In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming Dr. Asia Lyons to the podcast to talk about her early childhood in Detroit, her teaching career, transitioning out of the K-12 classroom, racial battle fatigue of Black educators, the need to center wellness of Black educators, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Asia's work, you can visit her website at lyonseducationalconsulting.com or follow her on Instagram (@hellodrasia) and LinkedIn. You can also subscribe to The Exit Interview podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and all other streaming platforms.
BIO:
Dr. Asia Lyons is the founder and lead consultant for Lyons Educational Consulting LLC, a consulting and coaching firm that supports schools and other non-profits through equity auditing of their programming, co-creation of culturally responsive programming and curriculum, and job-embedded coaching.
Prior to founding Lyons Educational Consulting, Dr. Lyons worked as a K-12 educator for over 10 years. She also served as the Equity in Schools Specialist in a Denver based non-profit, a role in which she worked with schools and non-profit partners across the Denver Metro Area to provide communities with resources to support the closing of the access gap for BIPOC youth.
In addition to her work in coaching and consulting, Dr. Lyons is an adjunct instructor in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado – Denver. She obtained her doctorate in Leadership for Educational Equity, where her research focuses on the ways that racism-related stress crosses over from Black educators to their families.
Finally, Dr. Lyons is the co-host of The Exit Interview, a podcast focusing on the lived experiences of former Black educators.
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