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.

For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at therapyforblackgirls.com.

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 126 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

Today, I wanted to dig into a topic that's been coming up in a few of my conversations online,

and that's a fear of rejection.

You know what I'm talking about.

Your anxiety is so great about not getting the thing or the opportunity that you don't

even go after it in the first place.

So I wanted to spend some time today unpacking this a little to see if it'll help you to

do a little digging on your own.

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