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.

I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia.

To get more information, 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 55 of the podcast.

I'm very excited to be marking the beginning of mental health awareness month with a conversation

that I think you'll enjoy.

Today I am joined by Dr. Lex Brown James.

Dr. Lex is a sex-educating, licensed marriage and family therapist and the owner of the

Institute for Sexuality and Therapy in St. Louis, Missouri.

She enjoys educating people on building intimacy, getting to pleasure, and training professionals

on how to work with sexuality-based topics in trauma-informed ways.

Dr. Lex and I discussed how to get in touch with the idea that we deserve pleasure as black

women, common types of sexual disorders, how trauma can impact our ability to enjoy sex,

getting rid of sexual shame, and the importance of masturbation.

You know that we want to hear your thoughts on this one, so if you learn something new,

or hear something you want others to know, be sure to share it on social media by using

the hashtag, tbginsession.

Here's our conversation.

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