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Speaker 1: Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly

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Speaker 2: Hey, y'all, thanks for tuning in for session three thirty

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Speaker 2: Hi everyone, my name is Zaria Taylor and I am

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Speaker 2: a sophomore Documentary filmmaking major and philosophy minor attending the

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Speaker 2: SPILM in college. You've likely heard my questions, read my

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Speaker 2: Since the beginning of this summer, I have been the

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Speaker 2: in for a treat. Can you think of a time

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Speaker 2: when your nerdy interests were healing for you. It could

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Speaker 2: be that comfort anime that always bends your spirits up,

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Speaker 2: To chat with TBG about all things fandom and wellness,

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Speaker 2: Doctor Joy is joined today by author, world builder and

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Speaker 2: nerdy creator Jackie A. Jackie is a vocal supporter of

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Speaker 2: Some of the themes that came up in today's conversation

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Speaker 2: include how to cultivate a community within fantom spaces, the

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining me today, Jackie.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for having me.

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Speaker 1: I'm so excited, very excited to chat with you. So

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Speaker 1: we are tapping into our black girl nerve bag today

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Speaker 1: and I want to hear from you, like, what is

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Speaker 3: I would definitely say Sailor Moon watching Sailor Moon with

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Speaker 1: And any particular character on Sailor Moon.

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Speaker 1: So love it.

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Speaker 3: I find more inspiration anime now. When I was a kid,

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Speaker 3: One Piece is inspiring me the most.

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Speaker 1: Okay, I love that, And you know, I do feel

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Speaker 1: appreciate you sharing that. For anybody who's looking for new

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Speaker 1: One Piece. So, Jackie, where are people watching anime? Are

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Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure, Country Roll, Funimation, Netflix, Hulu, Hbo Max.

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Speaker 1: Perfect? So, in addition to being a fan of all

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Speaker 3: Yeah, So what inspired me was I was constantly seeing

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Speaker 4: And everything that I do. I didn't even know I was.

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Speaker 1: So I know that you are also in school to

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Speaker 1: So what advice would you have for young black girls

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Speaker 3: I would say that you should nerd out loud, because

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Speaker 1: I love that. Thank you so much for that, Jackie.

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Speaker 1: So I love it if you could share, like one

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Speaker 4: Definitely dream Con.

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Speaker 3: Ever since I saw her costume, I'm like, oh, I

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Speaker 4: So that's what we love it.

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Speaker 1: What comic book are manga? Have you read more than once?

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Speaker 2: Hmmm?

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Speaker 3: Let's see. It's snot Girl, So it's not a manga.

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Speaker 3: It's a comic book by the same guy I believe

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Speaker 3: he did Scott Pilgrim Versus the World. It's about a

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Speaker 3: influencer named Lottie. She literally just has a problem with Scott.

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Speaker 3: That's why it's called girl. It's very surreal, it's very weird.

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Speaker 3: It's even hard to explain the plot, but the vibes

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Speaker 2: All right?

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Speaker 1: And what's a game you've played lately that you've really enjoyed.

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Speaker 3: I'm definitely a Sims floor girl. I love sims FO.

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Speaker 3: I love when you play on PC. You can add

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Speaker 3: a bunch of modifications. So give my character social anxiety

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Speaker 3: because I just kind of want to live through you

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Speaker 3: for the day, or you really do anything. You can

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Speaker 3: raise an alien, have a vampire, the husband sims fourth grade.

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Speaker 1: So how can people stay connected with you? Jackie? What

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Speaker 1: is your website as well as any social media channels

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Speaker 1: you'd like to share.

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Speaker 3: So people can check out more of me at my

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Speaker 3: website jackiea dot com. That's ja c q U E

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Speaker 3: A y E dot com. If you're interested in very candid,

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Speaker 3: quote unquote diary entries that I send out weekly, you

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Speaker 3: can check out my Diary of a Sad Black Woman

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Speaker 3: that's JACKIEA dot sulkstack dot com. I've been documenting how

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Speaker 3: I've been rebuilding my life, so if you like, come

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Speaker 3: on this Starney with me. Check it out. And I

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Speaker 3: Jackie a on all social media platforms.

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Speaker 1: And we talked about the Adorned by Chia book. But

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Speaker 1: you have a couple of other books. Do you want

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Speaker 1: to tell people about those books and where they can

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Speaker 1: find them?

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Speaker 4: Yes?

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Speaker 3: So I have The Magical Girl's Guide to Life, which

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Speaker 3: is actually, like we were discussing, mixing mental health with

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Speaker 3: magical girls and saving the day through self care. I

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Speaker 3: also have How to Be a Better Adult. That one

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Speaker 3: is a very very weird book, admittedly weird book about

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Speaker 3: a young neuro divergent black woman who feels like a

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Speaker 3: failed adult and then she finds a magical handbook like

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Speaker 3: we al wish we had an adult handbook, and she

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Speaker 3: follows it to the tea with disastrous results. I actually

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Speaker 3: just wrapped up a kickstarter for another book called I

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Speaker 3: Lived to Served, which it is a magical mystery, the

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Speaker 3: very first romance I've ever written, because usually I'm just

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Speaker 3: all about magic and weird themes. But I took a

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Speaker 3: stab at Rowe, so that's what I've thought. So fall

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Speaker 3: in my repas Fall, So yeah, just check that out.

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Speaker 1: When you cosette perfect, We'll be sure to include all

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Speaker 1: of that in the show notes. Thank you so much

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Speaker 1: for spending some time with us today, Jackie.

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Speaker 4: Thank you.

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Speaker 2: Once again. I'm so glad that Jackie was able to

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Speaker 2: join me for this conversation to learn more about her

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Speaker 2: and the work she is doing. Be sure to visit

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Speaker 2: the show notes at Therapy for Blackgirls dot com slash

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Speaker 2: Session three thirty six, And don't forget to text this

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Speaker 2: episode to two of your girls right now. If you're

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Speaker 2: looking for a therapist in your area, check out our

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Speaker 2: therapist directory at Therapy for Blackgirls dot com slash directory.

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Speaker 2: And if you want to continue digging into this topic

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Speaker 2: or just be in community with other sisters, come on

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Speaker 2: over and join us in the Sister Circle. It's our

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Speaker 2: cozy corner of the Internet designed just for black women.

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Speaker 2: You can join us at community dot Therapy for Black

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Speaker 2: Girls dot com. This episode was produced by Frida Lucas,

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Speaker 2: Elise Ellis, and myself Zaria Taylor. Editing is by Dennison L. Bradford.

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Speaker 2: What's