Hey y'all, I'm Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed

psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, and I'm so happy you found your way to our little

corner of the world here at the Therapy for Black Girls podcast.

Therapy for Black Girls is the destination for all things mental health, personal development,

and all of the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.

Here, we have the conversations that help black women dig a little deeper into the most

impactful relationships in our lives.

Those with our parents, our partners, our children, our friends, and most importantly,

ourselves.

Each week, we explore topics like managing difficult relationships with our mothers.

We got to stop expecting an elephant to meow because elephants don't meow.

You know, cats meow, so we're not shocked when cats meow because that's what they do.

That's what their nature is, that's what their character is.

So we shouldn't be shocked likewise when a mother who is self-absorbed or self-absorbed

or when a mother who's an alcoholic is an alcoholic or when a mother who is a complainer,

a complaint, we shouldn't be shocked because they're in character.

You're maintaining self while in romantic relationships.

You might have really been interested in writing, but now you have found that there's something

else that's calling your attention or there's something else that you're really interested

in.

But again, that coming back to that self-reflection piece is the spending time with yourself

and figuring out what is it I need most now and you being your biggest advocate for having

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