Session 409: Bibliotherapy
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Today we're joined by educator, writer, and bibliotherapist Emely Rumble, LCSW who's here to share the powerful story behind her debut book, Bibliotherapy in the Bronx. In this inspiring and deeply resonant conversation, Emely explains how the books we read can be a lifeline, a mirror, and a healing balm, especially for young people navigating complex emotional landscapes. From growing up in the Bronx to creating reading circles for healing in underserved schools, Emely has reimagined what therapy can look like for Black and brown communities, centering literature, community, and voice. We’re talking representation, literacy as liberation, and the magic that happens when you see yourself on the page.
About the Podcast
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 mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible |
| 0:22.2 | versions of ourselves. I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, |
| 0:29.4 | Georgia. For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at |
| 0:36.1 | Therapy for Blackgirls.com. |
| 0:38.6 | While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a |
| 0:44.5 | substitute for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional. |
| 0:56.9 | Hey y'all. |
| 1:00.6 | Thanks so much for joining me for session 409 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:02.0 | We'll get right into our conversation after word from our sponsors. |
| 1:17.3 | We'll get right into our conversation after a very special one. |
| 1:22.0 | We're joined by educator, writer, and bibliotherapist Emily Rumble, |
| 1:25.6 | here to share the powerful story behind her debut book, |
| 1:30.0 | Bibliotherapy in the Bronx. In this inspiring and deeply resonant conversation, Emily explains how the books we read can be a lifeline, a mirror, and a healing |
| 1:36.8 | balm, especially for young people navigating complex emotional landscapes. From growing up in the Bronx |
| 1:43.6 | to creating reading circles for healing |
| 1:45.4 | and underserved schools, Emily has reimagined what therapy can look like for black and brown |
| 1:50.3 | communities, centering literature, community, and voice. In this conversation, we're discussing |
| 1:57.1 | representation, literacy as liberation, and the magic that happens when you see |
| 2:02.4 | yourself on the page. If something resonates with you while enjoying our conversation, |
| 2:07.8 | please share with us on social media using the hashtag TBG in session. Or join our Patreon for |
| 2:14.2 | more conversations, add free podcast episodes, and even special giveaways. |
| 2:19.1 | You can join us at community.com. Therapy for Blackgirls.com. Here's our conversation. |
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