Session 195: On the Couch with Malcolm & Marie
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
We haven’t had one of these in a while but this week we’re back with an on the couch episode with Malcolm and Marie. Malcolm and Marie is of course the new movie on Netflix featuring Zendaya and John David Washington. Joining me to break down all of the many layers you can find in the film is Licensed Psychologist, Dr. Ayanna Abrams. Dr. Abrams and I chatted about the dynamics present between Malcolm & Marie, things we noticed while watching the movie, what it might look like for Malcolm & Marie to go to couples therapy after the evening in the film, and the kinds of things she might discuss with Marie if she came to therapy individually. This episode does contain spoilers.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about mental health, |
| 0:16.9 | personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions |
| 0:22.2 | of ourselves. |
| 0:23.2 | I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 0:29.9 | For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at therapyforblackgirls.com. |
| 0:38.4 | While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute |
| 0:45.1 | for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional. |
| 0:48.6 | Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 195 of the Therapy for Black Girls |
| 1:01.1 | Podcast. |
| 1:02.8 | We haven't had one of these in a while, but this week we're back with an on-the-couch episode |
| 1:07.7 | with Malcolm and Marie. |
| 1:10.2 | Malcolm and Marie is of course a new movie on Netflix, featuring Zendaya and John David |
| 1:15.0 | Washington. |
| 1:45.0 | She has extensive clinical experience working with people of color, specifically black women, |
| 1:56.9 | black men, and black couples. |
| 1:59.0 | Dr. Abrams and I chatted about the dynamics present between Malcolm and Marie, things we |
| 2:04.3 | noticed while watching the movie, what it might look like for Malcolm and Marie to go |
| 2:08.8 | to couples therapy after the evening we see in the film, and the kinds of things she |
| 2:13.4 | might discuss with Marie if she came to therapy individually. |
| 2:17.4 | This episode does contain spoilers. |
| 2:19.9 | I know that many of you had strong feelings about the movie too, so please share your reactions |
| 2:24.8 | with us using the hashtag tbginsession. |
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