Jalen Hurts' Health, Yung Miami's New Song & Coco Jones In New York | I Have Some Thoughts Minisode

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…

Session 487: Elective Health Screenings

Return guest Dr. Uché Blackstock joins us to help us make sense of the growing popularity of elective health screenings and the wellness trends shaping how we approach our health. We’re discussing how to find credible health information, make informed decisions about testing, and navigate the poten…

I Have Some Thoughts Minisode | Glorilla & Her Sister Talk Money, the Atlanta Dream in the Finals

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…

Session 486: Cree Summer & Kennedi Reece on the A Different World Reboot

Cree Summer has played Freddie Brooks since 1988, and in Netflix's A Different World sequel, Freddie is back at Hillman as a professor. This week, Dr. Joy talks with Cree and Kennedi Reece, the Howard musical theater student Debbie Allen discovered and cast as Hazel, about what Freddie and Hazel sh…

I Have Some Thoughts Minisode | Chris Rock, Zendaya, & Druski

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…

Session 485: Kerry Washington on Animals and Why She Keeps Playing Therapists

This week Dr. Joy talks with Kerry Washington about her new Netflix thriller Animals, where she plays Abigail, a therapist and mother who believes her son has been abducted. They get into how fear shapes our decisions, what Kerry has learned from individual, group, couples and family therapy, and h…

I Have Some Thoughts Minisode | Savannah James, Cornell, & Da’Vinci

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…

Session 484: What Your Menstrual Cycle Wants You to Know

Your menstrual cycle is about so much more than your period. This week, Dr. Joy talks with Dr. Charis Chambers, aka The Period Doctor, about PMS, PMDD, hormones, period tracking, and understanding what’s actually happening in your body throughout the month. They also discuss how to advocate for you…

I Have Some Thoughts Minisode | VMA's, Migos AI Trend, Kirk Franklin & Glorilla, & A Different World Reboot

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…

Session 483: "You'll Change Your Mind" and Other Things to Stop Saying to Child Free Women

"You'll change your mind." "Who's going to take care of you when you're older?" Black women who say they don't want children hear some version of this constantly, and the decision often gets treated as a betrayal of family and community. Today we're joined by licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Lana…