Black Girl Burnout

Black Girl Burnout

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 burnout-in just 15 minutes! Bonners helps listeners develop the tools to combat and overcome burnout. During each episode, she guides listeners through bite-sized and manageable practices that provide immediate relief by leaning into their own intuition and becoming more engaged and connected with themselves and their surroundings.

Episodes

September 22, 2023 19 mins

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her special guest Makini Smith conclude their discussion on the importance of Opting Into H.E.A.L. Becoming someone who makes active choices in your life will result in growth in both your personal and professional lives. It also contributes to better understanding the importance of consistent self-care goals. This episode is for you if you are ready to create a...

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Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her special guest Makini Smith continue their discussion on the importance of Opting Into H.E.A.L. If you are tired of constantly stressing about how you are going to make ends meet, consider shifting into an abundance mindset. It is ok to release past false thoughts about money, so that you can have room to really align with the true purpose money appears in yo...

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September 18, 2023 20 mins

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her special guest Makini Smith discuss the importance of Opting Into H.E.A.L. In our society, learning to understand the importance of healing and how it affects us in our business and personal relationships is not prioritized very often. This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to connect with clarity, peace and conn...

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September 15, 2023 15 mins

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Into Meaningful Apologies.  We live in a world where people just don't say sorry enough from a place of true sincerity. Earlier this week we addressed the fact that we often overuse the word sorry to the point where it loses its meaning. However, today we will explore healthy ways to say that you are sorry wi...

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September 13, 2023 16 mins

Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Out Lost Causes. Are you tired of engaging in meaningless debates and online battles? These are both examples of lost causes that are extreme energy drainers. Lost causes tend to involve instances where you are giving away more energy than you are getting back. This episode is for you if you would li...

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September 11, 2023 17 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Out of Over Apologizing.  Historically, for black people, apologies often exemplified ways to minimize discomfort for other people. This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about what to do instead of apologizing in your professional and personal lives. More, more, and still more is within your reach in 2023. Tune in...
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September 8, 2023 13 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Les Alfred conclude their discussion about the importance of Opting Into Balanced Black Girl. Spending time with friends and engaging in hobbies is a great way to release stress and experience Joy. This episode is for you if you would like to learn how to incorporate the power of “Play” into your non-working hours. More, more, and still more is within ...
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September 6, 2023 11 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Les Alfred continue their discussion about the importance of Opting Into Balanced Black Girl. Aligning with “True Joy” in your life involves the process of learning how to stop defining your life solely by your profession. Take some time to get in touch with what you want out of life. This episode is for you if you are ready to stop looking externally ...
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September 2, 2023 16 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Les Alfred discuss the importance of Opting Into Balanced Black Girl. Do you have a lot on your plate, and everything just feels misaligned? In this community, we totally understand this feeling. Burnout is a real thing and it can present in many different ways. This episode is for you if you would like to learn how to connect with experiencing alignme...
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September 1, 2023 15 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Out of Overwhelm. Do you find yourself in a perpetual state of feeling overstimulated due to constantly multitasking? Is it hard for you to even reach a state of feeling completely calm? If so, you are not alone. This episode is for you if you would like to learn how to unplug and disconnect in a healthy way from the form of overwh...
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August 30, 2023 18 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley discusses the importance of Opting Into Centering Joy. One of the best ways to center joy in your life is by decreasing the amount of time and energy that you give to “Struggle”. Reclaim some of your time by acknowledging things that have gone well in your life, or positive ways that you have been able to manage challenges. You deserve to be proud of yourself. This ...
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August 28, 2023 15 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley talks about effective ways to opt out of the cycle of overcoming. Do you find yourself in a  constant state of overcoming. Are you patting yourself on the back when you overcome an obstacle? If so, you are not alone. But, have you ever asked yourself, what would your life be like if you didn't have that challenge? This episode is for you if you would like to lea...
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August 25, 2023 11 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Sonya Renee Taylor conclude their discussion about Opting Into Unapologetic Self Love. Society has conditioned us to believe that extreme self-sacrifice is the only way to show that you truly care about someone. However, this is simply not true. It is absolutely possible to have meaningful relationships without also having to experience detriment to yo...
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August 23, 2023 26 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Sonya Renee Taylor continue their discussion about Opting Into Unapologetic Self Love. No matter your religion or spiritual beliefs, I think that we can all agree that we come to this planet as a manifestation of pure Love. We come to this planet in the right relationship with ourselves, our beingness, our bodies, and with the bodies of others. Radical...
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August 20, 2023 24 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Sonya Renee Taylor explore the idea of Opting Into Unapologetic Self Love. All too often we focus on trying to figure out how to manage expectations, or mitigate rejection. But underneath that, what we're really saying is, am I lovable? This episode is for you if you are ready to unapologetically embrace what your soul needs, void of any form of sh...
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August 18, 2023 13 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the importance of Opting Into Creating Your Own Circle. Circles and creating your own community should have some elements of being action-oriented. Ideally, there should be a connection with the feeling of moving things forward.This episode is for you if you are ready to learn how to create a circle that helps you feel connected to culture and community. Mo...
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August 16, 2023 15 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the importance of Opting Out of Low Maintenance. Are you packaging yourself as low maintenance, just so that people will like you? If so, you are not alone. The goal of this community is to openly discuss our trials, so that we can help each other heal. This episode is for you if you are ready to stop putting the needs of others over your own needs. More, m...
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August 14, 2023 15 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley explores the importance of Opting Into Soft Evenings.  The soft evening is all about identifying what kinds of things make me feel calm, set up for success, and just solid within myself so that I can tackle whatever awaits me. This episode is for you if you are ready to create a routine for your evening that has you feeling rested and ready to drift off to sleep. Mo...
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August 11, 2023 18 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Mayyadda conclude their discussion about coming home to yourself. When you get serious about centering “Joy” in your life, you will notice that the quality of your friendships and relationships will change as you better align with your needs. It is ok to accept that some people are only meant to be in your life for a season. This episode is for you if ...
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August 9, 2023 16 mins
Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast. In this episode, Kelley and her guest Mayyadda continue their discussion about coming home to yourself. Did you know that playfulness is connected to enhanced productivity? Play helps you take a break from the intensity at work or your personal life. This break allows for a rejuvenation that promotes well-being and productivity. This episode is for you if you are open to introducing “play”...
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