The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
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The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
Dr. Thema Bryant is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, and sacred artist. Using artistic expression, spirituality, psychology and culture, Dr. Bryant-Davis is an internationally recognized lecturer, performer, and minister. The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema is a podcast to facilitate...
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Episode #235: Healing Poltical Stress and Disappointment with Angela Rye
Angela Rye joins Dr. Thema to share her personal journey of coping with and healing from political stress and disappointment. Angela shares the import...
Episode #234 Reclaiming yourself after losses and shifts with Devi Brown
Devi Brown joins Dr. Thema to share the wisdom she gained after multiple losses and shifts from relationship and health challenges to the death of lov...
Episode #233 Repair: Healing the Nation with Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter
Dr. Marcus joins Dr. Thema to discuss the importance of holistic reparations as they explore his thought provoking book in light of the American Psych...
Episode #232 From Late Bloomer to Liberation Chamption with Bishop John Bryant
Dr. Thema has an inspiring conversation with her father Bishop Bryant about his journey moving from being a late bloomer as a youth to a champion for...
Episode #231: Embracing Change and Expansion with Dr. Anita Phillips
Dr. Anita shares her homecoming journey as a multi-gifted person. She is a New York Times bestselling author, trauma therapist, and interim lead pasto...
Episode #230 Healing People Pleasing with Grace Amaku
Grace Amaku and Dr. Thema explore the truth about people pleasing, depression, and handling conflict. They unpack how to honor yourself and make coura...
Episode #229 Liberated from Being an Emotional Mammy with Esther Armah
Filmmaker, author, and journalist, Esther Armah joins Dr. Thema to discuss the pressure and expectation of emotional caretaking placed on Black women...
Episode #228: Being a Cycle Breaker with Dr. Deniz Ahmadinia
Dr. Deniz Ahmadinia joins Dr. Thema to share her personal psychological and cultural journey of being a cycle breaker and how you can become one too....
Episode #226: Being at Home in Your Body with Allison Sowle
Dr. Thema and Allie explore body positivity, confidence, and joy despite the realities of fat phobia. Allie shares the importance of supportive parent...
Episode #227 Reclaiming Life After Divorce with Dene Logan
Dr. Thema and Dené Logan discuss the social pressures to conform and the negative effects of self erasure on individuals and relationships. Dene share...
Episode #225: The Unspoken Gifts of Grief
In this mini solo episode, Dr. Thema explores the profound connection between the loss of grief and the gifts of grief. She shares insights on how to...
Episode #224: Reclaiming Our Sacred Lives with Lalah Delia
Join Dr. Thema Bryant and special guest, bestselling author Lalah Delia as they explore the journey of embracing one's homecoming, focusing on healing...
Episode #223: Coming Home to Your Full Self with Arielle Estoria
Arielle and Dr. Thema discuss being the fullness of yourself despite the opinion of others. They discuss the homecoming journey for those who are ofte...
Episode #222: Shifting Intergenerational Patterns with Brittney Moses
Dr. Thema and Brittney Moses discuss intergenerational patterns and scripts we inherit and ways of healing and shifting them. They explore empowering,...
Episode #221: Reclaiming Your Heart and Words with Aja Monet
Dr. Thema and phenomenal poet Aja Monet explore the poetry of coming home to yourself. They discuss growth, shifts, and breakthroughs within one’s sel...
Episode #220: Healing from Sexual Trauma with Zabie Yamasaki
Dr. Thema discusses with Zabie Yamasaki her homecoming journey of healing from sexual violence. They explore the role of embodiment, family, community...
Episode #219: Maximizing Mental Health for High Achievers
Dr. Thema describes the psychology of high achievers as well as the potential impact of high stress environments, such as depression, anxiety, and add...
Episode #218: Reclaiming Yourself After Burnout with Tanya Asim Cooper
Dr. Thema explores overextending and burnout with Tanya Asim Cooper, a lawyer, clinical professor of law, and helper. Tanya directs a legal clinic for...
