Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about mental health,

personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions

of ourselves.

I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at therapyforblackgirls.com.

While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute

for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional.

Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 107 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

In today's episode, I wanted to spend some time talking more about what actually happens

in therapy and answering some of the questions that you submitted about the therapeutic process.

So we'll dig into that in just a moment, but first, let's show some love for our sponsors.

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