Session 448: Who Are You, For Real?
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
We hope you’ve enjoyed our January Jumpstart series so far, and that you’ve been able to step into the new year with ease and intention. To wrap up the series, we're excited to share a few conversations that we had with some amazing women. Today, we’re talking about identity. You’ll hear from Nina Westbrook, LMFT and Oludara Adeeyo, LCSW on what it looks like to ask yourself, “Who am I?” and begin to search for the answers.
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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Oludara Adeeyo, LCSW
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Website - oludaraadeeyo.com
Nina Westbrook, LMFT
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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. |
| 0:23.7 | 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. Hey, y'all. |
| 0:56.8 | Thanks so much for joining me for session 448 of the Therapy for Black |
| 1:00.2 | Girls podcast. |
| 1:01.5 | We'll get right into our conversation after word from our sponsors. |
| 1:13.2 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:15.2 | Guaranteed human. |
| 1:23.7 | If you're listening to this, it means that we are almost a month into 2026. |
| 1:25.8 | Time really flies, doesn't it? |
| 1:28.9 | I hope you've enjoyed our January jumpstart series so far. and that you've been able to step into the new year with ease and intention. To wrap up this |
| 1:34.9 | series, I'm excited to share a few conversations that I've had with amazing women. Today, we're |
| 1:40.0 | talking about identity. You'll hear from Nina Westbrook and Oludara Adio on what it looks |
| 1:46.1 | like to ask yourself, who am I really? And begin to search for the answers. If something resonates |
| 1:52.8 | with you while enjoying our conversation, please share with us on social media using the hashtag |
| 1:57.6 | TVG in session. Or join us over in our Patreon to talk more about the episode. |
| 2:03.2 | You can join us at community.therapyfor blackgirls.com. |
| 2:07.1 | Let's dive in. |
| 2:12.0 | When the work you do is close to the heart, how do you protect it? |
| 2:15.9 | Knowing when to quiet your professional instincts and let your |
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