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 132 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

Today we'll be digging into what it might look like to reimagine our image of the single

black woman.

And for this conversation, we're lucky enough to be joined by Dr. Jessica D. Mormon.

Dr. Mormon received her PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Michigan and

her Masters of Health Science from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Her research explores the roles of media and interpersonal relationships and shaping

black women's experiences of single life.

Dr. Mormon and I discussed the messages we get about dating and relationships from the

media, how we can challenge and recreate some of these narratives for ourselves, what

it looks like to embrace the freedom and potential that comes with being a single woman,

and how you can begin to develop your single woman action plan.

If you hear something while listening that really resonates with you, please be sure

to share it with us on social media using the hashtag tbgincession.

Here's our conversation.

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