Your stress responses aren't character flaws—they're survival strategies in systems designed to overwhelm you.
In this episode, Kristen sits down with Dr. Allisyn Swift, Executive Director of the Coalition for Compassionate Schools. Dr. Swift shares her leadership journey and breaks down the crucial difference between coping and healing—and why it matters mightily for Black women in education.
Dr. Swift invites listeners to reframe our stress responses not as weaknesses, but as adaptations we've developed in response to systems that weren't designed with our wellbeing in mind. Through their conversation, she unpacks how urgency-driven environments impact our wellbeing and offers a framework for moving beyond just surviving to actually addressing what we need to heal and thrive.
📍 Learn more about the Coalition for Compassionate Schools at https://cforcs.org/
📍 Learn more about the Black Women Educators League at www.bweleague.org