Episode 217: Finding peace as a multi-gifted person with Dr. Joy Jones
Dr. Thema discusses with medical doctor, recording artist, and poet Dr. Joy Jones the challenges of being multi-gifted. They explore the benefits, cha...
Episode #216 Healing from Intimate Partner Abuse with Ravina
Therapist, author, and poet RAVINA shares her homecoming journey of healing from intimate partner abuse.
RAVINA is a South Asian bestsell...
Episode #215 The Truth About Matters of the Heart with Zahra Heydari
In this episode, therapist and author Zahra Heydari interviews Dr. Thema about her bestselling book, Matters of the Heart: Healing Your Relationship w...
Episdoe #214: Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Relationships
Dr. Thema describes the causes and signs of unhealthy relationships before providing practical tips for breaking the cycle and building healthier rela...
Episode #213 Healing Emotional Pain
Dr. Thema describes the meaning, causes, and signs of emotional pain and then provides strategies to heal it. Music provided by Joy Jones. Don't forge...
Epsidoe #212 : Healing Your Inner Child
Dr. Thema describes the causes and consequences of inner child wounds, as well as specific strategies to heal those wounds. To learn more, check out D...
Episode #211 The Truth About Social Comparison
Dr. Thema starts this week's episode with an original poem to Heal the Healers. She then describes specific strategies for reducing the distress cause...
Episode #210 Healing from Psychological Abuse
Dr. Thema describes aspects of emotional/psychological abuse and provides pointers for healing and recovery. A reading is shared from the book Dear Ar...
Episode #209: Resolving Conflict
Dr. Thema describes the different approaches and skills needed to resolve conflict, whether personal or professional. To learn more check out her new...
Episode #208 Addressing Boredom
Dr. Thema provides some causes of boredom as well as ways of addressing it in various aspects of your life. This episode may help you shift to redisco...
Episode #207 Building Self Worth
Dr. Thema describes the importance of self-worth and explores potential causes of the sense of worthlessness. She then provides specific strategies fo...
Episode #206 Silencing the Inner Critic
Dr. Thema describes the challenge of an inner critic/inner bully. She then provides strategies for silencing the inner voices that can keep us stuck a...
Episode #205 Dating a Trauma Survivor
Dr. Thema describes some of the dynamics of dating someone who is a trauma survivor. She provides pointers for partners for creating a safe and loving...
Episode #204 Free Your Mind: Getting Curious
Dr. Thema describes curiority and shares the benefits of opening our minds. She then prepares concrete strategies to becoming more curious, more open....
#203: Say no to manipulation
Dr. Thema describes the importance of not taking the bait of manipulators. She empowers you with specific strategies for resisting manipulation. To le...
Episode #202 Coping with Political Stress
Dr. Thema describes political stress, including its consequences and important ways of coping for us to sustain ourselves. The opening reading is an e...
Episode #201 Perseverance: How to Persist
Episode #201 Perseverance: How to Persist by Dr. Thema
Episode #200: How to Bloom
Dr. Thema starts with a poem by Rumi and describes strategies for blooming so you can grow and thrive. To learn more, check out her new bestselling bo...
Episode #199 Birthing Freedom with Dr. Jaiya John-MIXED
Dr. Thema discusses moving from soullessness to soulfulness with author and psychologist, Dr. Jaiya John, author of We Birth Freedom at Dawn. He share...
Episode #198 Loving Deeply
Dr. Thema starts with the poem Turning by Lucille Clifton. She then shares specific steps to loving more deeply and holistically. Intro and Outro by J...
Episode #197: Giving Yourself Grace
Dr. Thema describes what it means to give yourself grace and the importance of self kindness, patience, and understanding. She provides strategies to...
Episode #196: Tranquilty
Dr. Thema describes the path to tranquility and provides strategies for living a more tranquil life. To learn more, order her books Homecoming and the...