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, visit our website at therapyforblackgirls.com.

And 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 97 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

Today I'm joined by Elisa Boquine to learn more about our chakras and how they're related to

our mental health. Is one particular chakra more responsible for something like anxiety?

Yes, so that would probably be the root, right? The root would be because you know,

you're feeling anxious about your survival, your belonging.

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