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 59 of the podcast.

Today we're back with another on the couch episode.

I know we haven't had one in a while, but I'm very excited to share this one with you.

For this conversation, I'm joined by licensed professional counselor Sheena Tubbs, and

we're talking all about Nova Bortalo.

One of the characters from Ava DuVernay's hit series on own, Queen Sugar.

I'm such a fan of Queen Sugar.

For one, it's said in the Sugar Cane Fields of Louisiana, which is definitely home for

me as I grew up right across the street from a Sugar Cane field.

But it's also some of the most beautifully shot work and well-written stories that I

think you'll find anywhere on TV today.

So I'm excited to dig into more about Nova's character and some of the concerns that might

bring her to therapy.

A little bit more about our guest.

Sheena Tubbs is a licensed professional counselor and certified sex addiction therapist candidate

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