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 188 of Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

We are finally at the finish line, y'all.

2020 is almost over, and I hope that you've had some time recently to rest, eat some good

food, laugh, connect, and just take some time for yourself.

For the past couple of days, I have indulged deeply in spending time with my family and catching

up on my playlist, including Bridgerton, the flight attendant, soul, and Sylvie's love.

And I'm currently looking for my next watch, so if there's something that you've watched

recently that I need to add to my list, hit me up on Twitter at Hello, Dr. Joy, and let

me know what to watch next.

I've also been spending some time thinking about the whirlwind 2020 has been.

Being I've been working on with my therapist is being able to do a better job of processing

things as they happen, as opposed to storing it all up to process later.

And I felt like so much has happened this year that it's been difficult to do that in

real time, which is probably why I've been thinking about it lately, now that my schedule

is slower and I have a little more downtime.

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