Videos
Setting Boundaries, Finding Healing with Khiara "Mills" Mills
In this episode, Dr. Asia Lyons interviews Khiara Mills Mills, a licensed therapist and former school counselor, about her journey through education, mental health, and personal growth. Mills shares how setting boundaries became a cornerstone of her healing, both professionally and personally. She …
For The Kids, Not The System with Akil Parker - The Exit Interview Po…
What does it cost to teach with integrity in a system that demands your silence? In this powerful episode of The Exit Interview, Dr. Asia Lyons sits down with Akil Parker, a former finance major turned math educator, tutor, and founder of All This Math, to explore his 20-year journey through classr…
Wellness Means Not Having to Escape The Exit Interview Podcast Ka…
Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more about combatting racial battle fatigue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7KXbRlf6Dpnl4PffXHvuIlLE0CKUEa8/view?usp=sharing#teachers #educ…
Let Some Stuff Fall Apart, Dr. Jeanine L Williams, The Exit Intervi…
Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more about combatting racial battle fatigue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7KXbRlf6Dpnl4PffXHvuIlLE0CKUEa8/view?usp=sharing#teachers #educ…
Calling On Ancestral Wisdom with Dr. Jeanine L. Williams
In this episode, Dr. Asia welcomes Jeanine L. Williams, PhD (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjeaninelwilliams/) , a retired educator turned ancestral medicine woman, for a powerful conversation about liberation, sovereignty, and healing beyond academia. Dr. Williams shares her journey through higher …
Calling on Ancestral Wisdom with Dr. Jeanine L. Williams - Exit Inter…
In this episode, I welcome Jeanine L. Williams, PhD, a retired educator turned ancestral medicine woman, for a powerful conversation about liberation, sovereignty, and healing beyond academia. Dr. Williams shares her journey through higher education, the challenges of navigating oppressive systems,…
Too Comfortable in Education The Exit Interview Podcast Dr Asia …
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Kamye Hugley The Exit Interview Podcast The Administrator's Cruel…
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When Silence Is Violence with Kamye Hugley
In this episode, I sit down with educator and bibliophile Kamye Hugley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamyehugley/) to explore what happens when Black women in education refuse to stay quiet in the face of harm.Kamye traces her journey from her grandmothers urging to be a teacher, to a Teach For Am…
When Silence Is Violence with Kamye Hugley #healing #podcast #teacher…
In this episode, I sit down with educator and bibliophile Kamye Hugley to explore what happens when Black women in education refuse to stay quiet in the face of harm.Kamye traces her journey from her grandmother’s urging to “be a teacher,” to a Teach For America placement that threw her from third…
Dr Ashlee Saddler The Exit Interview Podcast #healing #teachers #we…
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Deciding between cancer treatment and state testing #teacherlife #he…
Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more about combatting racial battle fatigue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7KXbRlf6Dpnl4PffXHvuIlLE0CKUEa8/view?usp=sharing#teachers #educ…
Black Educator Wellness & The Cost of Leadership with Dr. Ashlee Sadd…
In this powerful episode of The Exit Interview, Dr. Ashlee Saddler shares her journey from mental health professional to educational leader, and the unique challenges she faced as a Black woman in predominantly white school systems. Dr. Saddler opens up about the emotional and physical toll of lead…
Proud of her neurodivergence Whitney Redd The Exit Interview
Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more about combatting racial battle fatigue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7KXbRlf6Dpnl4PffXHvuIlLE0CKUEa8/view?usp=sharing#teachers #educ…
UNmutED Podcast with Dr. Asia Lyons on the Untenured Podcast
This episode was dropped by Yaa Yaa on the Untenured Podcast! Enjoy!We in Denver ya'll! First time on the West Coast AND first time with a black female podder at our UNtenurED mic telling her truth, and officially, UNmutED!We talk about the revolutionary need for black educator REST, spades or…
Ego Always Harms Community Whitney Redd Exit Interview Podcast
Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more about combatting racial battle fatigue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7KXbRlf6Dpnl4PffXHvuIlLE0CKUEa8/view?usp=sharing#teachers #educ…
A Wonderful Feeling with Whitney Redd The Exit Interview
Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more about combatting racial battle fatigue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7KXbRlf6Dpnl4PffXHvuIlLE0CKUEa8/view?usp=sharing#teachers #educ…
When We Believe In Black Children with Whitney Redd - The Exit Interv…
In this powerful episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, Oakland educator Whitney Redd reflects on how her years in after-school programs, youth shelters, and mental health work shaped her approach to teaching with heart, structure, and intention. Diagnosed with ADHD later in …
When We Believe In Black Children with Whitney Redd
In this impactful episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, Oakland educator Whitney Redd (https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-redd-b700a183/) discusses how her experience in after-school programs, youth shelters, and mental health settings has shaped her approach to teachingco…
What are you willing to do for your radical self care Dr Franita Wa…
Whatever you do for your healing you do for your transformation. Yes and yes! Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more about combating racial battle fatigue: https://drive.goog…
How Radical Self-Care Saved Me with Dr. Franita Ware
Dr. Ware discusses how her experience of being “invited into education” transformed her life, the lessons she gained from teaching at Spelman College, and the hurdles she encountered as a Black woman principal facing racialized challenges. She shares her experience of the trauma from being pushed o…
How Radical Self-Care Saved Me with Dr. Franita Ware
In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, Dr. Asia sits down with Dr. Franita Nita Ware, educator, author, and the brilliant mind behind Warm Demander Teachers. Together, they trace Dr. Wares unexpected journey from substitute teacher to scholar, …
A shell of my former self Candice Renee Person The Exit Interview…
"I was a shell and it was just like me going through the motions, you know?" Yes, many Black educators know exactly what Candice Renee Person MScEd - MFA means. What good is it to have Black educators in your schools to diversify your teaching staff if they have been harmed by the systems they supp…
The Grief of Leaving, the Liberation of Becoming with Candice Renee P…
Candice Renee Person’s 20-year journey as an educator is a testament to resilience, grief, and liberation. From her first unprepared days as a NYC Teaching Fellow to building joyful special education classrooms, leading equity work, and now launching a digital nomad life, her story shows what it me…