Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, where we focus on all things 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 find more information and to get resources, 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!

Welcome to the very first episode of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

I am delighted and thrilled that you've decided to spend a little bit of time with me and

share space with me today.

I'm wanting to do this intro episode to give you more information about what you could

expect from the podcast each week and how you can help.

For those of you who are brand new to therapy for Black Girls, I also want to give you

some information about the history and why I created it.

So I created therapy for Black Girls in September 2014, shortly after watching the Black Girls

Rock Awards show on BET.

So the Black Girls Rock Awards show is always one of my favorite things to watch on TV.

And the very first year I watched it, I just remember feeling so inspired and excited

about all the amazing things that Black women were doing.

And I wanted to figure out how can I take the same energy and excitement that I feel

and translate it to the mental health field.

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