Sistas Rebuilding Sisterhood: Boundaries Aren’t Betrayal (August 2026)

Boundaries Aren’t Betrayal is a 90-minute virtual conversation within the Sistas Rebuilding Sisterhood series, hosted by Conversations in Color and facilitated by Lana Reid.

For many Black women, setting boundaries can feel like a violation of loyalty — to family, community, faith, or sisterhood itself. From an early age, saying “yes” is often rewarded as love, reliability, and strength, while saying “no” is framed as selfishness, defiance, or abandonment.

This August 2026 conversation invites intergenerational Black women to unpack why boundary-setting carries such emotional weight — and how guilt, obligation, and fear of judgment shape our relationships and choices.

Together, participants will explore:

• Why saying no often feels like disloyalty rather than self-respect

• Family expectations and unspoken obligations passed down through generations

• The fear of being labeled “selfish,” “difficult,” or “ungrateful”

• How over-availability quietly leads to resentment and burnout

• What healthy boundaries look like without severing connection

Rather than framing boundaries as rejection, this conversation centers them as clarity — a necessary practice for sustaining relationships, integrity, and well-being.

This session is part of Sistas Rebuilding Sisterhood, a monthly virtual gathering designed to support reflection, honesty, and healthier relational patterns among intergenerational Black women.

Facilitated by Lana Reid, founder of Conversations in Color and creator and host of The Male Perspective, this conversation creates space to reframe boundaries as an act of care — for ourselves and for the relationships we hope to preserve.