Session 414: Parenting a Trans Child
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this deeply moving episode, we’re joined by Lisa Price, founder and CEO of Carol’s Daughter, for an intimate conversation about parenting, identity, and unconditional love. Lisa opens up about her journey as a mother to a transgender child, sharing the lessons she’s learned, the challenges she’s faced, and the transformative power of showing up with empathy and authenticity. Together, we explore how her experiences as a parent have shaped her both personally and professionally, and how she continues to advocate for love, acceptance, and inclusion—both at home and within her brand.
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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. |
| 1:00.7 | Hey y'all. Thanks so much for joining me for session 414 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. We'll get right into our conversation afterward from our sponsors. |
| 1:09.9 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:18.6 | In this deeply moving episode, we're joined by Lisa Price, founder and CEO of Carol's |
| 1:24.1 | daughter, for an intimate conversation about parenting, identity, and unconditional love. |
| 1:29.8 | Lisa opens up about her journey as a mother to a transgender child, sharing the lessons she's |
| 1:34.7 | learned, the challenges she's faced, and the transformative power of showing up with empathy |
| 1:39.0 | and authenticity. Together, we explore how her experiences as a parent have shaped her both personally and professionally |
| 1:45.8 | and how she continues to advocate for love, acceptance, and inclusion, both at home and within her brand. |
| 1:52.9 | Lisa's story is one of courage, growth, and unwavering support, offering inspiration and insight for anyone |
| 1:58.3 | navigating their own journey of understanding and connection. |
| 2:01.8 | If something resonates with you while enjoying our conversation, please share with us on social |
| 2:06.4 | media using the hashtag TBG in session. Or join us over in Patreon for more conversations |
| 2:12.6 | about the podcast. You can join us at community.therapyfor blackgirls.com. Here's our conversation. |
| 2:23.4 | Well, thank you so much for joining us today, Lisa. Thank you. I'm honored to be here. |
| 2:29.2 | Well, I'm honored to chat with you. You have been such an inspiration to so many of us. |
| 2:34.0 | Your work has really just opened the door and really helped so many of us take good care of ourselves when many people were not making products for us. So it's a real honor to chat with you. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. So if you could get started by talking to me a little bit about your mental health journey. So before becoming a parent and balancing |
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