Session 372: Black Women Athletes Reimagining Sports [ICYMI]
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Like many of you, I’ve spent the past couple of weeks glued to the tv watching the Paris Olympics and in constant awe of the talent and athleticism of the athletes. Gymnastics is always one of my favorite competitions to watch but this year I was also tuned in for the track and field events and basketball. There was just no shortage of excellence on display. And as often happens, feats of Black women being excellent are often met with racism and sexism. A few years ago, right after the Tokyo Olympics, we released a conversation with Dr. Leeja Carter, a feminist sport psychology practitioner and the CEO of Coalition for Food and Health Equity that feels just as timely today.
During our conversation we discussed the ways that gendered racism shows up in sports, how the strong black woman trope impacts athletes, and how athletes are using platforms like social media to tell more of their story.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about |
| 0:15.7 | mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to |
| 0:21.0 | become the best possible versions of ourselves. I'm your host, Dr Joy Hardin |
| 0:26.1 | Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information or to find a therapist in your area, |
| 0:34.4 | visit our website at therapy for black girls.com. |
| 0:38.2 | While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a |
| 0:45.6 | relationship with a licensed mental health professional. Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for Session 372 of the Therapy for |
| 1:00.6 | Black Girls Podcast. |
| 1:02.5 | We'll get right into our conversation |
| 1:04.3 | after a word from our sponsors. Like many of you I've spent the past couple of weeks glued to the TV watching the |
| 1:19.6 | Paris Olympics and in constant all of the talent and |
| 1:23.2 | athleticism of the athletes. |
| 1:25.8 | Gymnastics is always one of my favorite competitions to watch, |
| 1:29.4 | but this year I was also tuned in for the track and field events |
| 1:32.4 | and basketball. |
| 1:34.2 | There was just no shortage of excellence on display. |
| 1:37.7 | And as often happens, feats of black women being excellent |
| 1:41.5 | are often met with racism and sexism. |
| 1:45.2 | A few years ago, right after the Tokyo Olympics, we released a conversation with Dr. Leesia |
| 1:50.4 | Carter, a feminist sports psychology practitioner and the CEO of Coalition for Food and |
| 1:55.8 | Health Equity that feels just as timely today. |
| 2:00.4 | During our conversation we discuss the ways that gendered racism shows up in sports, |
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