Balanced Black Educator

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

Season 3 Episode 1 Episode link: https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s3e1 [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s3e1] Summary 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. 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. 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. Listen/Follow/Review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA] Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes/Apple feed): https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss [https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss]   This episode is brought to you by: My FREE online, training - SLAY Your Sunday Scaries:  SLAY Your Sunday Scaries [https://balancedblackeducator.com/slay]   Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode: N/A   Announcements: You can buy me a “coffee.” If you find the content on the podcast valuable, you can “buy me a coffee [http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee]” to show your appreciation! Here: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee Join our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of Black educators who are all working to focus on prioritizing our mental wellness, join us here [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook]: Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers” 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 fill out the form here [https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact] and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.   Social Media Info: Instagram and Facebook @BalancedBlackEducator [https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator] Facebook GROUP Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook] Hashtag for the podcast #BBEInClass [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/] For more information, please visit BalancedBlackEducator.com [https://balancedblackeducator.com/]

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

Season 2 Episode 10 Episode link: https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s2e10 [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s2e10] Summary 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. 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. 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. Listen/Follow/Review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA], Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/balanced-black-educator]  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes/Apple feed): https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss [https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss]   This episode is brought to you by: The FREE Balanced Black Educator -  Self-RegulatED™ Educator Planner [https://balancedblackeducator.com/planner]   Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode: N/A   Announcements: You can buy me a “coffee.” If you find the content on the podcast valuable, you can “buy me a coffee [http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee]” to show your appreciation! Here: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee Join our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of Black educators who are all working to focus on prioritizing our mental wellness, join us here [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook]: Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers” 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 fill out the form here [https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact] and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.   Social Media Info: Instagram and Facebook @BalancedBlackEducator [https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator] Facebook GROUP Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook] Hashtag for the podcast #BBEInClass [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/] For more information, please visit BalancedBlackEducator.com [https://balancedblackeducator.com/]

You DO Have Time to Prioritize Your Wellness

Season 2 Episode 9 Episode link: https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s2e9 [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s2e9] Summary 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. 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. 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 ‘3 Ways to Reduce Stress, Invite Calm, and Reset Your Nervous System as a Black Educator’ happening in just 4 weeks! Feel free to register for this FREE training at (BalancedBlackEducator.com/reset [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/reset]) I promise you’ll learn something new and get to know a little more about me and the work I do! 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. Listen/Follow/Review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA], Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/balanced-black-educator]  Enjoying the content on the podcast? You can “buy me a coffee” to show your support!: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee [http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee] Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (Non-Apple Podcast feed):  https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss [https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss]   This episode is brought to you by: My FREE Live, Private Training on Jan. 8th at 1pm Central.  ‘3 Ways to Reduce Stress, Invite Calm, and Reset Your Nervous System’ Register for FREE here: I'm Ready For a FREE RESET! [https://balancedblackeducator.com/reset]   Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode N/A Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers” 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 fill out the form here [https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact] and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.   Social Media Info Instagram and Facebook: @BalancedBlackEducator [https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator] Facebook GROUP: Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook] Hashtag for the podcast: #BBEInClass [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/] For more information, please visit BalancedBlackEducator.com [https://balancedblackeducator.com/]

Considerations For an Effective Wellness Practice

Season 2 Episode 8 Episode link: https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s2e8 [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s2e8] Summary In this episode I talk about the importance of having a daily wellness practice already planned and designed for you to guard against decision fatigue and to ensure a variety of options are available to you that actually work to reset your nervous system. I also discuss aspects of Overload Theory, how it relates specifically to Black educators, and how having a well developed wellness practice that activates the Ventral vagal part of the Vagus Nerve in your body can counteract the components of this theory to improve your stress resilience. If you’d like to learn more about what it takes to reset your nervous system and reduce your stress as a Black educator, feel free to add your name to the GroundED™ waitlist (at no obligation to you) -  (BalancedBlackEducator.com/waitlist [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/waitlist]) You’ll be the first to know when enrollment opens and gain access to early bird pricing and special bonuses. I’ll be sharing more about this incredible program over the next few weeks! 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. Listen/Follow/Review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA], Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/balanced-black-educator]  Enjoying the content on the podcast? You can “buy me a coffee” to show your support!: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee [http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee] Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (Non-Apple Podcast feed):  https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss [https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss]   This episode is brought to you by: GroundED™ (group coaching program) - join the waitlist!  I'm Ready to Get GroundED™ [https://balancedblackeducator.com/waitlist]   Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode N/A Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers” 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 fill out the form here [https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact] and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.   Social Media Info Instagram and Facebook: @BalancedBlackEducator [https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator] Facebook GROUP: Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook] Hashtag for the podcast: #BBEInClass [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/] For more information, please visit BalancedBlackEducator.com [https://balancedblackeducator.com/]

The Effects of Being an Educator on Your Nervous System Part 2

Season 2 Episode 7 Episode link: https://BalancedBlackEducator.com/podcast/s2e7 [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/podcast/s2e7] Summary In part 2 of this 2-part episode, I take a further look at the effects of being an educator at the nervous system level. Discussion continues around the various degrees of stress and what puts Black educators in a unique and challenging position when it comes to the internal and external barriers of regulating your nervous system. If you’d like to learn more about what it takes to reset your nervous system and reduce your stress as a Black educator, feel free to add your name to the GroundED™ waitlist (at no obligation to you)! (BalancedBlackEducator.com/waitlist [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/waitlist]) You’ll be the first to know when enrollment opens and gain access to early bird pricing and special bonuses. I’ll be sharing more about this incredible program over the next few weeks! 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. Listen/Follow/Review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/balanced-black-educator/id1610963290], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5OTE0My9yc3M], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2O0IzMqYlOKriKZfyFbksV?si=idpxVlbpQYaeAIpGGP_unA], Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/balanced-black-educator]  Enjoying the content on the podcast? You can “buy me a coffee” to show your support!: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee [http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee] Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (Non-Apple Podcast feed):  https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss [https://feeds.libsyn.com/399143/rss]   This episode is brought to you by: GroundED™ (group coaching program) - join the waitlist!  I'm Ready to Get GroundED™ [https://balancedblackeducator.com/waitlist]   Guest/Recommended links mentioned in this episode N/A   Announcements: You can buy me a “coffee” If you find the content on the podcast valuable, you can “buy me a coffee [http://balancedblackeducator.com/coffee]” to show your appreciation! Here: BalancedBlackEducator.com/coffee Join our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of Black educators who are all working to focus on prioritizing our mental wellness, join us here [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook]: Send questions to “Ask Dr. Flowers” 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 fill out the form here [https://balancedblackeducator.com/contact] and include hashtag #AskDrFlowers.   Social Media Info Instagram and Facebook: @BalancedBlackEducator [https://instagram.com/balancedblackeducator] Facebook GROUP: Balanced Black Educator: Stress & Wellness Support with Dr. Siobhan D Flowers [https://www.balancedblackeducator.com/facebook] Hashtag for the podcast: #BBEInClass [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbeinclass/] For more information, please visit BalancedBlackEducator.com [https://balancedblackeducator.com/]