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 105 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

In today's episode, we'll be digging into living the single life and many of the emotions

one can experience while single.

For this conversation, I was joined by Dr. Melissa Robinson Brown, who's a psychologist

in New York.

But before we dig into this conversation, and y'all already know it's a good one, let's

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