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 289 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

We'll get right into our conversation after a word from our sponsors.

We're a week into 2023 and would better way to prepare for the months ahead than you

using the stores and planets in the sky.

That's right, we're continuing our annual January Jump Start mini-series, chatting all

things astrology with mecha woods.

Mecha is a New York City based astrologer, an author of astrology for happiness and success,

your cosmic coloring book, and the astrology journal, a celestial guide to recording your

cosmic journey.

In our conversation, we explored the major astrological events of 2023 and how to use your

birth chart, mecha set the record straight on Mercury Retrogrades, and of course, she

shared her favorite resources for anyone who wants to learn more.

If something resonates with you while enjoying our conversation, please share it with us

on social media using the hashtags, tbginsession, or January Jump Start.

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