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Our relationships are some of the most important parts of our life, and our happiness is often directly correlated to the strength of those relationships. Dr. Joy Harden Bradford joins the podcast to explore how we can apply lessons from group therapy to build stronger friendships. Forrest and Dr. Joy focus on how we can build the trust necessary for vulnerability, how attachment issues show up in friendships, and the common friend roles you might be placing yourself into without realizing it.\nAbout our Guest: Dr. Joy is a Licensed Psychologist based out of Atlanta, Georgia, the host of the wildly popular podcast Therapy for Black Girls \u2013 which has more than 34 million downloads - and the author of the recently released book Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community.\xa0\nForrest is now writing on Substack, check out his work there.\nYou can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction\n1:20: What group therapy is like, and some its unique advantages\n5:50: Creating a safe container for vulnerability\n11:50: Trust, loyalty, respect, and gender dynamics\n19:55: Attachment patterns in friendships\n25:50: The Wallflower, the Leader, the Peacemaker, and the Firecracker\n33:30: Navigating social circles with differing levels of openness to change\n36:35: Challenges identifying, accepting, and expressing our needs\n41:40: Specific challenges for black women in getting needs met\n46:15: How stigma around therapy has changed over time\n48:55: Curiosity, and guidelines for global sisterhood\n52:00: Recap\nSupport the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors\nVisit airdoctorpro.com and use promo code BEING to receive up to $300 off air purifiers! When you use our code, you\u2019ll also receive a free 3-year warranty on any unit, an $84 value\nJoin over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nTrust your gut with Seed\u2019s DS-01 Daily Synbiotic. Go to Seed.com/BEINGWELL and use code 25BEINGWELL to get 25% off your first month.\xa0\nOneSkin focuses on delivering more than superficial results for your skin. Get started today with 15% off using code BEINGWELL at oneskin.co.\xa0\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website