Session 461: New-Age Black Rom-Coms
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
This week, we’re talking all things ‘The Drama,’ and ‘You, Me, and Tuscany.’ For different reasons, both of these films, starring beloved Black women, have taken over the conversations we’re having on social and in our own circles. What do these new-age black rom-coms say about how we currently look at love and relationships? And who gets to tell those stories? We get into all of that and more in today’s episode. The conversation does contain spoilers.
But first, we are desperately in need of an emergency pop culture check-in. Dr. Joy weighs in with her thoughts on the Meg & Klay breakup, lessons from the Michael movie, and the Summer House goings-on.
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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. |
| 0:30.1 | 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. |
| 0:56.6 | Thanks so much for joining me for session 461 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. |
| 1:10.8 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:13.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 1:18.6 | Y'all know I love to chat with our producer team about the latest in pop culture, and this week we're talking all things the drama and you, me, and Tuscany. |
| 1:27.3 | For different reasons reasons both of these |
| 1:29.0 | films starring beloved black women have taken over the conversations we're having on social and in |
| 1:33.9 | our own circles what do these new age black romcom say about how we currently look at love and |
| 1:39.0 | relationships and who gets to tell those stories get into all of that and more in today's episode. |
| 1:45.7 | But first, we are desperately in need of an emergency pop culture check-in. A lot, maybe even too |
| 1:52.1 | much, has occurred. And as a therapist, but also someone who appreciates and loves pop culture, |
| 1:57.2 | it wouldn't be me if I didn't dig into the mental health aspect of all of this. |
| 2:07.0 | There are spoilers ahead, so if you haven't seen the movies, make sure you do before you listen to today's episode. |
| 2:13.2 | And if you want to share your thoughts on them, please do so on social media using the hashtag TBG in session or join us over in Patreon to talk more about the episode. |
| 2:17.3 | You can join us at community.com. |
| 2:18.5 | Thank you for indulging in my pop culture musings. |
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