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Ph.D.

iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford

Therapy for Black Girls

In the 1st episode of our “Surviving Middle School” series, we chat with Dr. Whitney J. Raglin Bignall about how to foster a balanced relationship between your middle schooler and technology in a world where tech is at our fingertips around the clock. We get into the real-life effects of group chats, how to integrate technology in a healthy way, and the major importance of building emotional resilience in a world where many children turn to tech for support.
 
About the Podcast
 
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
 
 
 
Resources & Announcements
 
Want to reflect on this conversation in community? Join us inside our Patreon community where we’re unpacking this episode together.
 
You can now catch episodes of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to get new episodes every week. 
 
Did you know you can leave us a voice note with your questions for the podcast? If you have a question you'd like some feedback on, topics you'd like to hear covered, or want to suggest movies or books for us to review, drop us a message at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might share it on the podcast.
 
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
 
 
 
Where to Find Our Guest
 
Instagram
 
LinkedIn
 
 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop.
 
The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Session 476: Surviving Middle School in a Tech-Driven World

Welcome back to our minisode series, "I Have Some Thoughts." These short episodes are designed to contextualize the pop culture moments we're currently paying attention to through a mental health lens. Pop culture isn't just fun to chat about, it can reveal important information about how we relate, cope, and understand ourselves. Join us each Friday to hear Dr. Joy share her thoughts about the happenings of the week. 
 
This week, we're chatting about Tuskegee's dress code, Marvel shelving the new Blade movie, and Brittney Griner's recent divorce filing. 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Wanna chat more about the pop culture hot topics of the week? Join us inside our Patreon community.
 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Threads: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Have Some Thoughts | Tuskegee's Dress Code, Blade is Cancelled, & Brittney Griner's Divorce

Today, Dr. Joy is breaking down the emotional journeys of each of the characters of the series, The Five Star Weekend. We’ll dive into their complicated friendship dynamics, how they navigate grief, and the patterns that drive their decisions throughout the series. Think of this as a therapy session for the characters, exploring the wounds, relationships, and reckonings at the heart of the show. Spoiler warning: we'll be discussing major plot points from start to finish.
 
About the Podcast
 
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
 
 
 
Resources & Announcements
 
Want to reflect on this conversation in community? Join us inside our Patreon community where we’re unpacking this episode together.
 
You can now catch episodes of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to get new episodes every week. 
 
Did you know you can leave us a voice note with your questions for the podcast? If you have a question you'd like some feedback on, topics you'd like to hear covered, or want to suggest movies or books for us to review, drop us a message at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might share it on the podcast.
 
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
 
Connect with Dr. Joy on Instagram. 
 
 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop.
 
The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley
 
 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Session 475: On the Couch with the Characters of The Five Star Weekend

Welcome back to our minisode series, "I Have Some Thoughts." These short episodes are designed to contextualize the pop culture moments we're currently paying attention to through a mental health lens. Pop culture isn't just fun to chat about, it can reveal important information about how we relate, cope, and understand ourselves. Join us each Friday to hear Dr. Joy share her thoughts about the happenings of the week. 
 
This week, we're chatting about Chadwick Boseman and Malcolm Jamal Warner's family disputes over their estates, Ryan Clark's departure from ESPN, and Gen Z's difficulty asking to be paid back. 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Wanna chat more about the pop culture hot topics of the week? Join us inside our Patreon community.
 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Threads: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Have Some Thoughts Minisode | Chadwick Boseman, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Ryan Clark, & Gen Z Financial Struggles

Dr. Joy sits down with neuropsychologist Dr. Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, assistant professor at UCSF's Memory and Aging Center, to talk through what brain health means, why it's broader than mental health alone, and the daily habits that support it: cardiovascular exercise, a heart-healthy diet, stress management, social connection, and quality sleep.
 
They dig into what our phones are doing to us. Dr. Hill-Jarrett breaks down how short-form video triggers a bigger dopamine response than a typical reward, why the unpredictability of a feed keeps us scrolling, and what that means for sleep, attention span, and memory. She shares her own strategies, including separate personal and professional Instagram accounts and the Pomodoro method for resetting focus without reaching for a screen.
 
The conversation turns to her research on Black women and Alzheimer's disease. Black Americans face 1.5 to 2 times the risk of white Americans, and Black women carry the highest projected prevalence of any group, a gap that shows up even among women who are upwardly mobile, largely tied to the neighborhoods they live in. Dr. Hill-Jarrett also unpacks weathering, the term coined by Arlene Geronimus for the accelerated biological aging that Black women experience, and points to research showing Black women's telomeres suggest they are roughly seven and a half years biologically older than white women at the same age.
 
She closes with her current work on Afrofuturism and hopefulness, including a 10-week workshop where participants imagined a future free of time scarcity and reported feeling more hopeful about shaping what comes next. Her advice for anyone worried it's too late to protect their brain: it never is.
 
 
 
About the Podcast
 
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
 
 
 
Resources & Announcements
 
Want to reflect on this conversation in community? Join us inside our Patreon community where we’re unpacking this episode together.
 
You can now catch episodes of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to get new episodes every week. 
 
Did you know you can leave us a voice note with your questions for the podcast? If you have a question you'd like some feedback on, topics you'd like to hear covered, or want to suggest movies or books for us to review, drop us a message at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might share it on the podcast.
 
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
 
 
 
Where to Find Our Guest
 
Website
 
Instagram
 
LinkedIn
 
 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop.
 
