Black Women Professionals Support Group

Mission: 

• To offer encouragement, practices and resources that help Black female career professionals to personally thrive 

Values: 

• providing experiences and content worthy of participants’ time and attention
• treating participants with respect and care
• uplifting the humanity and worth of participants
• trusting that participants know what is best for them

Goals:

• Self-empower: to confirm worth and resist perceptions of Imposter Syndrome
• Energize efforts: to thrive and move forward
• Validate experiences: to confirm humanity and reduce perceptions of isolation
• Encourage well-being: to soothe, comfort and minimize distress
• Nourish the spirit: to create a sense of connection with self and other/Other

Strategy:  

• 2025 – Topical podcast discussion

Objectives:  

• Explore resonating concepts, themes, perspectives or ideas from podcast episodes 
• Identify personal changes to achieve PBWSG goals 

Plans:

• Discuss employment-related issues such as: Toxic Workplaces, Burnout, Imposter Syndrome, Care & Courage  
• Use selected episodes from Dr. Thema Bryant’s Homecoming podcast  
• Meet on: April 13, June 8, September 14, and December 14, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 PM EST
• Listen to assigned podcast episodes prior to meetings and attend with questions, reflections, experiences, critiques and observations. Try to identify one tip or tool that could be helpful or meaningful.