Session 465: Toni Bravo On Beauty, Boundaries, & Balance
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
What does it look like to build a creative career online without completely losing yourself in the process? Today I’m joined by creator and beauty influencer Toni Bravo for a conversation about creativity, visibility, rest, and the evolving relationship many of us have with work in the age of social media. During our conversation, Toni shares what it’s been like navigating visibility online, how she protects her mental health while working in such a public-facing industry, and why rest has become such an important part of her creative process.
We also discuss representation in the beauty industry, the importance of darker-skinned creators being able to take up space online, and how Toni has learned to trust herself creatively as her career continues to grow. She also opens up about burnout, boundaries with social media, mindfulness practices, and the realities of building a career where work and play can sometimes feel impossible to separate.
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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. |
| 0:30.1 | 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 465 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. |
| 1:01.5 | We'll get right into our conversation after a word from our sponsors. |
| 1:10.6 | This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human. |
| 1:17.6 | What does it look like to build a creative career online without completely losing yourself in the process? |
| 1:23.4 | Today I'm joined by creator and beauty influencer Tony Bravo for a conversation about creativity, visibility, rest, and the involving relationship many of us have with work in the age of social media. |
| 1:35.4 | Many of us first discovered Tony through her beauty content and signature blush looks, but her platform has continued to evolve into a beautifully curated lifestyle space centered around curiosity, creativity, and intentional living. |
| 1:48.3 | During our conversation, Tony shares what it's been like navigating visibility online, how she protects her mental health while working in such a public-facing industry, |
| 1:57.5 | and why risk has become such an important part of her creative process. |
| 2:02.1 | We also discuss representation in the beauty industry, the importance of darker skin creators being able to |
| 2:07.5 | take up space online, and how Tony has learned to trust herself creatively as her career continues to |
| 2:13.3 | grow. She also opens up about burnout, boundaries with social media, mindfulness practices, |
| 2:19.9 | and the realities of building a career where work and play can sometimes feel impossible to |
| 2:24.4 | separate. If something resonates with you while enjoying our conversation, please share it with |
| 2:29.3 | us on social media using the hashtag TBG in session. Or join us over and out Patreon to talk more about the |
| 2:36.1 | episode. You can join us at community.therapyfor blackgirls.com. Here's our conversation. |
| 2:46.6 | Thank you so much for joining us today, Tony. Thank you for having me. I'm excited. |
| 2:51.3 | Yeah. So many of us were first introduced to you as a beauty creator, but you have now started |
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