What Is Leadership, Really?

What does it mean to lead in a way that actually cares for people?In this opening episode of the Brother Breathe: Leadership + Wellness Series, host Tait Desae sits down with Dr. Naomi Sigg, Vice President for Student Experience and Campus Belonging at John Carroll University. Together, they unpack what it means to show up as your full self in leadership—and how mental health, identity, and culture all shape the way we lead and live.Whether you’re a campus leader, community builder, or just someone trying to lead yourself well, this conversation will speak to you.This series is about leadership, wellness, and showing up whole.Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday at Noon EST.Like, comment, and share if this resonates with you.Follow Dr. Sigg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-sigg-45937b28/#BrotherBreathe dershipAndWellness #MentalHealthMatters #BelongingInLeadership #HigherEdLeadership #BlackMentalHealth #MrBigHeadReads

🎙️ New Episode of Brother Breathe“What is leadership... really?In this episode, we confront:— The rise of toxic power in politics— The silent crises in religious leadership— And the call to lead with clarity, care, and community Listen now.🎧 Like. Share. Subscribe.Because the way we lead—and who we follow—matters.#BrotherBreathe #NewEpisode #LeadershipMatters #PauseAndReflect #FollowWisely #SpiritualLeadership #LikeShareSubscribe

We wouldn’t dare close out Suicide Prevention Month without lifting up the power of conversation and resources.This week on Brother Breathe, I sat down with Erica McSwain, a Suicide Prevention Specialist, for a powerful and necessary dialogue about hope, healing, and what it means to truly show up for one another.🎧 Tune in now on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.🔗 Listen, share with a friend, and let’s keep this conversation alive.👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share.👉 Follow us on IG: @Brother_BreatheTogether, we breathe. Together, we heal. 💜#SuicidePreventionMonth #BrotherBreathe #MentalHealthMatters #HealingTogether

Join us for our finale with the incredible D’Shawn Harris. His transparency, authenticity, and vulnerability were nothing short of powerful.He reminded us that healing isn’t linear, that community matters, and that creating safe spaces—especially for Black men—is a revolutionary act of love.Be sure to like, subscribe and share! If you missed the episode, do yourself a favor and tap in. This one’s for the heart. #MrBigHeadReads #MentalHealthMatters #SafeHavenTherapy #BlackMenHealing #DShawnHarris #TherapyIsPower #Blackliteracyisblackliberation

For Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m honored to welcome Kevin Dedner to Mr. Big Head Reads. Kevin is a nationally recognized public health executive, founder of Hurdle Health, and author of The Joy of the Disinherited — a moving collection of essays on trauma, oppression, and Black mental health.In this episode, Kevin shares:His personal journey navigating mental health as a Black manThe founding and impact of Hurdle HealthHow joy and rest can be tools of resistanceWhy culturally competent care is non-negotiable for equityThis is a must-listen for educators, DEI professionals, healthcare leaders, and anyone committed to mental wellness and systemic change.🎧 Listen now & subscribe — help us reach 600 subscribers by the end of summer! Let’s keep breathing, building, and breaking cycles.#BrotherBreathe #MentalHealthAwareness #KevinDedner #MrBigHeadReads #BlackMenHeal #PublicHealthLeadership #MentalHealthEquity #ActiveMinds #BlackliteracyisBlackliberation

Welcome back!!! This episode of my podcast! Be sure to subscribe/like/share!!! We are continuing this Mental Health awareness month with another incredible conversation featuring Rodrick Johnson, licensed coach, scholar, teacher, consultant and author of Joey's Story! Follow him on IG @coachrod_reads keep up with his powerful work.Subscribe, subscribe, subscribe!And don’t forget to hit that notification bell so you never miss an episode.Every Wednesday in May, we're bringing you resources, inspiration, and reflections in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month — all through the lens of Black men, mental health, and liberation.Because Black literacy is Black liberation.Let’s go!#MrBigHeadReads #BrotherBreathe #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #BlackMentalHealth #PodcastPremiere #BlackLiteracyIsBlackLiberation #SubscribeNow

The premiere episode of my new podcast drops on YouTube (@MrBigHeadProduction) and you do not want to miss it!I'm kicking things off with an incredible conversation featuring Jordan Costen-Sumpter — licensed psychotherapist, founder of Safe Space NOVA, and advocate for LGBTQ+ youth.Follow him on IG @affirmativeguy to keep up with his powerful work.Subscribe, subscribe, subscribe!And don’t forget to hit that notification bell so you never miss an episode.Every Wednesday in May, we're bringing you resources, inspiration, and reflections in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month — all through the lens of Black men, mental health, and liberation.Because Black literacy is Black liberation.Let’s go!#MrBigHeadReads #BrotherBreathe #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #BlackMentalHealth #PodcastPremiere #BlackLiteracyIsBlackLiberation #SubscribeNow

Book Review of the week - March 29, 2024 • • • On Being Included x Sara Ahmed • • • Genre: Diversity Published: Duke University Press, 2012 Length: 256 pages; 4 hours 10 mins  • • • Synopsis Want to know more about diversity and its function? Sara Ahmed writes about diversity in a way that is compelling and informative. By interviewing diversity practitioners in higher education, she explains why diversity work is hard and there is constant resistance to doing diversity work.  What happens when diversity is offered as a solution to racism in higher education?  ________________  Let's talk about DEI! As a Black leader working in a diversity, equity, and inclusion role in higher education I find myself in a consistent posture of pushing up against the walls of status quo and structural whiteness. Utilizing the works found in this book further assists leaders like me in understanding the ways institutional policies and practices continue marginalization. This book is a resource, and since DEI has taken on a new energy, I think it is important to share some resources with you that I find to be informative and illuminating. • • • To listen to this podcast in full, please head over to Apple, Google, Amazon, Spotify, Podvine, or wherever you get your podcast to hear this discussion! To watch on YouTube, please remember to search for and subscribe by looking up Mr. Big Head. • Subscribe: Podcast (Mr. BigHead Reads) YouTube (Mr. Big Head) • • • #podcast #youtuber #blackauthorsmatter #blackwomen #DEI #authorsofcolor #blackreads #betonblack #podcaster #youtube #podcastlife #diversity #inclusion #whatisDEI #IamDEI #DEIwithanattitude

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Book Review of the week - August 2, 2023 • • • Racial Innocence x Tanya Hernandez • • • Genre: Education Published: 23 August 2022 (Beacon Press) Length: 216 pages; 4hours 5 mins  • • • Synopsis Racial Innocence will challenge what you thought about racism and bias and demonstrate that it’s possible for a historically marginalized group to experience discrimination and also be discriminatory. Racism is deeply complex, and law professor and comparative race relations expert Tanya Katerí Hernández exposes “the Latino racial innocence cloak” that often veils Latino complicity in racism. As Latinos are the second-largest ethnic group in the US, this revelation is critical to dismantling systemic racism. Basing her work on interviews, discrimination case files, and civil rights law, Hernández reveals Latino anti-Black bias in the workplace, the housing market, schools, places of recreation, the criminal justice system, and Latino families. • • • Please head over to Apple, Google, Amazon, Spotify, or Podvine, or wherever you get your podcast to hear this wonderful conversation!  • Subscribe: Podcast (Mr. BigHead Reads) YouTube (Mr. Big Head) • • • #podcast #youtuber #latinxauthorsmatter #antiblackbias #criticalreads #blackreads #racialinnocence #tanyahernandez #podcaster #youtube #podcastlife