Ask Dr. Joy: January Jumpstart Edition
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
We’ve had a beautiful month of January Jumpstart episodes. We chatted with Yolo Akili about building community, with Attorney Aimee Griffin about cementing our legacy through estate planning, and much more. But what better way to close out the series than by hearing directly from you, our community?
Today, we’re diving into two thoughtful questions, and I’m here to share insights that may connect with many of you.
The first is about cleanliness—what happens when you didn’t grow up in a tidy household and now feel shame around organizing and keeping your space clean?
The second is about leveling up—how do you manage the frustration of wanting to grow each year but feeling like you’re falling short?
If you've got a question, we'd love to hear it. Drop us a voice note at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might answer your question on the podcast!
About the Podcast
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
Resources & Announcements
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
Vote for Therapy for Black Girls in the Best Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast category of the NAACP Image Awards!
Stay Connected
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
Take the info from the podcast to the next level by joining us in the Therapy for Black Girls Sister Circle community.therapyforblackgirls.com
Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop.
The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.
Make sure to follow us on social media:
Twitter: @therapy4bgirls
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls
Our Production Team
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard
Senior Producer: Ellice Ellis
Producer: Tyree Rush
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 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. |
| 0:23.7 | I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 0:29.9 | For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at Therapy for Blackgirls.com. While I hope you love listening to |
| 0:40.4 | and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a relationship with a licensed |
| 0:47.0 | mental health professional. Hey, y'all. |
| 0:56.8 | Thanks so much for joining me for a special bonus episode of the Therapy for Black |
| 1:00.7 | Girls podcast. |
| 1:01.9 | We'll jump right into our conversation after a word from our sponsors. |
| 1:09.4 | We're so honored to be nominated for the outstanding lifestyle and self-help podcast category. We're so honored to be nominated for the Outstanding Lifestyle and Self-Halt |
| 1:13.5 | podcast category at the 56 annual NAACP Image Awards. |
| 1:18.6 | But we cannot win without your support. |
| 1:21.6 | Please take a second to go to vote. |
| 1:23.3 | wwwpimageawards.net and vote for therapy for black girls. |
| 1:32.2 | We've had a beautiful month of January Jumpstart episodes. |
| 1:36.0 | We chatted with your little Achille about building community. |
| 1:40.0 | I know you probably see this also in the community as you cultivate. |
| 1:42.6 | Like, you know, everybody, I don't want nobody in my business. |
| 1:44.8 | Everybody got to be your business. |
| 1:46.9 | But sometimes in this culture of Instagram perfectionism, we're trying to always project this image that it's not real. |
| 1:52.9 | We're trying to like hide behind an image. |
| 1:54.9 | And that image becomes a prison where we cannot connect authentically what people we care about. |
| 1:59.0 | We're so afraid of like people seeing our blemishes and our flaws. |
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