Kelley Bonner

Black Girl Burnout

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Black Girl Burnout is a podcast hosted by Kelley Bonner dedicated to helping black women manage the stress of daily living and preventing the detrimental effects of burnout. Black women often feel overburdened and undervalued, and this podcast offers palpable solutions for this undeniable phenomenon. Bonner is a licensed therapist with over 15 years of experience helping people and organizations transform, evolve, and heal burnout. Each week, she dives deep on topics around burnout including career burnout, relationship burnout, and how racism and sexism contribute to the acceleration of burno...

Author

Kelley Bonner

Category

Health

Podcast website

redcircle.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Opt Into Affirmations For Black Girls - Part 2 19.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast.  In this episode, Kelley and her guest Tyra Morrison continue their discussion about Opting Into Affirmations For Black GIrls. Did you know that by keeping joy in your life, you can reframe the way that you think about things? Living a joyful life can begin by simply having a more positive outlook on life and choosing to see the bright side of things in a...

Opt Into Affirmations For Black Girls - Part 1 17.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast.  In this episode, Kelley and her guest Tyra Morrison discuss  Opting Into Affirmations For Black GIrls. Affirmations can be very helpful for women who may be suppressing their feelings. Getting into a routine of daily affirmations can really help you with becoming more open with yourself. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how Affirmations...

Opt Into Celebration 14.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the idea of Opting Into Celebration. There's a lot about being a black woman that is born out of generational trauma and historical myths. But, there's another side about being a black woman, which is that it should be a joyful and fun experience. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to feel deserv...

Opt Out of Self Improvement Traps 12.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the idea of Opting Out of Self Improvement Traps. Do you struggle with being able to celebrate your own accomplishments? Here is a fact, you deserve to cherish yourself when you transcend a milestone no matter the size. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to align with a wellness routine that jives with y...

Opt into Career Success 10.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the idea of Opting Into Career Success. One of the most coveted secret’s to achieving top tier success in your career is to connect with a mentor. The right mentor can help you to align with the clarity you need to truly envision what you want to achieve in your professional career and how to get there. This episode is for...

Opt Into Be Well, Sis - Part 3 07.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley is a guest on Dr. Cassandra Dunbar’s podcast, Be Well, Sis. Did you know that Joy is in your DNA? Abundance, safety, and Joy are all within your reach. This episode is for you if you are ready to align with owning the way that you live your life. More, more, and still more is within your reach in 2023. Tune in today and prepare you...

Opt Into Be Well, Sis - Part 2 05.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley is a guest on Dr. Cassandra Dunbar’s podcast, Be Well, Sis. Did you know that your value is not tied to how much you make, or what you do for a living, none of those things matter. You as a human being, you are intrinsically valuable just because, that's it. This episode is for you if you are ready to get in touch with generati...

Opt Into Be Well, Sis - Part 1 03.07.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley is a guest on Dr. Cassandra Dunbar’s podcast, Be Well, Sis. What steps are you taking to honor the things most important to you? If you aren’t doing anything, start. If you are doing something, take the time you need to align with clarity. This kind of work is more marathon than sprint minded. This episode is for you if you are rea...

Opt Into Doing What You Love - Part 3 30.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest host Koya Webb conclude their discussion about Opting Into Doing What You Love. Learning how to find joy in your personal life is an important aspect of “Self-Care”.  Allow yourself intentional time to explore things that make you feel peaceful, happy,and if those things also make you  laugh, even better! This episode...

Opt Into Doing What You Love - Part 2 28.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest host Koya Webb continue their discussion about Opting Into Doing What You Love. Number one thing, if you want joy, stop caring what other people think. Joy is the key to success, so do the work that allows you to figure out what makes you joyful. This episode is for you if you are not “made for struggle” and you are r...

Opt Into Doing What You Love - Part 1 26.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest host Koya Webb encourage you to Opt Into Doing What You Love. Are you checking in with yourself and literally asking yourself what brings you joy? If not, consider starting a practice of creating a narrative about what happiness and joy mean to you, at this stage in your life. This episode is for you if you are ready...

