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The Exhaustion of Translation: When You're Always Explaining Yourself | The Healing Room
In this episode of The Healing Room, host Geraldine Smith explores the profound and often invisible fatigue known as 'the exhaustion of translation.' This is not physical tiredness, but the heavy emotional labor required when individuals from marginalized or distinct cultural backgrounds constantly explain, soften, or edit their identities to make others comfortable. If you have ever felt drained after conversations where you had to justify your heritage, family dynamics, or lived experiences, this episode speaks directly to that silent burden. It addresses the specific mental health…
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