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M h. 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 hard and Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at Therapy for Black Girls dot com. While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for relationship with a licensed mental health professional. Hey, y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session of a Therapy for Black Girls podcast. In the last episode of last year, I share twenty questions designed to help you set the tone for this year. Undoubtedly, this year looks very different than we all imagined, so it felt appropriate as we head into the halfway mark of this year to encourage you to spend some time with the second set of questions. And because I know many of you love a good handout with all of the questions in one place, I made one for you that you can find at Therapy for Black Girls dot com slash twenty more questions so grab your journal and spend some time writing and reflecting on these. Number one. What practices of stillness have you incorporated into your life? Number two? What does joy look and feel like for you? Number three? When was the last time you had a tears rolling down your face? Laugh right about it? Number four? When was the last time you offered a small act of kindness to someone else? Number five? What surprises have you learned about yourself during this time? Number six? When you find yourself anxious, what are you usually worrying about? Number seven? What affirming ways or practices help you get through tough days? Number eight? What canceled event our celebration has been most difficult for you? Number nine? What tasks would you still like to accomplish before the end of the year. Number ten. If you chose a word or a phrase to begin this year, have you stuck with it? Does it have a different meaning now? Does it feel fitting to choose a new one? Number eleven. What's the most meaningful thing you've read this year? Number twelve. Have you been able to reconcile what you thought this year would be with the reality of this year? What kinds of things helped you with that reconciliation Number thirteen. In those moments when you find yourself saying what the what helps you to feel grounded? Number fourteen. Have you been able to tap into your creativity during this time? In what ways? Number fifteen? What helps you to remain hopeful? Sixteen? What has angered you most this year? Seventeen? Have you given yourself space to grieve? What does that space look like and how do you use it? Eighteen? What creative ways have you in your support system come up with to stay connected? Number nineteen. How have your thoughts about where you live or where and how you work change during this time? How do you imagine and they might look different in the future? And question number twenty in what ways have you extended grace to yourself and others? Recently? As always, if you feel comfortable sharing any of your responses to these questions with us on social media, please feel free to do so using the hashtag tv g and session, and be sure to share this episode with two sisters in your circle who might also benefit from reflecting. Remember, if you're looking for a therapist in your area, be sure to check out our therapist directory at Therapy for Black Girls dot com slash directory and if you want to continue digging into this topic and to connect with some other sisters in your area, come on over and join us at the Yellow Couch Collective, where we take a deeper dive into the topics from the podcast and just about everything else. You can join us at Therapy for Black Girls dot com slash y c C. Thank you all so much for joining me again this week. I look forward to continuing this conversation with you all real soon. Take good care,