Opt Into Cultivating Safe Spaces 23.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the concept of Opting Into Safe Spaces. While it is true that many black women do NOT feel safe in their personal and professional lives, this episode confirms that safe spaces do exist. You deserve to have safe boundaries and be treated with respect. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to identify safe s...

Opt Out of Comparison 21.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley encourages you to Opt Out of Comparison. There is no positivity to be gained from being stuck in comparison with others. I love social media. However, there is no bigger contributor to the negativity around comparison than social media. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to avoid getting stuck in comparison with...

Opt Into Nostalgia 19.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley encourages you to Opt Into Nostalgia. One way we express joy is through nostalgia, by connecting back to the things that mattered as kids or to that childlike joyfulness and playfulness.  A lot of things that bring us joy are connected to our senses. Listening to music and cooking are two very therapeutic ways to experience joy. Th...

Opt Into Soft Mornings 16.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Into Soft Mornings. Are you using hyper-independence and overworking to keep yourself locked in struggle? Today the goal is to think about what it would take for you to create a soft morning for yourself. This episode is for you if you are ready to experience greater energy management during the d...

Opt Out of the Glorification of Busy 14.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Out of Glorification of Busy. Sometimes busyness can become a defense mechanism that becomes invoked when we don’t want to deal with something that is happening in our lives. This well-known method of avoiding life can easily tip into a struggle mentality. This episode is for you if you are ready...

Opt Into Generosity 12.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the concept of Opting Into Generosity. Did you know that generosity is often mistaken for self-sacrifice? Kelley doesn't think that generosity and self-sacrifice are the same. More importantly,  she thinks that when we make them the same, it can be very dangerous and harmful for us emotionally and spiritually and physi...

Opt Out of Self Betrayal 09.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley addresses the importance of opting out of Self Betrayal. Are you being intentional about scheduling breaks for yourself? Self care is essential to rejecting burnout. This episode is for you if you are ready to schedule breaks and embrace the fact that you have to be an example of the change that you want in your life. More, more, a...

Opt Into Connection 07.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the concept of opting into connection. Being connected to yourself, to other folks, to some kind of higher power or higher source is good for our health.  This episode is for you if you are ready to accept that being clear about what you want in your connections only helps you get closer to attracting the right people into...

Opt Out of Excuses 05.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley tackles the topic of Opting Out of Excuses. Did you know that the fear of feeling joy could be blocking success from your life? This episode is for you if you are ready to stop making excuses and learn how to address uncomfortable moments so that you can truly live the life of your dreams. More, more, and still more is within your...

Opt Into Me - Part 3 02.06.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley concludes her journey through Opting Into Me. Knowing your worth is important. You don’t have to settle for non-reciprocal relationships on any level in your life. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to repair boundaries so that you can take better care of yourself. More, more, and still more is within your reach...

Opt Into Me - Part 2 31.05.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley continues her discussion about Opting Into Me. You deserve to live and work only with those who bring some form of joy into your life. You don’t have to settle for enduring the struggle. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to live life on your terms. More, more, and still more is within your reach in 2023. Tune in...

Opt Into Me - Part 1 29.05.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the concept of Opting Into Me. With over 100 episodes posted, Kelley wants the BGB Community to learn more about her own challenges and why she remains committed to keeping some kind of joy and peace in her life. This episode is for you if you want to know why this podcast is about Opting Out of Struggle. More, more, and s...

Opt Into Protecting Your Peace - Part 3 26.05.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and Brianna Holt conclude their conversation on the importance of Opting Into Protecting Your Peace. It’s time to really look into what is causing stress in your life and think about what you can do to dissolve the source of stress in any way possible. This episode is for you if you are ready to get into a rhythm of radical self ca...

Opt Into Protecting Your Peace - Part 2 24.05.2023

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and Brianna Holt continue their conversation on the importance of Opting Into Protecting Your Peace. The joy in telling the truth builds community and inevitably you meet people who are like-minded. This episode is for you if you are ready to align with the importance of taking breaks, speaking the truth, and choosing peace. More,...

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