The Therapy for Black Girls podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
Hosted by Matika Wilbur & Adrienne Keene, EdD, conversations centered on Native American peoples to "explore our relationships-relationships to land, to our creatural relatives, and to oe another".
Hosted by Midwest Latinxs Maria Isa and Jessica Lopez Lyman, covering a wide range of topics from "current events, race, and gender to edutainment, chisme y musica, all in one Spanglish podcast".
Hear from librarians of color speak to the fullness of their careers including successes, challenges, and achievements. How do they do it? Join co-hosts Jamia Williams and Jamillah R. Gabriel to find out more about their #LibVoices.
Founded and hosted by Lauren Ash, this podcast includes conversations focusing on wellness, self-care, and self-love for women of color.
The Brown Girl Self-Care Podcast is a top iTunes show with over a million downloads. It's purpose is to help Black women prioritize their wholeness, health and happiness in a world that doesn’t fully acknowledge our humanity.
You can expect to find conversations around experience in the intersections of mental health and Latinx identity when listening to the Latinx Mental Health Podcast.
Need proof that Self-Care matters, and works? It feels like everything is self-care these days, so what actually works? Each week, comedians Steven Polletta and Sophie Yalkezian and neuroscientist Shannon Odell act as guinea pigs to a different self-care practice. They explore what it does and the science behind it with laughs along the way. You'll leave each episode with an expert opinion, new friends and a bounce in your step, guaranteed.
Deciding how to nourish our body and minds can be an obstacle to self-care—but you can use the BACE framework to create your self-care toolkit. Join Joy Ofodu today to learn more. Grab that journal!
American Indian Library Association (AILA)
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC, Inc.)
REFORMA (The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking)
We acknowledge that while this work is important and impactful, it is not easy, and can come at a personal cost. Furthermore, we understand that self-care has its limitations and criticisms, and acknowledge the need for organizations and institutions to support the work of caring for the self as part of a culture of care, and not merely as a personal responsibility to be undertaken off-the-clock.
Take a moment to read The Librarians are Not Okay, a transcript of a talk given by Allen Helen Peterson at the 2022 Conference for Academic Library Management (CALM) for one perspective on why self-care is necessary in the library profession.
BIPOC Self-Care
ALA Spectrum Self-Care Resources for BIPOC in LIS (library guide)
The self-care resources located in this guide represent a variety of outside sources that have been suggested by Spectrum Scholars, alumni, fellow BIPOC in LIS, and Spectrum staff.
BEAM: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (website)
Organization of advocates from diverse professions (Yoga, Psychology, religious leaders, teachers) which aims to reduce barriers to Black healing. Resources include a therapy directory, online toolkits, and education on “Social Justice Info
The BIPOC Project (website)
The BIPOC Project aims to build authentic and lasting solidarity among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), in order to undo Native invisibility, anti-Blackness, dismantle white supremacy and advance racial justice.
Coalition for Library Workers of Color (group)
The Coalition for Library Workers of Color is a group committed to eliciting change and growth in support of people of color within the library community.
Green Book for Libraries (website)
The Green Book for Libraries is a Black/Indigenous/People of Color-only crowd-sourced rating and review system for library, information, and archival workplaces.
Liberate Meditation (app)
An app designed by tech entrepreneur Julio Rivera, specifically to support the meditation practices of people from BIPOC communities. Available from Apple’s App Store and Google Play; compatible with iOS and Android; can be downloaded free of charge; free and for-fee guided meditations and dharma talks available.
The Safe Place App (app)
The Safe Place is a Minority Mental Health app that educates and raises more awareness on Mental Illness in the Black Community.
Therapy for Black Men (website)
Directory resource providing men of color access to multiculturally competent therapists.
We Here (website)
We Here®️ seeks to provide a safe and supportive community for Black and Indigenous folks, and People of Color (BIPOC) in library and information science professions and educational programs and to recognize, discuss, and intervene in systemic social issues that have plagued these professions both currently and historically.
WOC+lib (website)
WOC + LIB works to provide a digital platform for women of color (WOC) within librarianship.
