Session 325: ICYMI, Women, Agency, & Pleasure
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2023
⏱️ 44 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.
It’s Sex Positive September, and in celebration, we're diving back into our catalog to when Dr. Lexx Brown-James joined us to discuss Black women’s sexuality agency and pleasure. When this episode was initially released, Cardi B & Meg the Stallion had just dropped WAP and the single set the internet on fire. In a new timely release, Meg and Cardi are back with another hit, "Bongos,” a sex-positive anthem perfect for celebrating Sex Positive September. In this episode, Dr. Lexx and I tackled the stereotypes often associated with Black women's sexuality, shame, respectability politics, and agency's role in sexual liberation. We also explored ways to confront our sexual shame and foster healthier attitudes toward sexuality for the next generation.
Resources & Announcements
Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast.
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
Where to Find Dr. Lexx
Grab a copy of Dr. Lexx's children's book
Listen to Dr. Lexx dispel the myth that relationships have to be hard work in Session 164 of the podcast.
Listen to Dr. Lexx discuss getting rid of sexual shame on Session 55 of the podcast.
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Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
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Our Production Team
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard
Producers: Fredia Lucas, Ellice Ellis & Cindy Okereke
Production Intern: Zariah Taylor
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Transcript
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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 |
| 0:22.3 | of ourselves. |
| 0:23.3 | I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 0:30.1 | 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. |
| 0:48.2 | Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 325 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast. |
| 1:01.9 | We'll get right into our conversation after a word from our sponsors. |
| 1:09.8 | The reviews for sisterhood heels are rolling in and I simply cannot stop smiling. |
| 1:15.4 | At the Hot Girl Books on Instagram shared, finished reading this warm hug of a book last night, |
| 1:21.2 | and wow, it made me want to hug my sister friend so bad. Sisterhood heels is a beautiful guide |
| 1:27.1 | on how we as black women can use our community and friends to aid in our healing process. |
| 1:33.0 | Thank you so much for the beautiful review. Have you grabbed your copy yet? |
| 1:37.8 | Get one for yourself and a friend at sisterhoodheels.com |
| 1:46.1 | It's 6th positive September, and in celebration, we're diving back into our catalogs |
| 1:52.2 | to when Dr. Lex Brown James joined us to discuss black women's sexuality, agency, and pleasure. |
| 1:58.7 | When this episode was initially released, Cardi B and Meg the Salian had just dropped wild, |
| 2:04.6 | and the singles set the internet on fire. Well, Meg and Cardi are back this time with another |
| 2:11.0 | Bongo's, a sex positive anthem that is just perfect for sex positive September. |
| 2:16.9 | In this episode, Dr. Lex and I tackled the stereotypes often associated with black women's |
| 2:22.3 | sexuality, shame, respectability, politics, and agency's role in sexual liberation. |
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