Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, where we discuss 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 get more information and 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, thanks so much for joining me for session 12 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

So I'm not sure about you, but I can't wait until July 23rd when we get to see the second

season of HBO's Insecure.

So if you're a fan of the show, you know they left us with quite the cliffhanger last

season, and I definitely can't wait to see where things pick up.

But to hold you over into July, I have a very special on the couch episode where we talk

all about what therapy might look like with Molly.

So you know at the end of last season, they kind of tease the idea that Molly may need

some therapy.

So we're going to give you a taste of what it might look like with this special guest therapist.

So today I'm joined by licensed marriage and family therapist Esther Boykin.

Esther wants to live in a world where everyone has at least one amazing relationship in their

life.

The kind of relationship where they feel safe to be themselves and know that they are

loved wholeheartedly because of it.

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