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 324 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

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Deciding to enlist in the military is a huge decision. And when you have a family,

that choice may come with changing dynamics, tough conversations with children,

and anxiety for spouses that are left behind. However, this isn't a battle you have to fight

alone. To shed some light on this experience and share what resources are available to military

families, I'm joined today by United States Navy Veterans Casey King and Dr. DeAndrea Jackson,

a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed clinical psychologist respectively.

In our conversation, we discuss strategies for explaining military deployment to young

children, ways for military spouses to practice self-care, and how to help spouses reintegrate

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