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Speaker 1: M h. Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast,

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Speaker 1: a weekly conversation about mental health, personal development, and all

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Speaker 1: the small decisions we can make to become the best

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Speaker 1: possible versions of ourselves. I'm your host, Dr Joy hard

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Speaker 1: and Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. For more

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Speaker 1: information or to find a therapist in your area, visit

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Speaker 1: our website at Therapy for Black Girls dot com. While

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Speaker 1: I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast,

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Speaker 1: it is not meant to be a substitute for relationship

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Speaker 1: with a licensed mental health professional. Hey, y'all, thanks so

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Speaker 1: much for joining me for session of a Therapy for

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Speaker 1: Black Girls podcast. In the last episode of last year,

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Speaker 1: I share twenty questions designed to help you set the

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Speaker 1: tone for this year. Undoubtedly, this year looks very different

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Speaker 1: than we all imagined, so it felt appropriate as we

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Speaker 1: head into the halfway mark of this year to encourage

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Speaker 1: you to spend some time with the second set of questions.

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Speaker 1: And because I know many of you love a good

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Speaker 1: handout with all of the questions in one place, I

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Speaker 1: made one for you that you can find at Therapy

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Speaker 1: for Black Girls dot com slash twenty more questions so

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Speaker 1: grab your journal and spend some time writing and reflecting

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Speaker 1: on these. Number one. What practices of stillness have you

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Speaker 1: incorporated into your life? Number two? What does joy look

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Speaker 1: and feel like for you? Number three? When was the

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Speaker 1: last time you had a tears rolling down your face?

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Speaker 1: Laugh right about it? Number four? When was the last

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Speaker 1: time you offered a small act of kindness to someone else?

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Speaker 1: Number five? What surprises have you learned about yourself during

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Speaker 1: this time? Number six? When you find yourself anxious, what

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Speaker 1: are you usually worrying about? Number seven? What affirming ways

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Speaker 1: or practices help you get through tough days? Number eight?

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Speaker 1: What canceled event our celebration has been most difficult for you?

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Speaker 1: Number nine? What tasks would you still like to accomplish

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Speaker 1: before the end of the year. Number ten. If you

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Speaker 1: chose a word or a phrase to begin this year,

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Speaker 1: have you stuck with it? Does it have a different

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Speaker 1: meaning now? Does it feel fitting to choose a new one?

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Speaker 1: Number eleven. What's the most meaningful thing you've read this year?

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Speaker 1: Number twelve. Have you been able to reconcile what you

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Speaker 1: thought this year would be with the reality of this year?

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Speaker 1: What kinds of things helped you with that reconciliation Number thirteen.

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Speaker 1: In those moments when you find yourself saying what the

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Speaker 1: what helps you to feel grounded? Number fourteen. Have you

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Speaker 1: been able to tap into your creativity during this time?

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Speaker 1: In what ways? Number fifteen? What helps you to remain hopeful? Sixteen?

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Speaker 1: What has angered you most this year? Seventeen? Have you

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Speaker 1: given yourself space to grieve? What does that space look

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Speaker 1: like and how do you use it? Eighteen? What creative

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Speaker 1: ways have you in your support system come up with

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Speaker 1: to stay connected? Number nineteen. How have your thoughts about

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Speaker 1: where you live or where and how you work change

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Speaker 1: during this time? How do you imagine and they might

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Speaker 1: look different in the future? And question number twenty in

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Speaker 1: what ways have you extended grace to yourself and others? Recently?

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Speaker 1: As always, if you feel comfortable sharing any of your

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Speaker 1: responses to these questions with us on social media, please

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Speaker 1: feel free to do so using the hashtag tv g

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Speaker 1: and session, and be sure to share this episode with

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Speaker 1: two sisters in your circle who might also benefit from reflecting. Remember,

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Speaker 1: if you're looking for a therapist in your area, be

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Speaker 1: sure to check out our therapist directory at Therapy for

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Speaker 1: Black Girls dot com slash directory and if you want

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Speaker 1: to continue digging into this topic and to connect with

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Speaker 1: some other sisters in your area, come on over and

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Speaker 1: join us at the Yellow Couch Collective, where we take

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Speaker 1: a deeper dive into the topics from the podcast and

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Speaker 1: just about everything else. You can join us at Therapy

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Speaker 1: for Black Girls dot com slash y c C. Thank

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Speaker 1: you all so much for joining me again this week.

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Speaker 1: I look forward to continuing this conversation with you all

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Speaker 1: real soon. Take good care,