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 78 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

Today, we have a repeat guest with us to talk all about mindfulness.

You may remember Shawna Murray Brown from session 46 where we discuss mental health needs

of activists.

If you haven't listened to that one already, you definitely want to add it to your playlist.

Shawna is the director and founder of Kindred Wellness, an integrated practice dedicated

to honoring culture, expanding mindfulness, and holding safer space for change makers,

black women leaders and their families to heal.

Shawna is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Maryland, Kegong instructor,

speaker, and mind body medicine practitioner.

She holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland Baltimore and

a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Family Science from the University of Maryland College

Park.

Shawna and I chatted about the definition of mindfulness.

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