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Balanced Black Educator

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by Dr. Siobhan D. Flowers

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Welcome to the Balanced Black Educator podcast that unapologetically centers the well-being of Black educators from K12 – Higher Ed. Dr. Siobhan D. Flowers is an educator, licensed mental health therapist, and educator wellness strategist who believes that wellness is liberation, self-care is social justice, and rest is revolutionary. Subscribe and join her every other Sunday for about 20 minutes (or less!) where she discusses various topics at the intersection of education and mental wellness with a special focus on stress management and burnout prevention. Follow the show on Instagram @BalancedBlackEducator and join the Facebook group by the same name. For more: BalancedBlackEducator.com

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September 17, 2023

S3 E1. Three Ways to Properly Rest and Quiet Your Mind (especially on Sundays!)

<p> </p> <p>Season 3 Episode 1</p> <p>Episode link: <a href= "https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s3e1" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s3e1</a></p> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>If you’ve ever felt the pit of anxiety in your stomach on Sunday evening as you anticipate the work week ahead, this episode is for you. Listen in as we dig into the root of where work-related stress meets worry and overwhelm - and what to do about it.</p> <p class="">I dive into 3 strategies you can implement (from both a mind and body approach) to help you explore how to quiet that voice that won’t let you truly rest and how to free yourself from the constant battle within so that you can maintain your peace throughout the school year.</p> <p>The Balanced Black Educator podcast is a conversation with Dr. Siobhan D. Flowers about all things at the intersection of education and mental wellness for Black educators from K12 to Higher Ed.</p> <p>Listen/Follow/Review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a></p> <p>Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes/Apple feed):</p> <p><a href="https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:</strong></p> <p>My FREE online, training - SLAY Your Sunday Scaries: </p> <p><a href="https://balancedblackeducator.com/slay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SLAY Your Sunday Scaries</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode:</strong></p> <p>N/A</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p> <p><strong>You can buy me a “coffee.”</strong></p> <p>If you find the content on the podcast valuable, you can “<a href="http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">buy me a coffee</a>” to show your appreciation! Here: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee</p> <p><strong>Join our Facebook Community</strong></p> <p>If you’re looking for a community of Black educators who are all working to focus on prioritizing our mental wellness, <a href= "https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">join us here</a>:</p> <p><strong>Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers”</strong></p> <p>You can now send questions for the upcoming “Ask Dr. Flowers” segment that’s coming to Balanced Black Educator. Once I get a pool of questions to select from, I can begin rolling out this segment. Just <a href="https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fill out the form here</a> and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Social Media Info:</strong></p> <p>Instagram and Facebook</p> <p><a href="https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">@BalancedBlackEducator</a></p> <p>Facebook GROUP</p> <p><a href="https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers</a></p> <p>Hashtag for the podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#BBEInClass</a></p> <p><br /> For more information, please visit <a href= "https://balancedblackeducator.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">BalancedBlackEducator.com</a></p>

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February 5, 2023

S2 E10. 4 Reasons the Journey is More Challenging for Black Educators

<p>Season 2 Episode 10</p> <p>Episode link: <a href= "https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s2e10" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s2e10</a></p> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first step in our liberation work as educators is being able to notice and name some of the specific issues that are unique to the Black educator experience.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this unapologetic episode, I talk about terms such as racial battle fatigue, microaggressions, anti-blackness, and afro-pessimism and how these concepts play out within our educational environments often with harmful results. I conclude with what you can shift your focus on instead to help minimize the damaging effects of these experiences.</span></p> <p>The Balanced Black Educator podcast is a conversation with Dr. Siobhan D. Flowers about all things at the intersection of education and mental wellness for Black educators from K12 to Higher Ed.</p> <p>Listen/Follow/Review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/show/balanced-black-educator" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Stitcher</a> </p> <p>Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes/Apple feed):</p> <p><a href="https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:</strong></p> <p>The FREE Balanced Black Educator - </p> <p><a href="https://balancedblackeducator.com/planner" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Self-RegulatED™ Educator Planner</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode:</strong></p> <p>N/A</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p> <p><strong>You can buy me a “coffee.”</strong></p> <p>If you find the content on the podcast valuable, you can “<a href="http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">buy me a coffee</a>” to show your appreciation! Here: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee</p> <p><strong>Join our Facebook Community</strong></p> <p>If you’re looking for a community of Black educators who are all working to focus on prioritizing our mental wellness, <a href= "https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">join us here</a>:</p> <p><strong>Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers”</strong></p> <p>You can now send questions for the upcoming “Ask Dr. Flowers” segment that’s coming to Balanced Black Educator. Once I get a pool of questions to select from, I can begin rolling out this segment. Just <a href="https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fill out the form here</a> and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Social Media Info:</strong></p> <p>Instagram and Facebook</p> <p><a href="https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">@BalancedBlackEducator</a></p> <p>Facebook GROUP</p> <p><a href="https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers</a></p> <p>Hashtag for the podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#BBEInClass</a></p> <p><br /> For more information, please visit <a href= "https://balancedblackeducator.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">BalancedBlackEducator.com</a></p>

