S5 Episode 35: Homecoming with Dr. Thema Bryant, Psychologist

Dr. Thema Bryant is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, sacred artist, professor, and one of the nation’s most influential voices at the intersection of mental health, spirituality, and social justice. Dr. Thema holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical Center’s Victims of Violence Program. Dr. Thema's career has bridged clinical science, sacred wisdom, cultural advocacy, and soul-level transformation. As a sought-after speaker and media contributor, Dr. Thema has been featured on Oprah’s Super Soul podcast, CNN, OWN, BET, The Mel Robbins Show, The New York Times, Psychology Today, and Essence. Her bestselling book, "Homecoming" has been translated into multiple languages and continues to resonate with readers around the world. Her latest book, “Matters of the Heart” offers practical guidance for cultivating emotional availability, healthier relationships, and deeper self-connection. Dr. Thema’s leadership and scholarship have earned her the Silverman Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Justice, the Distinguished Allyship Award from the Society of Indian Psychologists, and the International Psychology Award for Contributions to Global Psychology and Gender. In addition to her academic and clinical accomplishments, Dr. Thema is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where she leads the mental health ministry at First AME Church in South Los Angeles. Dr. Thema is also a sacred artist who integrates dance, poetry, and storytelling into her healing practice, offering people not only information, but transformation. Whether in classrooms, pulpits, therapy rooms, or on global stages, Dr. Thema’s work reminds us that healing is not a betrayal of our people, it is a return to our power; and with every word she speaks, every space she enters, and every person she holds - she helps us remember that we don’t have to earn our healing; we simply have to come home to it.

Connect with Dr. Thema:

Instagram - @dr.thema

Website - https://drthema.com

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/dr.thema

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