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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 session 141 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

Today we'll be chatting about some of the intricacies that might come along with being in a situation

shift.

For those who might be unfamiliar with this term, a situation shift is basically the

updated version of friends with benefits.

This is someone you're physically intimate with, but for one reason or another, you're

not in a committed monogamous relationship.

And while it can be fun in games, there are definitely some things you want to be aware of.

So that's what we'll be digging into today.

Some considerations on whether a situation shift is right for you and some tips for managing

them.

So the first thing that I think is important when you're deciding about whether a situation

shift is a good fit for you is that you have to be really honest with yourself.

You know yourself better than anyone, so you know whether or not you're cut out for

this type of no-strings-attached relationship.

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