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 196 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

While many of us may be familiar with Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, you might be less

familiar with complex post-traumatic stress disorder or CPTSD.

To help us understand the differences between the two and to provide some context for CPTSD,

today I'm joined by Dr. Janelle Piper.

Dr. Piper is a licensed clinical psychologist, assistant professor, and researcher committed

to working alongside a vast diversity of clients as they navigate their lives.

She owns two private practices, Piper Psychology and Onward and Outward Psychotherapy in downtown

Decatur, Georgia.

Dr. Piper focuses on providing identity and trauma informed therapy during the perinatal

period and believes in low-barrier solutions focused therapy rooted in evidence-based practices.

Dr. Piper and I discuss some of the causes of CPTSD, how it impacts interpersonal relationships,

how we often overlook experiences as traumatic, an example of what this might look like

based on the Duke of Hastings from Bridgerton, and she shares some of her favorite resources

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