Coffee No Cream Ep. 23 – Black Women and Your Quiet Clap Back at Work

08/10/2025 38 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, part 2 of the Corporate Code Series, Erin Braxton gets real about how easily work, coworkers, and even friends can live rent-free in your head. Outline The Head Code.She shares how Black women can protect their peace, rebuild real confidence through motion, and master the quiet clapback, the art of staying unbothered, strategic, and focused.👉 Listen to Episode 22, The Boundary Code, for part 1 of the seriesThe Code: Protect your head. Keep them out of your head and stay in motion.⏱️ Timestamps(00:00) When work starts living rent-free in your head(00:41) Welcome to Coffee No Cream, The Head Code begins(03:08) Why protecting your mind matters more than performing(05:27) The moment you realize your confidence got chipped away(07:44) From achiever to “what happened?”, how work rewires belief(10:12) When “getting the job” felt like the win(12:20) The reality check: doing everything right still isn’t enough(14:55) How over-preparing can become another kind of fear(17:19) Stories of people getting in your head, and how to stop it(20:05) Motion builds belief , you can’t steal what’s moving(22:30) When toxic jobs erode peace and purpose(24:41) Rebuilding your confidence outside of work(27:06) Stop outsourcing validation, protect your ideas(29:18) Faith, motion, and the small steps that rebuild you(32:00) The quiet clapback, choosing peace over reaction(34:25) Closing Code, Get out of your head and keep movingResources & Links👉 ⁠Get Our Free Courses Database⁠👉 ⁠Join the Coffee No Cream Facebook Community⁠👉 Subscribe for more stories & strategies for Black Women in business

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