Session 436: The Sibling Sit-Down w/ Skylar Marshai & Sunlyn Chiraya
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to another episode of our sibling sit-down series. I hope you’ve been enjoying it so far. We’ve answered sibling questions, broken down various sibling dynamics, so it’s only right that we sit down to chat with some actual siblings.
This week, we're excited to welcome Skylar Marshai and Sunlyn Chiraya, a sister duo finding new ways to learn and love each other. We discuss the evolution of their relationship, the relationship with the rest of their siblings, explore how they resolve conflict, and get into what it really means to grow alongside someone who’s seen every version of you. From childhood memories to creative projects, Skylar and Sunlyn open up about the joys and challenges of sisterhood, how communication has transformed their bond, and what they’ve learned about giving each other grace.
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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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Skylar Marshai
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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 versions of ourselves. |
| 0:23.8 | I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 0:30.0 | For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at Therapy for Blackgirls.com. While I hope you love listening to |
| 0:40.4 | and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a relationship with a licensed |
| 0:47.1 | mental health professional. |
| 0:56.4 | Hey, y'all. |
| 1:00.3 | Thanks so much for joining me for session 436 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:01.5 | We'll get right into our conversation after a word from our sponsors. |
| 1:09.4 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:18.0 | Welcome back to another episode of our sibling sit-down series. |
| 1:22.2 | I hope you've been enjoying it so far. |
| 1:24.5 | We've answered questions about siblings, broken down various sibling dynamics, |
| 1:29.3 | so it's only right that we now sit down to chat with some actual siblings. This week, I'm |
| 1:34.3 | excited to welcome Skylar Marche and Sunland Shiray, a sister duo finding new ways to learn and |
| 1:40.6 | love each other. We discussed the evolution of their relationship, the relationship |
| 1:45.2 | with the rest of their siblings, explore how they resolve conflict, and get into what it really |
| 1:50.4 | means to grow alongside someone who's seen every version of you. From childhood memories to creative |
| 1:56.4 | projects, Skyler and Sunland open up about the joys and challenges of sisterhood, how communication |
| 2:02.6 | has transformed their bond, and what they've learned about giving each other grace. |
| 2:07.5 | If something resonates with you while enjoying our conversation, please share with us on social |
| 2:12.1 | media using the hashtag TPG in session, or join us over in our Patreon channel to talk more about the episode. |
| 2:19.4 | You can join us at community. |
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