{"podcast":{"title":"Black Woman Leading","slug":"black-woman-leading-3688363","podcast_index_feed_id":3688363,"rss_url":"https://blackwomanleading.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://blackwomanleading.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/3/a/f/93aff2ace2e3ce5316c3140a3186d450/Podcast_Cover-20251030-36jzjpj64s.png","author":"Laura Knights","episode_count":141,"summary":"This podcast amplifies the needs and experiences of Black women leaders in the workplace with a holistic focus on three core areas -- leadership development, mental wellness, and relationship management. Our ultimate aim is to help Black women learn, heal, and grow in their leadership capacity.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T20:18:59.639421+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363"},"episode":{"title":"S8E11: Rethinking Resilience with Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards","slug":"s8e11-rethinking-resilience-with-dr-keisha-bentley-edwards","published_at":"2026-01-08T11:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363/s8e11-rethinking-resilience-with-dr-keisha-bentley-edwards","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363","url":"https://blackwomanleading.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/blackwomanleading/BWL_SEASON_8_DR_KIESHA.mp3?dest-id=2742914","summary":"In this powerful episode, Laura is joined by Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Associate Professor at Duke University's School of Medicine and Co-Director of Duke CTSI Center for Research, Community Engagement, Social Impact and Trust (CREST Center), for a timely conversation on rethinking resilience. Inspired by Dr. Bentley-Edwards' article \"I Am Not (Your) Superwoman, Black Girl Magic, or Beautiful Struggle: Rethinking the Resilience of Black Women and Girls,\" this episode explores the cultural narratives that celebrate Black women's strength while often ignoring the profound physical, emotional, and psychological costs of relentless resilience. Together, Laura and Keisha unpack the tensions between pride in endurance, cultural expectations like the \"Strong Black Woman,\" and the growing body of research showing how these narratives contribute to health inequities across the lifespan. Dr. Bentley-Edwards offers insight into how expectations of resilience often begin in childhood for Black girls, shaping adult experiences of stress, coping, and wellbeing. The conversation moves beyond critique toward possibility—imagining models of resilience that center sustainable wellness, community care, and structural accountability, rather than individual endurance alone. Dr. Bentley-Edwards also reflects on what Black women can do in service of themselves and Black girls, and what we must collectively demand from systems, institutions, and leaders. Anchored in Season 8's theme, \"Leaning Into Joy,\" this episode invites listeners to consider how joy, rest, alignment, and community are not indulgences, but essential counterweights to harmful expectations of strength. About Dr. Keisha Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards is an Associate Professor at Duke University's School of Medicine and Co-Direc…","meta_description":"In this powerful episode, Laura is joined by Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Associate Professor at Duke University's School of Medicine and Co-Director of Du…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4086,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/black-woman-leading-3688363/episodes/s8e11-rethinking-resilience-with-dr-keisha-bentley-edwards/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363/s8e11-rethinking-resilience-with-dr-keisha-bentley-edwards.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}