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.

Thanks so much for joining me for session 145 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

I'm sure that by now you're aware of the coronavirus that has been spreading in other countries

and here in the US.

Rifleyso, many of us are anxious about what this means, how we should protect ourselves

in our families and the next steps.

Anytime there's something that happens like this that is out of our control, it's completely

normal to be anxious.

But I also think that it's important to support yourself as best you can so that hopefully

your anxiety doesn't become overwhelming.

So today I want to share seven tips that might help you to manage any anxiety that you

might be feeling right now.

Number one.

And this first tip is especially for anyone who struggles with anxiety on a regular basis,

particularly any kind of health anxiety even when there's not a global health situation

happening.

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