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In this episode, host Kelley Bonner encourages you to bring all forms of cynicism to a full stop in your life. All too often the trials of simply being a Black Woman in America have conditioned us to become cynics in order to survive. However, this is just another way that we keep ourselves tied to “struggle”. We need to stop saying not to ourselves and instead start allowing ourselves to explore ways in which we can arrive at the life that we deserve in our work and personal lives. This episode is for you if you are ready to opt out of cynicism and opt into healthy curiosity. Stay tuned til the end, to learn more about today’s homework assignment. You will be so glad that you did 🙂
Feb 13
In this episode, host Kelley Bonner closes the door on Revenge. Along your journey in life, there is a 100% probability that someone in your work life and your family life is going to do or say something that is going to hurt your feelings. Now that we got that out of the way, let’s focus on how we process through those emotions by choosing accountability steps instead of the endless cycle of getting someone “back.” What I am suggesting will not be easy, and it will take time to fully release vengeance from you heart. But, by faith and experience, I am here to tell that it can be done, if you put in the work. This episode is for you if you are ready to focus on arriving at a “better you” instead of focusing on how you can hurt those who have hurt you. Stay tuned til the end, to learn more about today’s homework assignment. You will be so glad that you did 🙂
Feb 10
In this episode, host Kelley Bonner opens the door to daydreaming. From childhood, many black women are taught that daydreaming is a waste of time. Although we respect and cherish our elders, active daydreaming can be a positive way of opting out of struggle. This episode is for you if, are ready to give yourself permission to visualize a future filled with respect, abundance, and joy. Stay tuned til the end, to learn more about today’s homework assignment. You will be so glad that you did 🙂
Feb 8
In this episode, host Kelley Bonner asks an important question, “Are You Tired?” Many black women have grown up in environments where extreme exhaustion is the norm. Watching mothers and grandmothers work, and work without break is a reality. However, it is time to break free from this belief. It is possible to release feeling constantly exhausted from your life, even if you have never seen an example of going from exhausted to energized in your life. This episode is for you if, you have seen or personally experienced the cycle of exhaustion and are determined to break this generational behavior. Isn’t it time for Energized and Joyful to reign in your life? Stay tuned til the end, to learn more about today’s homework assignment. You will be so glad that you did 🙂
Feb 6
In this episode, host Kelley Bonner pulls back the curtain on a sneaky and conditioned form of opting into struggle, commonly known as procrastination. At this very moment, many of you are saying, in your minds, “I perform quite well under pressure”. Listen, that could be very true. But, procrastination can show up in other ways, totally outside of your work life. How many of you are consciously waiting to live today, until you achieve some milestone in the future? This waiting to date, waiting to decorate, waiting to travel, basically waiting to live mindset exemplifies the forms of procrastination that Kelley will be discussing today. It is finally ok to release all of the fears and past hurt so that you can fully opt into living in the now. Stay tuned til the end, to learn more about today’s homework assignment. You will be so glad that you did 🙂
Feb 1
In this episode, host Kelley Bonner engages the concept of openly opting into Joyful Living. If you believe that abundance is your birthright, you can also fully align with tapping into joy in your personal and professional lives. Now, this doesn’t mean that you won’t have any hard days. Trust me, hard days are a part of the journey. Despite knowing that hard days will happen, you can still find ways to allow joy into your journey. Setting an intention to conquer fear will unleash an infinite supply of Joy into your life. By getting rid of the fears, conscious or subconscious, you make room for more abundance and joy to take up space in your life. Stay tuned til the end, to learn more about today’s homework assignment. You will be so glad that you did 🙂
Jan 30
In this episode host Kelley Bonner embraces a problem that many black women share. Knowing how to opt out of being busy, or bothered all the time is not something that we as black women learned in school or at home. Many of us have grown up watching our Mothers and Grandmothers constantly remain busy. Our society and academic communities have programmed us into the belief that if you are super busy, that means you are good at what you do. In today’s episode, Kelley declares here and now that you can be great at what you do, while at the same time finding ways to schedule “Rest” for yourself, full and uninterrupted “Rest”. This episode is for you if you are ready to commit to finding ways to incorporate “Rest” into your life? Stay tuned til the end, to learn more about today’s homework assignment. You will be so glad that you did 🙂
Jan 27
In this episode, host Kelley Bonner establishes her word for the year, Abundance! This episode is all about setting yourself up to align with the mindset of Opting Into More, for yourself, in your personal life, and in your work life. This “remixed” episode is a must-listen for anyone who is ready to improve your life and set an intention to claim more abundance in 2023. But, that’s not all! Journey with Kelley as she shares what abundance means to her and how she affirms it in her life. To close out this episode, Kelley has an engaging hands-on exercise designed just for you. Stay tuned til the end, you will be so glad that you did 🙂
Jan 25
In this episode, host Kelley Bonner officially rings the alarm to let everyone know that Black Girl Burnout is officially back with Season 2. While the podcast release frequency (3 days per week) and the foundational elements of the Black Girl Burnout podcast will remain the same, Kelley will be introducing some new flair this season. Once a month, Kelley will interview impactful and exciting Black Women. Based on your amazing feedback, we know that many of you really enjoyed the interview with Dr. Jeanette Davis. We have a lineup of incredible women already set to share their stories. This season we are all about building a community of black women working towards healing and finding ways to connect beyond the podcast.
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