Session 215: Black Women & Serial Violence
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2021
⏱️ 47 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.
The true crime genre is one of the fastest growing, but it is incredibly telling who’s stories are told. This has become yet another space where the stories of Black women who are victims are largely ignored, particularly those of darker skinned Black women. This erasure perpetuates the myth that Black women are not targets of serial violence, leaving cases unsolved and communities shattered. To share about the important work she’s done to shed light on Black women victims of serial violence, today we’re joined by Dr. Terrion Williamson. Dr. Williamson and I chatted about how she began to research in this area, why Black women, particularly sex workers, are often targets for serial murder, the inequalities with which Black women victims are covered in the media, and the impact that these crimes have on communities.
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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 |
| 0:45.0 | for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional. |
| 0:48.6 | Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 215 of the Therapy for Black Girls |
| 1:00.4 | Podcast. |
| 1:01.4 | We'll get into the episode right after a word from our sponsors. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm Dr. Laurie Santos, host of the Happiness Lab podcast. |
| 1:14.6 | The show that presents the latest science-based strategies to help us live happier, more joyful |
| 1:19.2 | lives. |
| 1:20.2 | In the next season of the Happiness Lab, we'll explore how to make friends, happier parenting |
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| 1:32.6 | Listen to the Happiness Lab on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your |
| 1:36.9 | podcasts. |
| 1:45.0 | The true crime genre is one of the fastest growing, but it is incredibly telling whose stories |
| 1:50.7 | are told. |
| 1:51.8 | This has become yet another space where the stories of black women who were victims are largely |
| 1:56.8 | ignored, particularly those of darker skin black women. |
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