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.

To get more information, visit the 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, Happy New Year!

Thanks so much for joining me for session 89 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

It feels like it's been a minute since we've chatted, but I definitely enjoyed my time

off and feel refreshed for 2019.

In our last session, we talked all about making goals for the new year, and I'm sure that

many of you have made goals related to your health and taking better care of your body.

So I thought it was only right to have our first session this year be all about how you

can have a more in-sync relationship with your body.

Our guest today is Ivy Felicia, who is known as the Body Relationship Coach.

Ivy is a certified holistic wellness coach and body image expert who resides in the Washington,

DC metro area.

She helps women feel confident in their skin and at peace with their body at any size,

shape, or stage of life.

Her specialized approach to holistic wellness and self-care teaches women to release external

standards of worth by strengthening the internal connection with their body and fortifying

...