The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Session 474: What Weathering Does to Black Women's Bodies

Welcome back to our minisode series, "I Have Some Thoughts." These short episodes are designed to contextualize the pop culture moments we're currently paying attention to through a mental health lens. Pop culture isn't just fun to chat about, it can reveal important information about how we relate, cope, and understand ourselves. Join us each Friday to hear Dr. Joy share her thoughts about the happenings of the week. 
 
This week, we're chatting about Angel Reese and ongoing racism in the WNBA, Brandy being body-shamed, and Latto's response to unsolicited parenting advice.
 
Stay Connected​

 
Wanna chat more about the pop culture hot topics of the week? Join us inside our Patreon community.
 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Threads: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Have Some Thoughts Minisode | Angel Reese, Brandy, & Latto

If you've ever been curious about psychedelic-assisted therapy, this episode is for you. Our very own Director of Podcasts and Digital Content, Ellice Ellis, was invited to attend Beckley Retreat's Guided Sanctuary for Black Women Psilocybin Retreat in Jamaica—a week-long experience designed to support healing through guided psilocybin sessions.
 
Ellice chats with Dr. Joy to reflect on her experience, sharing what surprised her, what challenged her, and how the retreat has shaped her understanding of herself and her mental health. They're also joined by Hanifa Nayo Washington, lead facilitator at Beckley Retreats, who breaks down what psychedelic-assisted care actually is, why preparation and integration are just as important as the medicine itself, and how creating a culturally affirming space specifically for Black women can transform the healing experience.
 
Resources & Announcements
 
Want to reflect on this conversation in community? Join us inside our Patreon community where we’re unpacking this episode together.
 
You can now catch episodes of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to get new episodes every week. 
 
Did you know you can leave us a voice note with your questions for the podcast? If you have a question you'd like some feedback on, topics you'd like to hear covered, or want to suggest movies or books for us to review, drop us a message at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might share it on the podcast.
 
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
 
 
 
Where to Find Our Guests
 
Hanifa Nayo Washington
 
Website
 
LinkedIn
 
Beckley Retreats
 
Ellice Ellis
 
Website
 
@ellicellis on all socials 
 
 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop.
 
The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Session 473: We Sent Our Director of Podcasts to Jamaica to Do Psilocybin. Meet Hanifa, Who Held the Space

Welcome back to our minisode series, "I Have Some Thoughts." These short episodes are designed to contextualize the pop culture moments we're currently paying attention to through a mental health lens. Pop culture isn't just fun to chat about, it can reveal important information about how we relate, cope, and understand ourselves. Join us each Friday to hear Dr. Joy share her thoughts about the happenings of the week. 
 
This week, we're chatting about Jay-Z & Blue Ivy, Nolan Wells, and the Love Island Finale. 
 
 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Wanna chat more about the pop culture hot topics of the week? Join us inside our Patreon community.
 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Threads: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Have Some Thoughts Minisode | Jay-Z & Blue Ivy, Nolan Wells, Love Island Finale

The first half of the year may be behind us, but the cosmos still has plenty in store. This week, Dr. Joy is joined by astrologer Camille Michelle Gray to explore the major astrological themes that will shape the rest of 2026. Together, they chat about the biggest transits, retrogrades, and discuss how these cosmic movements may influence everything from our relationships and careers to our personal growth and our shared experiences.
 
Whether you're someone who checks your birth chart regularly or you're simply curious about what astrology has to say, Camille breaks down the season ahead in a way that's insightful and accessible. She explains what these astrological shifts can teach us, how to navigate periods of uncertainty with intention, and why understanding the energy of the moment can help us make more empowered decisions. Plus, Camille shares sign-by-sign guidance for the remainder of the year, highlighting what each zodiac sign should prioritize, where opportunities for growth and transformation may emerge, and what lessons the stars may be inviting us to embrace as 2026 unfolds.
 
 
 
Resources & Announcements
 
Want to reflect on this conversation in community? Join us inside our Patreon community where we’re unpacking this episode together.
 
You can now catch episodes of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to get new episodes every week. 
 
Did you know you can leave us a voice note with your questions for the podcast? If you have a question you'd like some feedback on, topics you'd like to hear covered, or want to suggest movies or books for us to review, drop us a message at memo.fm/therapyforblackgirls and let us know what’s on your mind. We just might share it on the podcast.
 
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
 
 
 
Where to Find Our Guest
 
Website
 
Instagram
 
 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop.
 
The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Session 472: Mid-Year Astrology Check-In

Welcome back to our minisode series, "I Have Some Thoughts." These short episodes are designed to contextualize the pop culture moments we're currently paying attention to through a mental health lens. Pop culture isn't just fun to chat about, it can reveal important information about how we relate, cope, and understand ourselves. Join us each Friday to hear Dr. Joy share her thoughts about the happenings of the week. 
 
This week, we're chatting about Nara Smith sharing about her daughter's cancer diagnosis, Kennedy Ryan's pen name, and controversy about Young Miami's Spend Dat. 
 
 
 
Stay Connected​

 
Wanna chat more about the pop culture hot topics of the week? Join us inside our Patreon community.
 
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
 
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
 
 
 
Make sure to follow us on social media:
 
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
 
Threads: @therapyforblackgirls
 
 
 
Our Production Team
 
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Gabrielle Collins
 
Director of Podcast & Digital Content: Ellice Ellis
 
Producer: Ndeye Thioubou 
 
Production Assistant: Bria Mosley

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Have Some Thoughts | Tuskegee's Dress Code, Blade is Cancelled, & Brittney Griner's Divorce

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