Session 345: Black Women & Heart Health
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Did you know that February is American Heart Month? We’re celebrating by bringing awareness to cardiovascular health disparities, especially those that impact Black women. Joining us for this conversation is Dr. Jayne Morgan, Cardiologist and the Executive Director of the Covid Task Force at the Piedmont Healthcare Corporation in Atlanta, GA. In addition to being published in the areas of Congenital Heart Disease and Interventional Cardiology, Dr. Morgan currently serves as a Board Member of the National Diversity and Inclusion team at the American Heart Association.
During our conversation, Dr. Morgan explains what it means to have a healthy heart, how race and gender play a part in the healthcare system’s treatment of heart-related issues, and what Black women should be aware of to preserve healthy hearts for a lifetime.
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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.
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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 | all. |
| 0:57.0 | Thanks so much for joining me for session |
| 0:59.0 | 345 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:02.0 | We'll get right into our conversation after word from our sponsors. Did you know that February is American Heart Month? We're celebrating by bringing |
| 1:19.3 | awareness to cardiovascular health disparities, especially those that impact black women. |
| 1:24.8 | Joining me for this conversation is Dr. Jane Morgan. |
| 1:28.8 | Cardiologist and the executive director of the COVID task force at the Piedmont Health Care Corporation in Atlanta. |
| 1:36.3 | In addition to being published in the areas of congenital heart disease and |
| 1:40.3 | interventional cardiology, Dr. Morgan currently serves as a board member of the National Diversity |
| 1:45.9 | and Inclusion Team at the American Heart Association. |
| 1:50.4 | During our conversation, Dr. Morgan explains what it means to have a healthy heart, |
| 1:55.0 | how race and gender play a part in the health care systems treatment of heart-related issues, |
| 2:00.0 | and what black women should be aware of to preserve healthy hearts for a lifetime. |
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