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.

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Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 95 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

In the past few months, there have been lots of talk about toxic masculinity, and I think

it's important to recognize that men are not the only ones who buy into this system.

There's a lot for all of us to unpack to make sure we're doing our part to break down a

system that is often limiting and dangerous.

What kinds of ways do we need to kind of reframe our thoughts about parenting to make sure

that we are raising a healthier generation of boys?

Yeah, you know, I think first is called emotion coaching.

We have to teach our boys how to express emotion.

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