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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 166 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

I don't know about you, but something I've picked up in order to soothe myself over the past couple of months is video games.

I just couldn't resist all the cute pictures I saw online of people hanging out on their Animal Crossing islands,

so I had to see what the hype was about.

And now, I totally get it.

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