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 49 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

If you or a sister in your life has ever been called an angry black woman, then today's episode

is for you. As our good sister-soulange stated, we got a lot to be mad about. But of course,

there are productive and unproductive ways to manage our anger. Patrice in Douglas joins us today

to share more about the productive ways we can process our anger. Patrice is a licensed

marriage and family therapist, certified anger management specialist, and owner of Empire

Counseling and Consultation in California, New York, and Texas. She has a graduate degree in

Counseling Psychology from Cal Baptist University and is currently attending the Chicago School

of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles for a CID in Applied Clinical Psychology.

Prespecialties are anger management, minority mental health,

men's issues, anxiety, and depression. Patrice and I discussed where the stereotype of the

angry black woman came from, how you can tell if you have an issue with anger,

how you can get better at talking about your emotions before you become angry,

and strategies for using your anger productively. Here's our conversation.

Patrice, thank you for joining us today, Patrice.

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