Session 211: How Music & Dance Impact Our Mental Health
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2021
⏱️ 69 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.
What’s the song that reminds you of the best night you had out with your girls? Or the one that brings the tears as soon as you hear the beat drop? There is no denying the power that music and dance has on our mood. Well did you know it can be useful in therapy too? In honor of Black Music Month, this week we're chatting all about how music and dance impact our mental health. For this conversation I was joined by Jennifer Sterling, a registered Dance & Movement psychotherapist and holistic nutritionist. Jennifer and I chatted about how she uses dance and movement in her work as a therapist, the concerns it can be useful for, and why dance and music are powerful in helping us heal.
I’m also super excited to share a conversation I had with one of my favorite musical artists, Carmen Rodgers, about her experience as an artist and her thoughts on why investing in your mental health is important as an artist.
Resources
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American Dance Therapy Association https://www.adta.org/
Where to Find Jennifer
Where to Find Carmen
https://www.iamcarmenrodgers.com/
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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 211 of the Therapy for Black Girls |
| 1:00.4 | Podcast. |
| 1:01.4 | We'll jump into the conversation right after a word from our sponsor. |
| 1:05.0 | What up y'all, this is Jill Scott, Aja Graydon Dance Look, and Lae and St. Clair. |
| 1:15.8 | Join us on Jill Scott presents J.I.L. The Podcast. |
| 1:20.0 | Every week we get together and talk about what's on our hearts and minds. |
| 1:24.6 | Welcome to the real raw party kitchen today, baby. |
| 1:28.9 | Expect unfiltered conversations about relationships, our health, our art, and everything else to |
| 1:33.8 | come with survival and thrive in as a black woman in this world. |
| 1:37.6 | Listen to Jill Scott presents J.I.L. The Podcast on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, |
| 1:43.9 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 2:13.9 | What's the song that reminds you of the best night you had out with your girls? |
| 2:25.4 | Are the one that brings the tears as soon as you hear the beat drop? |
| 2:29.7 | There's no denying the power that music and dance has on our mood. |
| 2:34.4 | What did you know it can be useful in therapy too? |
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