Session 201: Vetting Your Relationship Advice
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2021
⏱️ 45 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.
Dr. Donna Oriowo, M.Ed, MSW, CST joins me again this week to discuss the rise in self proclaimed "relationship experts" and why we should be careful in selecting who we listen to. We chatted about who gets the privilege of amassing large platforms to "teach" Black women about what they need to do to be in relationships, why these teachings are often dangerous and damaging, how to disconnect our sense of worth from our relationship status, and why you are the only one who can ever be an expert on your relationship.
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Listen to Dr. Oriowo here on Session 60 of the podcast discussing colorism and texturism.
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Listen to Dr. Oriowo here on Session 158 of the podcast discussing Issa & Lawrence's relationship.
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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. |
| 0:48.7 | Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 201 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast. |
| 1:01.9 | We'll dive into the episode right after a word from our sponsors. |
| 1:06.8 | Like many of you, I have been paying attention to my timelines this past week, watching |
| 1:20.7 | the story unfold as it relates to self-proclaimed relationship expert Derek Jackson, and I felt |
| 1:26.7 | a rant forming in my spirit. |
| 1:29.4 | So of course, I had to invite Dr. Donna Aurel-Wol back to chat with me all about it. |
| 1:35.4 | In case you've missed her before, Dr. Aurel-Wol is an author, international speaker, and |
| 1:41.5 | certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington DC metro area. |
| 1:46.6 | She's the owner of a night, right? |
| 1:48.3 | And specializes in working with black women on issues related to colorism and texturism, |
| 1:53.3 | and its impact on mental and sexual health. |
| 1:56.2 | She's also the author of Cocoa Butter and Hair Grease, a self-love journey through hair |
| 2:01.1 | and skin. |
| 2:02.4 | Dr. Aurel-Wol and I chatted about who gets the privilege of a massive large platforms |
| 2:07.7 | to teach black women about what they need to do to be in relationships. |
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