Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, where we discuss all things mental health,

personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible

versions of ourselves.

I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia.

To get more information and resources, visit the website at therapyforblackgirls.com.

And while I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant

to be a substitute for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional.

Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 43 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

And happy Black History Month.

For today's episode, I'm joined by licensed clinical social worker, Elise Chanel Coleman.

Elise is a wife, mom, and serial entrepreneur.

She obtained a bachelor's degree in social work, and then a master's degree in social work

with a specialization in clinical social work and law.

She has an awesome husband, two kids, the littles, and two bonus kids, the bigs.

Elise began her foray into the world of post-partum mental health after the birth of her first

child in 2015, which was a mix of emotions from excitement, trepidation, and anxiety.

Motherhood in motion, her company, was created to address the self-care and mental health

needs of Black moms.

Elise and I discussed some of the unique mental health challenges Black moms face, the

importance of having someone to advocate for you in the post-partum period, how to do

with mommy guilt, putting it into mommy wars, and strategies for managing your mental health

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