139 - Friday Fix: Fake a Smile to Have a Bett...

You sent Minaa your most pressing questions, and in today's episode she provides her insight and advice to those questions. You asked about how to handle a friendship you may have outgrown, how to develop healthy two-sided friendships, and when to forgive a friend that betrayed y ...  Show more

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a Licensed Psychologist. She’s also a speaker and the Founder & CEO of Therapy for Black Girls, and host of its wildly popular mental health podcast, which received a Webby award in 2023. In this episode, Dr. Joy sits down with Minaa to discuss her new ...  Show more

What are you smiling about? I fondly remember that being a question that someone might ask you in Northern Ireland if you looked overly happy. Smiling is really important to our wellbeing and part of the practice of mindfulness - but why should we smile if we feel sad or angry ...

If you tend to suppress your thoughts and repress your emotions, and put on a smile to show the world, you might be on your way to depression and anxiety. If that's your goal, don't change a thing! However, if you want to change that trajectory, it might be time to make different ...  Show more