Session 411: Drink Water & Mind Your Business with Dr. Donna Oriowo
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re joined by the brilliant and unapologetically authentic Dr. Donna Oriowo, licensed clinical social worker, certified sex and relationship therapist, and author of the bold new book, Drink Water & Mind Your Business. Known for her unique blend of cultural insight, therapeutic expertise, and straight-no-chaser delivery, Dr. Oriowo returns to the show to share the inspiration behind her new work and why it’s a necessary read for Black women navigating life, relationships, and radical self-care. We’re diving into what it really means to protect your peace, create boundaries without guilt, and center yourself in a world that often demands your labor but denies your rest.
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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Transcript
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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. |
| 1:00.8 | Thanks so much for joining me for session 411 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:02.2 | We'll get right into our conversation afterward from our sponsors. |
| 1:10.3 | You're listening to an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:16.8 | Today we're joined by the brilliant and unapologetically authentic, Dr. Donna Orio, |
| 1:25.4 | Wo, licensed clinical social worker, certified sex and |
| 1:29.0 | relationship therapist, and author of the bold new book, Drink Water, and Mind Your Business. |
| 1:34.9 | Known for her unique blend of cultural insight, therapeutic expertise, and straight no-chaise |
| 1:40.0 | delivery, Dr. O'Owe returns to the show to share the inspiration behind her new work |
| 1:45.3 | and why it's a necessary read for black women navigating life, relationships, and radical self-care. |
| 1:51.9 | We're diving into what it really means to protect your peace, create boundaries without guilt, |
| 1:56.9 | and center yourself in a world that often demands your labor but denies your rest. |
| 2:01.8 | If you've struggled with putting yourself first or felt drained from carrying too much, |
| 2:06.6 | this conversation is for you. |
| 2:08.8 | If something resonates with you while enjoying our conversation, |
| 2:12.3 | please share it with us on social media using the hashtag TBG in session. |
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