Black Girl Burnout

Today I want to talk to you about 5 ways to successfully Opt-Out of falling in love with a person’s potential. Instead, you are going to learn how to begin opting into attracting healthy relationships. If you are tired of being treated poorly 95%, but still hanging around because the relationship has potential, this episode is for you. Leaning too heavily on a person’s potential can cause us to st...

Today I want to talk to you about opting out of the need for closure from others. Are there people in your lives that have wronged you, and you're still waiting for that conversation with them where they apologize and instantly everything is alright? Stop that! One of the biggest keys to healing is learning how to move forward even when apologies don't show up. Answer this question, who ar...

Today I want to talk to you about opting out of three types of distractions. We will focus on relationships, family, and meaningless work distractions. In our daily lives, it is so easy to become distracted. However, I will be presenting tools to help you to learn how to opt into a healthy lifestyle of focused “distraction-free” living. If you are tired of constantly battling one distraction and t...

Today I want to talk to you about opting out of parenting, your parents. This is something that is very much a part of the black experience. To remain in alignment with opting into patterns that are healthy, we're going to talk about five ways to set boundaries with our parents so that we can make sure that we are not parenting them. It is finally okay to balance eternal gratitude for our pare...

Today I want to talk to you about opting out of therapy avoidance. Yes, that’s right. It is officially time to stop avoiding therapy. Opting in to your true birthright to live a life filled with happiness, financial abundance, and healthy relationships is within your reach. Listen to me, it is totally ok to reach out for help in an effort to let go of old thoughts and baggage that no longer serves...

Today I want to talk to you about opting out of Covid Anxiety. I am going to share 5 strategies with you, to help you to reduce covid related anxiety. Do I have a cold? Do I have a cough? Or is it Covid? If you are stuck in a state of constantly recycling these questions, this episode is for you. Be safe, learn more about tools that can help you to stay safe, and then unplug from covid related anx...

Today I want to talk to you about opting-out of uneven friendships. However, I also want to talk to you about optin- into the process of building meaningful ones. If you are tired of repeatedly dealing with friendships where you are giving one hundred times more than you are receiving, this episode is for you. We have the right to joy, we have the right to balance, and we have the right to meaning...

Today I want to ask you a very simple question, whose burdens are you carrying? If you have been feeling a heaviness in your gut, or in your heart due to carrying other people’s burdens, this episode is for you. Releasing other people’s burdens is all about identifying the weight that we may be carrying on ourselves and being able to fully align with the source of those burdens. You don’t have to...

Today I want to talk to you about deleting mediocre connections and intentionally living your best life. When we exist in state of mediocracy, we tend to lack confidence in ourselves, we don’t invest in ourselves, and we often hate our jobs. If you are ready to embrace the process of doing things that bring you joy, this episode is for you. My question for you is, when are you going to stop believ...

Today I want to talk to you about visualizing your success. Visualization is a very powerful tool, especially when it is paired with writing down what you desire to achieve on paper. If you are experiencing life hurdles, self-doubt or imposter syndrome this episode is for you. Those are just a few of the types of blocks that could be getting in the way of your success. My question to you is, are y...

Today's episode is all about opting out of physical pain by building a meaningful self-care practice for your body. Black women are more commonly diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease. We also have a disproportionately high rate of incidence of fibroids and issues with our menstrual cycles. I want you to really dig in and think about how you're taking care of yourself. My question for...

Today I want to revisit the concept of the Struggle with you. This time we will cover unlocking yourself from even the concept of struggle so that you can fully exit. If you are exhausted, feel like you're constantly trying to keep your head above water, and you're constantly in this battle, this episode is for you. Join me, we can Opt-Out of the struggle together. Let’s talk about it. Our...

Today I want to talk to you about caregiver burnout. Being a caregiver often leads to periods of overwhelming stress and depression. If you are a black woman who is caregiving, I want to talk to you about what that looks like when you're experiencing caregiver burnout and give you some tips on how to overcome this state of being. Whichever way it may be manifesting for you, just know that reli...

Today I want to talk to you about three signs to look for when determining if you are living life at the most optimal level. Many of us hold back from living up to our full potential. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. I want to walk you through an exercise that will help you to start living a full life, even if you haven't achieved that level before. Plus, I will show you how to maintai...

Today I want to talk to you about five strategies that will help you to eliminate the impact that haters have on your life. Being intentionally undermined, diminished, or disappointed by people that you've trusted, results in a special kind of pain. The fact is, if you are successful and dedicated to personal and professional achievement, racism and sexism increase the likelihood that you will...

Today I want to talk to you about five gratitude practices that will help you to maintain an attitude of gratitude. I believe that gratitude heals burnout, and it helps prevent it. It's a really powerful tool for relieving stress and de-escalating anger. Even in the worst of times, there's always something to be grateful for. Gratitude is a very component of resilience. If you are looking...

Today I want to talk to you about identifying distractions that are associated with racism. In reality, racism is a distraction. It keeps you in a disruptive cycle of proving and explaining yourself, repeatedly. However, as Toni Morrison says, “there will always be one more thing”. I am going to cover 3 strategies that will help you to end the toxic cycle of racial distractions in your life. If yo...

Today I want to talk to you about 5 key techniques that will help you to finally let go of things that no longer serve you. As black women, we face a lot of disappointment. And we are constantly attacked, vilified, and sexualized. If you are feeling weighed down by something, disappointment, resentment, or missed opportunity, this episode is for you. Let’s talk about it. Our Sponsors: * Check out...

Today I want to talk to you about three critical skills that will help you to work through the pain and avoid escapism. When the pain becomes too much to bear, we tend to run away from it. I have, and in some way, we all have. But in the end, we still wind up having to deal with ourselves. If you struggle with the pain of self-doubt or find yourself constantly dealing with chronic escapism, this e...

Today we are going to talk about self-kindness. I want to focus on self-kindness because I think it's the one thing that we as black women just don't get enough of. This episode is for you if you are constantly forcing yourself to do things. Self-kindness is about expressing understanding and patience to ourselves, even when we make mistakes. When was the last time that you treated yoursel...

Today I want to talk to you about 5 tips that will help you to finally put an end to self-judgment. It's something that I have struggled with all my life. If you have a pattern of setting extremely high standards for yourself, you know what I mean. I often tell people that I'm a perfectionist in recovery. I am by far my harshest critic. I have spent many years trying to figure out how to s...

Today I want to talk to you about 10 healthy survival strategies to help you with navigating gatherings with family and friends. Perhaps, you know that you're going to see your family members and you experience tension just thinking about having to attend your family gathering. Or, maybe you don’t feel like engaging with a potential religious conflict. Burnout comes in all forms. We don’t only...

Today I want to talk to you about Self-Compassion and three pillars designed to teach you how to treat YOU better. We will focus our self-healing exercises on mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness. If you are struggling with a harsh inner self-critic, this episode is for you. I also struggle with the same challenges as you. This podcast is about being here for you. And letting you know t...

Today I want to talk to you about the Struggle, and the Four Pillars that will help you to Opt-Out of Struggle with consistency. It’s time to affirm who you are, write your own story, be intentional, and establish a positive environment. This episode is for you if you are coping with multiple different mini-crises per day, worried about your physical health, a pressing assignment at work, or the f...

Today I want to talk to you about the three things, what burnout is, the symptoms of black girl burnout, and what burnout specifically means for black women. You have likely felt the impact of burnout before. It is the knots in your shoulder. It is the rock in the pit of your stomach. It's the exhaustion you feel when you must engage with a co-worker who is committing all kinds of microaggress...