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 142 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

We're back this week with another episode inspired by a help assistor out question submitted

by a community member. If you're unfamiliar, help assistor out is an opportunity for members of

our community to submit a question they'd like others to weigh in on. We post the questions on

our social media channels and the community shares their input. If you have a question that you'd

like to submit for a chance to be shared, you can share it at therapyforblackgirls.com slash

H-A-S-O. So this question in particular read, I know that you can heal in the environment that

hurt you, but what if the only people you have are the ones that hurt you? A very poignant question,

right? And one that many of you wanted feedback about. So of course, I had to make an episode about

it. And to join me in this conversation for another visit with us is the incredible Melissa Eiffel,

who's a licensed clinical social worker in New York. Melissa shares some great information,

and I can't wait to get into it. But first, let's hear a quick word from our sponsor.

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