Session 381: The Mental Health Benefits of Running
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
They say life is a marathon, not a sprint, so today on the podcast, we’re going the extra mile by bringing you an episode all about running and how it can help you build endurance – physically and mentally. So, if you’re ready to go the distance and find your stride, lace up and get ready to hear from today’s trailblazing guest, Dr. Nina Joy Mena. Dr. Mena, known as Dr. NJoy, is an Atlanta-based community psychiatrist, author, podcaster, and motivational speaker who is passionately dedicated to addressing mental health issues and reducing the stigma of mental illness within the Black community. An avid runner, she has completed 32 half marathons and 9 full marathons, including 4 international races, finding running to be her personal form of therapy.
Dr. Njoy and I chatted about how to get started with running, the role of running clubs as a form of community for runners, and the science behind the “runners-high” that can make running so beneficial to our mental and physical health.
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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 |
| 0:26.2 | 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 |
| 0:40.8 | and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a relationship |
| 0:46.4 | with a licensed mental health professional. Hey y'all, |
| 0:55.0 | y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session |
| 0:58.8 | 381 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:02.0 | We'll get right into our conversation afterward from our sponsors. |
| 1:05.0 | Hi, I'm Dr. Injoy and I'm on the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast. Today I'm in session |
| 1:10.7 | unpacking how running can improve your mental health. |
| 1:13.4 | They say life is a marathon, not a sprint. So today on the |
| 1:26.8 | podcast we're going the extra mile by bringing you an episode all about |
| 1:30.5 | running and how it can help you build endurance physically and mentally. So if you're ready to go the distance and find your stride, lace up and get ready to hear from today's trailblazing guest, Dr. Nina Joy Minna. Dr. Nina Joy Minna, known as Dr. Injoy, is an Atlanta-based community psychiatrist, |
| 1:48.9 | author, podcaster, and motivational speaker who's passionately dedicated to addressing |
| 1:53.8 | mental health issues and reducing the stigma of mental illness within the |
| 1:57.2 | black community. An avid runner, she has completed 32 half marathons and nine full marathons, |
| 2:04.4 | including four international races, finding running to be her personal form of therapy. |
| 2:10.0 | Dr. Injoy and I chatted about how to get started with running, |
| 2:13.4 | the role of running clubs as a form of community for runners, |
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