly white spaces.

The small moments. The constant awareness. The weight that builds quietly over time.

This episode is not about fixing everything today. It’s about recognition. About finally noticing what your body may have been trying to tell you all along.

So come sit on the porch for a while.

No pressure. No performance. Just a moment to breathe, reflect, and remember that you are not carrying this alone.

If you want to linger and ponder on this feeling a little longer, let's talk about it on my Substack.