233 - Friday Fix: Are You Afraid to Be Happy?

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

Happiness anxiety sounds oxymoronic but it's a real thing: it's known as Cherophobia which sounds sinister but really it's just the anxiety that can arise intermittently (or it can also be quite all consuming) when you fear that if things are going well, something has to go wrong ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you ever notice yourself feeling good, then suddenly an anxious voice pops up saying “wait, shouldn’t I be worrying about something?” or “if I don’t worry about this–how will I figure it out?”</span>

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How much do you relate to this statement “When things are going my way I have a heavy feeling in my gut that shit’s going to hit the fan’…? It’s hard to relax when things are going your way because you're secretly preparing for the worst. We’ve got some tips to help you overcome ...  Show more

Most of us fear the unknown so deeply that we don't allow ourselves to pursue our dreams and passions, preventing us from achieving our greatest joys in life. At other times, we guard our hearts to avoid the deep pain of getting hurt, not realizing that this also prevents us f ...