Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout podcast.

Kelly here.

I am so excited to drop for you a couple more episodes as we start the new year off and close the end of last year.

This particular group of episodes are a conversation that I had with a dear friend, Dr.

Jeanette Davis, where we talked about what the opt-out was, what it isn't, and how we've learned to make the concept of opting out

a discipline, something that we do with regularity in our lives.

This conversation is going to be cut into three parts.

So this is part one of three where Jeanette and I are going to just talk about what the

opt-out means to us. And then we're going to just talk about what the opt out means to us.

And then we're going to talk about how it impacts both our personal and professional lives.

So stay tuned.

Enjoy this week full of content as me and Dr. Jeanette Davis explore the concept of opting

out as a discipline and not a destination.

So a few things about Dr. Jeanette Davis before we hop into the episode. Here's what I want you to know. Dr. Jeanette Davis is a research

scientist. She's a diversity advocate. Oh, she's also a best-selling children's author. And she's

also known as Dr. Ocean in the larger

pop culture world.

She has been a consultant for Marvel.

Yes, some of her science was featured in Wakanda Forever that just came out.

And she's someone who contributes to ocean science nationally and internationally.

She's traveled to several countries speaking about a research and coordinating ocean science.

She has been featured in incredible host of magazines and also labeled the next great marine biologist.

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