BONUS: Behind the Scenes of 'NATAL' for Black Maternal Health Week
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
The NATAL podcast, executive-produced and hosted by Gabrielle Horton and Martina Abrahams Ilunga, is an audio docuseries centering Black parenthood and reproductive justice in America. Since launching the show, Gabrielle and Martina have brought us deeply personal stories, sharing the lived experiences of Black women, gender-expansive people, and families navigating the reproductive care space. Through that storytelling, they not only educate their audiences and raise awareness, but they also push for real, systemic change in maternal healthcare—advocating for a future where Black families have access to care that is truly equitable and rooted in compassion. In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, they joined us this week to share a behind the scenes look at what it looked like to bring Season 3 to life.
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
After years of growing, connecting, and healing together, the Therapy for Black Girls Community is now officially live on Patreon—and let’s just say, it’s giving everything it needs to give! From exclusive content and weekly chats to live events and deeper convos with sisters who just get it, this is your space to show up fully and be poured into. Learn more and join us here.
Did you know you can leave us a voice note with your questions for the podcast? If you have a question you'd like some feedback on, topics you'd like to hear covered, or want to suggest movies or books for us to review, drop us a message at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might share it on the podcast.
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Where to Find Our Guests
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Website - www.natalstories.com
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Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
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Our Production Team
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard
Senior Producer: Ellice Ellis
Producers: Tyree Rush & Ndeye Thioubou
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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 |
| 0:22.2 | versions of ourselves. I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, |
| 0:29.4 | Georgia. For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at |
| 0:36.1 | Therapy for Blackgirls.com. While I hope you love listening to |
| 0:40.6 | and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a relationship with a licensed |
| 0:47.3 | mental health professional. Hey, y'all. Thanks so much for joining me for this special bonus episode of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:02.1 | We'll get right into our conversation afterward from our sponsors. |
| 1:26.6 | We'll get right into our conversation afterward from our sponsors. The NATO podcast, executive produced and hosted by Gabrielle Horton and Martina Abrams Alunga, is an audio docie series centering Black parenthood and reproductive justice in America. |
| 1:32.4 | Since launching the show, Gabrielle and Martina have brought us deeply personal stories, |
| 1:37.6 | sharing the lived experiences of black women, gender expansive people, and families navigating the reproductive care space. |
| 1:40.0 | Through that storytelling, they not only educate their audiences and raise awareness, |
| 1:44.9 | but they also push for real systemic change in maternal health care, |
| 1:49.2 | advocating for a future where black families have access to care that is truly equitable and rooted in compassion. |
| 1:56.1 | Some of you might remember an episode of NADL that we shared a while back. |
| 2:00.0 | Well, today, I'm thrilled to welcome |
| 2:01.6 | Martina and Gabrielle back for this special bonus episode, where we dive into all the incredible |
| 2:06.5 | work that went into bringing season three of their podcast to life. If something resonates with you |
| 2:11.9 | while enjoying our conversation, please share with us on social media using the hashtag TBG in session. join us over in our new Patreon channel to talk more about the episode. |
| 2:23.0 | You can join us at community.com. |
| 2:24.8 | Here's our conversation. |
| 2:31.5 | Well, I am so honored to be joined by Gabrielle and Martina today. |
| 2:36.5 | I'm very excited to chat with you all. |
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