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HERself

278. The Keys To Healthy + Well Relationships with Dr. Thema Bryant

HERself

Abby and Amy

Grow, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family, Opportunity, Honest, Real, Vulnerable, Purpose, Best Self, Self-improvement, Future, Comparison

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Relationships are at the foundation of our everyday connections. Friendship, family, and romantic relationships take dedication for both sides to feel validated and loved. We know relationships are hard, which is why we invited Dr. Thema Bryant to share with us her incredible knowledge and expertise. Dr. Thema is a psychologist, author, professor, and President of the American Psychological Association. Through her work as an educator, podcast host, and her newly released book, “Matters of th...

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0:00.0

Unfulfilling sex can decrease your drive because it's a, you know, it's a setup for frustration.

0:08.7

Like, I'm going to go do this thing that I'm not going to get anything out of it.

0:14.0

Versus when you have an attentive partner, a caring partner, a partner who maybe you prioritize them and they prioritize you,

0:24.2

then it's mutually fulfilling, then this is something that we are going to want more of.

0:35.3

I'm Amy. And I'm Abby.

0:38.6

And as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:42.8

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:46.1

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose.

0:51.5

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the

0:55.3

challenges and triumphs we all face. Every woman listening gets an opportunity to choose what

1:01.0

life looks like for herself. Oh my goodness, herself listeners, this is an interview you're going to want to listen to.

1:16.0

Amy and I, we just could not get enough of Dr. Tama's work, of her one-liners, of the things she left us with.

1:22.6

Every one of her answers was so profound.

1:25.6

And it gave us a new way of thinking about things that you literally go

1:29.8

through every single day. We went into romantic relationships, we went into friendships,

1:33.7

but then we really went deep into relationships with ourselves and how that really builds

1:38.8

just the foundation for everything. But Dr. Tama Bryant, she is a psychologist. She's an author. She's a professor,

1:45.6

and she really is helping not only our listeners today, but in all that she does, she's helping

1:50.8

her clients with their relationships, healing their traumas, and really overcoming oppression.

1:55.9

So with that, let's get into our interview with Dr. Tema.

2:07.9

When we found you, we love the way that you speak about relationships, because you speak about the relationship with ourselves, but then also with the people around us.

2:14.0

So before we delve into all of our questions for you, we want to know what led you to go on

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