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Can a lack of creativity be a sign of burnout with Amanda Miller Li…
We've all been there. Burnout causes us to not want to do anything that we enjoy. What are your other signs of #burnout #wellness #wellnessjourney Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/…
Reclaiming Rest & Thriving Beyond Burnout with Amanda Miller Littlejo…
This episode challenges us to reflect: What traits define us? Who are we outside of productivity? In this deeply affirming conversation, Dr. Asia Lyons sits down with Amanda Miller Littlejohn (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#) executive coach, journalist, and author of The Rest Revolutionto u…
Black kids are more likely to be identified as gifted by Black educat…
Check the facts. Black children are more likely to be identified as gifted and talented if they have a Black teacher.https://hechingerreport.org/bright-black-students-who-are-taught-by-black-teachers-are-more-likely-to-get-into-gifted-and-talented-classrooms/Check out the podcast's website: htt…
Will financial literacy classes in high school be a solution we are l…
From The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, former educator and Colorado State Representative Jen Bacon passionately calls for a mandatory financial literacy class in all #colorado high schools. As education leaders talk about post-secondary and workforce readiness, Bacon asks a critic…
Is rest possible when your trying to change the world for our kids #p…
How folks in government navigate the beliefs of their colleagues so that our kids can win?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:/…
When mushrooms are growing from your classroom walls #teachingcommuni…
What do you do when you have so much water in your walls mushrooms start to grow? The answer, join the union but what happens next?Check out the podcast's website: https://www.exitinterviewpodcast.com/Instagram: @hellodrasiaLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asia-lyons/Learn more abou…
The Cost of Reform and the Power of Community with Representative Jen…
What happens when a Black educator survives a natural disaster, a political awakening, and a broken school systemall in the same year?In this deeply moving episode of The Exit Interview, Colorado State Representative Jennifer Bacon recounts how her early teaching career in New Orleans during Hurr…
Advocating for Black Educator Wellness with Dr. Asia Lyons on Integra…
I hope that you know that I believe you, the community of listeners believes you, and that's good enough.” Dr. Asia LyonsDr. Asia Lyons is the host of 'The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators' where she practices archival justice by sharing the stories of Black educators who have left…
how do families heal when harm happens in the workplace?
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…
stop teaching social justice or get pushed out
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…
Studying in Cuba changed her perspective SXSWEDU
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…
Retention over recruitment in teaching should be the priority #teachi…
Why should retention be prioritized over recruitment in education? It's time to challenge school boards and administration to retain Black educators. Let's address and prevent harm, not just offer shiny recruitment perks. #RetentionOverRecruitment #SupportBlackEducatorsInstagram: @hellodrasiaL…
Black educators come to a job with community and leave the job becaus…
In this clip, Dr. Asia Lyons reminds us that Black educators never move through this profession alone. When we get the job, we text our people. When the job starts to break us, we call those same people—and they’re the ones who say, “F that job, I got you.”Too often, HR teams and school leaders f…
Youth at the Core with Joy Delizo-Osborne Live at SXSWEDU 2025
What happens when you're doing everythingleading a school, serving your community, answering the phones, teaching mathand still feel like you're drowning? In this Exit Interview live show, Dr. Asia Lyons sits down with Joy Delizo-Osborne, who shares the real reason she left her role as a founding p…
When the bar is in hell...
Joy Delizo-Osborne shares the moment her body, her doctor, and her wife all said enough. In this raw and real clip from our SXSW EDU live episode, Joy opens up about the toll that school leadership took on her health—mentally, emotionally, and physically. Teaching math, running a school, serving lu…
When your middle schoolers can't read, and no one wants to help them …
In this clip from The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, organizer and educator Jalisa Evans recounts a pivotal moment early in her teaching career that revealed how deeply bias is embedded in schools.Faced with a group of brilliant, eager 7th graders reading far below grade level, Ja…
What's been bringing you joy these days #education #wellness #healin…
In this tender clip from The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, counselor and founder of School Counselor On Wheels, Shatiera Portee, shares a grounding source of joy—her daily hug ritual with her son.Despite the demands of her work supporting others, Shatiera has created intentional …
Racism-related stress is stealing our time #teachingcommunity #educa…
Racism-related stress isn’t just a feeling—it’s a thief of time, sleep, and peace. In this deeply resonant episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, I explain the difference between racism-related stress and racial battle fatigue and how it manifests in our everyday lives.Raci…
Flunking Out of College Was The Best Thing That Happened to Me #teach…
I share a story I’ve never told in full. I flunked out of college my second year. Honestly? I felt relief. I didn’t want to be there, and I was woefully unprepared for higher education—despite graduating from a so-called top school for gifted students in Detroit.But that wasn’t the end. With no c…
Anti blackness exists in schools and impacts students and teachers …
California is facing a crisis—and it’s not just about recruitment. In this powerful episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, we dive into the alarming data and lived experiences of Black teachers across California. Despite making up just 5% of the educator workforce statewide, …
Soft Expulsion of Preschoolers is a problem Across America The Ex…
In this eye-opening episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, we tackle the deeply troubling and often overlooked practice of soft expulsion in early childhood education. From repeated calls to parents to pick up their child early, to outright suspensions and expulsions of toddl…
When your family is impacted by workplace trauma Exit Interview Pod…
When Work Stress Follows You Home | Black Educator Wellness, Emotional Burnout & Family ImpactWhat happens when the version of you that walks through the front door is unrecognizable—even to your own family? In this powerful and emotional clip from The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educator…
When You Start Working Against Your Own Liberation Exit Interview P…
What does it mean to try to do liberatory work inside a system designed to break you?In this searing clip from The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, Jamilah Pitts invokes the words of Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde to name the spiritual and emotional cost of working in toxic educationa…
When You Can No Longer Ignore The Violence The Exit Interview Podca…
What was the situation that caused you to leave #education ? That's the question I ask during every #interview . This was the first time that I heard a guest describe school as violent and I can't agree more. It may sound extreme, no one is physically getting harmed, but what about the emotional…