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December 11, 2022

You DO Have Time to Prioritize Your Wellness

<p>Season 2 Episode 9</p> <p>Episode link: <a href= "https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s2e9" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s2e9</a></p> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Educators are under tremendous workloads in a sector that is under-funded and under-paid - which absolutely contributes to a valid feeling of time scarcity among educators. We have to acknowledge these constraints and we also have to acknowledge that as individual people within this damaged system, we can only do what is within our control.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode I talk about the importance of boundaries and the proper mindset to ensure you can continue to prioritize what matters most. The good news is these changes are absolutely within your control to shift your response to create more space for yourself and your wellness over time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’d like to learn more about what it takes to reset your nervous system you’re invited to join me for a FREE live, private training <strong>‘3 Ways to Reduce Stress, Invite Calm, and Reset Your Nervous System as a Black Educator’</strong> happening in just 4 weeks! Feel free to register for this FREE training at (</span><a href= "https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/reset"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">BalancedBlackEducator.com/reset</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">) I promise you’ll learn something new and get to know a little more about me and the work I do!</span></p> <p>The Balanced Black Educator podcast is a conversation with Dr. Siobhan D. Flowers about all things at the intersection of education and mental wellness for Black educators from K12 to Higher Ed.</p> <p>Listen/Follow/Review on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/balanced-black-educator">Stitcher</a> </p> <p>Enjoying the content on the podcast? You can “buy me a coffee” to show your support!: <a href= "http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee">BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee</a></p> <p>Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (Non-Apple Podcast feed): </p> <p><a href= "https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss">https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My FREE Live, Private Training on Jan. 8th at 1pm Central. </span></p> <p><strong>‘3 Ways to Reduce Stress, Invite Calm, and Reset Your Nervous System’</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register for FREE here:</span></p> <p><a href="https://balancedblackeducator.com/reset"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">I'm Ready For a FREE RESET!</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode</strong></p> <p>N/A</p> <p><strong>Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers”</strong></p> <p>You can now send questions for the upcoming “Ask Dr. Flowers” segment that’s coming to Balanced Black Educator. Once I get a pool of questions to select from, I can begin rolling out this segment. Just <a href="https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact">fill out the form here</a> and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Social Media Info</strong></p> <p>Instagram and Facebook:</p> <p><a href= "https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator">@BalancedBlackEducator</a></p> <p>Facebook GROUP:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook">Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers</a></p> <p>Hashtag for the podcast:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/">#BBEInClass</a></p> <p><br /> For more information, please visit <a href= "https://balancedblackeducator.com/">BalancedBlackEducator.com</a></p>

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What is Balanced Black Educator?

Welcome to the Balanced Black Educator podcast that unapologetically centers the well-being of Black educators from K12 – Higher Ed. Dr. Siobhan D. Flowers is an educator, licensed mental health therapist, and educator wellness strategist who believes that wellness is liberation, self-care is social justice, and rest is revolutionary.

Subscribe and join her every other Sunday for about 20 minutes (or less!) where she discusses various topics at the intersection of education and mental wellness with a special focus on stress management and burnout prevention.

Follow the show on Instagram @BalancedBlackEducator and join the Facebook group by the same name.
For more: BalancedBlackEducator.com

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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