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, thanks so much for joining me for session 93 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

Since we're a week away from Valentine's Day, I thought it would be good to have a little

chat about some of the stressors that commonly come up around this holiday and share some

tips for how you can manage them.

If any of these things have been a stressor for you, or if you've had other stress related

to Valentine's Day, be sure to share there with me on social media using the hashtag,

TVGNSession.

So first, I want to chat about managing Valentine's Day stress when you're single.

So if you're single, it may be difficult to see all of this information about relationships

and gifts and date night.

And so it's very normal to have some feelings about that.

So tip number one is that it's okay to allow yourself to be sad, disappointed, or whatever

else you may be feeling in response to the holiday.

Your feelings are valid and your entitled to feel however you're feeling and to fully

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