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Aug 2019
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How to Have Intimidating Work Conversati...

Career Contessa
About this episode
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a clinical psychologist and founder of a mental health platform called Therapy for Black Girls, which includes a podcast of the same name. We’re going to explore how to have intimidating conversations at work. We’ve all had them and for some of us, we might still be scarred from how terrible that conversation went. We also know those ... Show More
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