Black Girl Burnout

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley establishes the word of the year, Abundance. And by Abundance she means Opting into More. This concept was originally introduced last season, however today she has a fresh take on what it means to Opt Into allowing More into every aspect of your life. She also shares how she defines more in her life. Today’s episode closes with an...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. We would like to begin by saying Thank You for an amazing first season. Over 100k downloads and 250+ 5 star reviews, we are so grateful to our growing community. This season, host Kelley Bonner is excited to announce a slight change in structure for the podcast. While we will still be releasing episodes three times a week, with a focus on keep...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley concludes her conversation with Dr. Jeanette Davis about the concept of opting-out as a discipline rather than a destination. They openly discuss strategies associated with opting-out in their professional lives, including breaking free from the need for visibility and actively fighting against inherited narratives as black women i...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley continues her conversation with Dr. Jeanette Davis about the concept of opting out as a discipline in their personal lives. They discuss how opting outing-out of relationships don’t have to include Tyle Perry level dramatizations in order to get your point across. It can actually be very easy. Doing so, allows you to let go of the...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley is joined by her friend, Dr. Jeanette Davis, also known as Dr. Ocean, a research scientist, diversity advocate, and bestselling children's author. They discuss the concept of "opting-out" as a discipline rather than a destination. Opting-out means withdrawing or no longer participating in things that are not aligned wit...

This episode is a recap of the incredible year the podcast's had. Whether it's the fact that the podcast has global reach or that its surpassed 100k downloads, everyone at the Black Girl Burnout podcast are filled with gratitude. Kelley also recaps her favorite episodes this year as we gear up for season 2 on January 23rd. Feel free to keep the conversation going on OUR NEW SOCIAL MEDIA AN...

Kelley's back with a few episodes before the season 2 premiere in January! Today's episode is all about how to manage holiday stress. Whether you are planning on celebrating with family, or this time of year is filled with grief or you don't celebrate the holidays at all. This episode has got you covered. Learn the four ways to opt out of holiday stress by prioritizing peace, managing...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Out of Lies. One of the most harmful lies conditioned into the minds of black women is that we are born to struggle and suffer. When you can release the false thoughts that no longer serve you and instead live in a state of freedom and truth, your life will change in very positive ways. This episo...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today I want to talk about how to opt-out of drama. Every time I think about drama, I think about Mary J. Blige’s song “No More Drama”. I picture Mary J and I think about all that she has endured and overcome along her journey. So in this episode, we are going to talk about ways to make your life drama free. In order to achieve this goal, we...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today, I want to ask you another question, do you struggle with forgiveness? I feel like that's a loaded and complicated question. I think that a lot of people may say, No, I forgive everyone. However, when you then dig a little deeper underneath the surface, those feelings are often not sincere or true. If you struggle with being able to...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today we are going to talk about opting out of hard work. Specifically, we are going to talk about what I mean when I say “hard work”. We are also going to cover why some types of hard work can be considered toxic. Our goal is to align with doing things that in a manner that flow and bring ease into your daily life. In the past we have discus...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today we are going to close out our three-part series on opting into your inheritance and your legacy. In this episode, we will be discussing ways to opt into the community. The sense of community is really the glue that keeps everything together. We will focus on talking about what we mean by community, how to build your community, and how t...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today we're going to continue with our three-part series on how to access your inheritance. And what are the qualities that you deserve in your life. Last episode, we talked about opting out of the struggle and opting into your true birthright, which was joy. We talked about how to bring more joy into your life in the benefits of joy. Tod...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out Podcast with Kelley. Today we're going to talk about how to Opt Into Joy. This episode begins a new three-part series, that is centered around fully aligning with your birthright inheritance of happiness, abundance and joy. It may be difficult at first to accept joy into your life. For Black Women, so often, the depth of the struggle tends to cloud our abilit...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today I want to talk about three ways to opt into Adventure. Each day I try to live as life as I full a life as I possibly can. I've always been pretty adventurous. As a kid I was pretty strong-willed, or stubborn you could say. If I wanted to strike out on an adventure, I didn't like anyone telling me what I couldn't do. But toda...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today I want to talk about three ways to Opt-Out of Competition. Historically, for black women, competition comes out of a society-driven scarcity mindset. When we open our horizons to fully believe in abundance, it is possible to release the form of scarcity that can result in becoming a prisoner to jealousy-centered competitive ideation. Le...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Today I want to talk about opting into living a romantic life. This episode is all about how to inject more romance into your life in a healthy, self-loving, and expressive way. When you opt-out of struggle, you become available to a healthier relationship with romance. You deserve to have fulfilling love in your life. If you are ready to be...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out Podcast with Kelley. Today we're going to talk about how to opt out of confusion in your life and instead opt into clarity. I'm going to start our conversation with a question. Have you ever been confused? I'm laughing because I feel like that was my entire 20s. The entire decade was one of confusion. I was confused in every area of my life profession...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out Podcast with Kelley. Today we're going to talk about how to Opt Into Moving in Silence. In a previous episode we discussed opting out of silence, an episode that addressed the fact that black women are more likely to experience domestic and sexual violence. Maintaining a cloak of silence about the pain and violation that we have experienced as a community is...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast with Kelley. Today I have a question for you. What are you waiting for? I hope that this episode galvanizes and motivates you to live a little bit bigger and bolder in your life today as we talk about how to opt-out of waiting and opt into now. There are times when patience is definitely a virtue. There are also times when there are things that we have to...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast with Kelley. Today we are going to talk about opting into healing. This episode concludes this week’s “Family Meeting” three-part series. We are going to focus on healing strategies that can be replicated with consistency. Healing can be painful to embrace. But, this time, you are not alone. I am right here with you along this journey. We are a community d...

Welcome to the Black Girl Podcast with Kelley. Today we are going to continue our conversation about opting out of celebrating trauma. And we are going to begin our journey towards opting into loving accountability. Letting go of the cultural mentality of celebrating trauma is not easy. However, releasing yourself from this belief plays a key role in the healing process. In today’s family meeting...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. And today, I am officially calling for a town hall/community family meeting. We're going to talk about opting out of celebrating trauma. Now hear me out. I want you to set a few ground rules. First, the vibe is going to be sensitive today. Although we're going to dig deep into elements of toxicity that are apparent in our culture, our...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. Are you tired? Today I want to talk about opting out of exhaustion. We've talked about opting into rest and my love of the nap ministry, which you can find on Instagram. But today I want to specifically focus on emotional exhaustion. Lately, exhaustion has been present across many demographics, but particularly amongst my fellow Black Wom...

Welcome to the Black Girl Burn Out podcast with Kelley. In today’s episode, I am going to share strategies that will help you to Opt-Into Audacity in your life. Full disclosure, Audacity is one of my absolute favorite words. My wish for you is to become more Audacious, day by day. I will also cover a healing practice that you can do right after this episode. If you have been journeying with me, to...