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This is what it looks like when speaker buds team up! 🔥
As an ancient proverbs says: if you wanna go fast go alone. If you wanna go far, go to together.

500 baddies showed up for swag bags, Dilly Bars, old fashions (yup!) 🥂 and a major-sized helping of wisdom and fun doled out as only @amandakbrinkman can.

Bottom line: Life's #purpose and #meaning come from service to others.

That's where the #joy is.

Super big s/o to the crew at the @guthrietheater. Y'all were unbelievably kind, helping me with my emcee mic and cues. Made intro-ing Amanda all the more fun. And checked off one thing on my bucket list: performing at the Guthrie...ha!

If you missed it, no worries, we saved you a dilly bar, and you can watch Amanda's new TV show, the Pursuit of Happiness debuting on @pbs October 5th. taken in Guthrie Theater by @roxanebattle

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6 days ago

I’m back on TV… for all of 5 minutes. Typically a private person, I’m not sure why I agreed to go on @kstptv Channel 5 live local television and blab about my life? Chief Meteorologist and talk show host @kenbarlowweather probably had something to do with it. We’re TV pals from back in the day, and I love a good reunion.

5 Facts about me:

1️⃣ I’m a former television news anchor turned...

2️⃣ Book author, mental well-being advocate, turned public speaker. After the show Pockets of Joy skipped the Top 💯 list and spiked into the ✨Top 10! Swipe ➡️ for receipts.

3️⃣ Currently a communications exec and philanthropist.. s/o to the crew at @womensfndnmn.

I am also a bit of a polymath, which has made for an interesting portfolio career. (Which is just a fancy way of saying I either have a hard time deciding what to do, or can’t keep a job.) 🫣

4️⃣ I have a happy place...

5️⃣ Ken and I both love snacks...

And lastly, neither of us take ourselves too seriously, even on live TV. Even got a hug from adorable @iambrandipowell .

Many thanks to @minnesotalivetv hosts @tvmegan.newquist and @chrisegerttv tolerating our antics, especially that whole bit about vanilla frosting.
Take a look:
https://kstp.com/special-coverage/minnesota-live/5-facts-roxane-battle/

@whitakerhouse
📸: @xbribrix13 taken in KSTP-TV (Saint Paul) by @roxanebattle

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7 months ago

We all have moments when life feels overwhelming, whether it’s a job interview, speaking in front of a crowd or a big presentation. Former TV anchor, emotional intelligence expert and author of Pockets of Joy, Roxane Battle joined us to share what you can do in those moments of anxiety. She reminds us that it really is okay not to be okay.
@roxanebattle by @roxanebattle

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5 months ago

Update: it was 🔥🔥🔥

September 24th

1:30-5:30

@amandakbrinkman

Me.

Plus 500 baddies and counting.

@guthrietheater

#purposepursuit ✨ taken in Guthrie Theater by @roxanebattle

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15 days ago

“It’s okay to not be okay…” a phrase I heard a lot five, six years ago.

It seemed a global pandemic gave permission to pull hidden emotions and shadowed conversations into the light.

#Burnout.
#Depression
#Loneliness
#Anxiety.

More than 10 years ago I started signing books and giving speeches offering a glimmer of hope, overt even annoying optimism, and pockets of joy.

And here we are again.

A new global poll shows mental health has surpassed cancer as our number one health concern.

So grateful for @twincitieslive inviting me to be a “regular”, (their words not mine).

I’ll appear from time to time, offering emotional intelligence tips, advocating for mental well-being and hoping to yes, inspire #pocketsofjoy… those fleeting moments when you feel like everything is gonna be okay. ✨

@whitakerhouse
@joy101
📸: @lowdonut taken in Minnesota by @roxanebattle

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5 months ago

Shhh. Do you hear that? The sound of mama bears roaring on @twincitieslive.
Great chat with @elizries and @thisiskellyhanson while @benleberofficial was away on college drop off

🥲

Oh the empty nest , just the thought left us teary-eyed.

If that’s you this #backtoschool season, here’s a few tips I shared on the show to help you make it through and get to those #pocketsofjoy:

1️⃣ Let it out. There is beauty in a butt-ugly cry. You will feel better. I promise.
2️⃣ Reframe: kids leaving home isn’t a loss but a win. Not a end but an exciting new beginning.
3️⃣Talk don’t Stalk: stay in touch through social media but don’t be weird about it ‘k?
4️⃣Reconnect: With yourself, your partner.
5️⃣ Set the date: Parent’s weekend, homecoming, the holidays.

And if you sense something’s astray, it okay to roar. 💜

You got this.
#emptynesters
#emptynesterlife
#emptynesterlife❤️ taken in Twin Cities Live by @roxanebattle

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2 months ago

Being back on TV has been so much fun. Many thanks to the star cluster of hosts at @kstptv.

Had lovely chats with @twincitieslive hosts @benleberofficial and @lindseybrownnews both on and off camera about:

🧠 Mental health and well-being
📺 What I’m watching , reading and listening to: @whatnowpodcast
🏆 The work I’m doing over at the @womensfndnmn
🎤 Overcoming speaker anxiety. Hint: breathe
🥦 And asapargus. IYKYK 🤭🫣

Take a look:
https://youtu.be/tD7MEJyumtA?si=Nfmkoj39tbNHqvtn

📸: @lowdonut taken in KSTP-TV (Saint Paul) by @roxanebattle

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6 months ago

What a spectacular evening
#specialolympics
#usagames
#uofminnesota by @roxanebattle

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3 months ago

Not every day you get to see a
Tony -award winning Best New Musical!
What fun! @schmigadoon!
#musicaltheatre
#broadwaymusical
#nyc taken in Nederlander Theatre by @roxanebattle

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4 months ago

Minnesotans show up when they're needed the most. With a historic primary voter turnout, 1.1 million Minnesotans cast a ballot — the highest turnout in nearly a decade.

People are paying attention and doing the work, just like they did earlier this year. When immigrant communities across Minnesota faced urgent, escalating harm, more than 65,000 supporters from across the country and around the world came together to provide rapid assistance. The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (#IRRF) deployed $13.59 million to 153 organizations in just over three months — moved by a coalition of 33 philanthropic leaders rooted in the communities most impacted.

Showing up looks like a lot of things: casting a ballot, funding safety for a neighbor, building trusted infrastructure so help can move fast. This is a shorter clip from the brief documentary, filmed by @seavertstudios, captures what that looked like for the IRRF coalition, the Women's Foundation of Minnesota, and the communities at the heart of who we are. Watch the full video using our #LinkInBio by @roxanebattle

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2 months ago

Wrapped up an exceptional week in New York expanding the @womensfndnmn’s national influence.

Many thanks to a the New York Women’s Foundation for the invite to their annual Celebrate Women breakfast.

1500 women showed up at 8am sharp in the heart of Times Square …emblematic of the morning’s theme of collective good.

Thrilled to join WFM CEO @gloria.perez.mn on stage with Vision Award honoree @valeriebjarrett , who launched the National Philanthropic Collaborative of Young Women Initiative during her time as chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls.

Great week filled with new connections, memorable moments, and even a personal celebration or two.😉🎉
#bettertogether taken in Manhattan, New York by @roxanebattle

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4 months ago