Session 413: All About Gut Health
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Gut health is one of those wellness terms we hear all the time, and honestly, it’s popular for a reason. Our gut isn’t just about digestion. Like the rest of our organs, it’s connected to the brain, which means it can both reflect and impact our mental well-being. The gut-brain connection shows up in everyday life. Feeling queasy before a big meeting? Or so stressed you don’t have an appetite? The two are always in constant conversation whether we realize it or not. So today, I’m excited to welcome nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Andy Watkins to the show to help us demystify all things gut health. We’re chatting about what it actually means to take care of your gut and how doing so can help support your mood and your mind.
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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 413 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:02.0 | We'll get right into our conversation after word from our sponsors. |
| 1:09.9 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:18.7 | Gut health is one of those wellness terms we hear all the time, and honestly, it's popular for a reason. |
| 1:25.1 | Our gut isn't just about digestion. |
| 1:27.4 | Like the rest of our organs, it's connected |
| 1:29.3 | to the brain, which means it can both reflect and impact our mental well-being. The gut-brain |
| 1:34.8 | connection shows up in everyday life. Feeling queasy before a meeting? Are so stressed you don't |
| 1:39.9 | have an appetite? The two are always in constant conversation, whether we realize it or not. |
| 1:45.5 | So today I'm excited to welcome nutritional psychiatrist, Dr. Andy Watkins, to help us demystify |
| 1:51.2 | all things gut health. We're chatting about what it actually means to take care of your gut, |
| 1:56.0 | and how doing so can help support your mood and your mind. If something resonates with you |
| 2:00.6 | while enjoying |
| 2:01.1 | our conversation, please share with us on social media using the hashtag TBGN session, or |
| 2:07.2 | join us over in our Patreon channel to talk more about the episode. You can join us at |
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