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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.

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Hey y'all!

Thanks so much for joining me for a Session 134 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

I hope you enjoyed some time off last week and are continuing to take care of yourself

as we wrap up 2019.

Something that continues to come up in the work that I do with my clients and even in

my own therapy sessions is the impact that racism has on both our mental and physical

health.

I'm sure many of you have heard about Gabrielle Union being fired from America's God

Talent, and part for being quote unquote too difficult, and because the executives had

concerns about how often she changed her hair and the styling of her hair.

And let's not forget about the complete circus that the NFL subjected Colin Kaepernick

to a few weeks ago.

It often just feels like there's little to no escape.

So I wanted to chat with a colleague more about how racism does impact us and how we can continue

to take care of ourselves and one another in the face of it.

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