Session 335: Navigating Painful Emotions Around the Holidays
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
While Andy Williams famously proclaimed this to be the most wonderful time of the year, we know that the holiday season can be more than a little stressful for many of us. Whether we’re navigating changing traditions, grieving the loss of a family member, or considering opting out of the holidays entirely, the question becomes how to communicate these feelings to our family members, friends, and others we may usually celebrate this time with.
Joining me to help sort out these holiday-induced stressors is returning guest Nedra Glover Tawaab. Nedra is a licensed therapist, sought-after relationship expert, and the author of New York Times bestsellers Set Boundaries, Find Peace and Drama Free. Nedra has appeared as an expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and the CBS Morning Show, just to name a few. During our conversation, Nedra and I discuss ways you might share a grievance with a family member without severing the relationship, navigating holiday-induced grief, and communicating a change in tradition or a decision to stay home for the holidays.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about |
| 0:15.4 | mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to |
| 0:20.6 | become the best possible versions of ourselves. |
| 0:23.0 | I'm your host, Dr Joy Hardin Bradford, |
| 0:26.0 | a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 0:30.0 | For more information or to find a therapist in your area, |
| 0:34.0 | visit our website at therapy for black girls.com. |
| 0:38.0 | While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a relationship |
| 0:46.0 | with a licensed mental health professional. Hey y'all, |
| 0:55.0 | y'all. |
| 0:57.0 | Thanks so much for joining me for session 335 of the Therapy for Black Girls |
| 1:00.7 | podcast. |
| 1:01.7 | We'll get right into our conversation after word from our sponsors. |
| 1:08.8 | Introducing our new Therapy for Black Girls Holiday Gift Collection. |
| 1:14.0 | Our new ensemble of drink wear, totts, journals, and sweaters were made to remind you of the importance |
| 1:19.0 | of centering your mental health. |
| 1:21.0 | Purchase your TVG gifts at Therapy for Black Girls. |
| 1:23.6 | Com slash Shop. Happy holidays y'all. |
| 1:26.8 | Remember to take good care and give good gifts. While Andy Williams famously proclaimed this to be the most wonderful time of the year, we know that the holiday season can be more |
| 1:45.1 | than a little stressful for many of us. |
| 1:47.7 | Whether we're navigating changing traditions, grieving the loss of a family member, or |
| 1:52.1 | considering opting out of the holidays entirely, the we may usually celebrate this time with. |
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