Elevate Your Mindset with Tameka Brewington

The Core Conflict The conversation highlights the tension between being your best, most grounded self and stepping back into a family environment that feels like the “Twilight Zone.” You may arrive calm, self-aware, and equipped with tools from therapy, yet quickly feel old anxieties resurface as familiar roles get projected onto you. Family systems often resist change, and the moment they sense y...

In this episode of Elevate Your Mindset with Tamika Bruenton, host and licensed mental health therapist Tameka Bruenton explores how working professionals can navigate the holiday season with intention and emotional balance—especially when family dysfunction, distance, or disconnection come into play. Bruenton provides practical tools for setting boundaries, managing expectations, and protecting m...

Welcome to Elevate Your Mindset with Tamika Brewington, the podcast where licensed mental health therapist Tamika Brewington helps listeners thrive in both their personal and professional lives through real-world wellness strategies. In this insightful episode, Tamika dives deep into Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — a form of depression that follows a seasonal pattern, often appearing during th...

Welcome back to Elevate Your Mindset with Tameka Brewington, the show dedicated to helping you thrive professionally and personally. In this episode, host Tameka Brewington sits down with Rita Garnto, a medical and massage professional, adoptive mom, and self-care advocate, to tackle one of today’s most pressing challenges—burnout among mature working professionals. Together, they explore the real...

Welcome to Elevate Your Mindset with Tameka Brewington, the podcast that helps working professionals thrive personally and professionally. Hosted by licensed mental health therapist Tameka Brewington, this show explores real-life strategies rooted in wellness, mindfulness, and self-discovery. In this episode, Tamika welcomes Rita Garnto—a self-care expert, former respiratory therapist, and massage...

This episode was recorded live at the 2025 Get Unclogged Impact Conference in Charlotte, NC, featuring Tamika Brewington, owner of Real Talk Counseling and a licensed mental health and substance abuse counselor with over 27 years of experience. Tamika dives into the powerful topic of negative self-talk—the inner voice that distorts reality, chips away at confidence, and holds people back from purs...

This episode of Elevate Your Mindset with Tameka Brewington explores the realities of money anxiety among professionals in their 30s and beyond. Tameka unpacks how financial stress doesn’t vanish with a good salary or stable career—it evolves, shaped by societal expectations, family responsibilities, and unspoken timelines. From retirement panic and career stagnation to balancing the needs of chil...

On this episode of Elevate Your Mindset with Tameka Brewington, mental health therapist Tameka Brewington tackles a challenge many young adults face during major life transitions — money anxiety. Money anxiety isn’t just about the size of your bank account. It’s the persistent worry, guilt, and stress around finances — whether you’re flush with cash or barely making ends meet. For young adults mov...

In this episode of Elevate Your Mindset, mental health therapist Tamika Bruenton continues her discussion on "work," focusing on the unique challenges experienced by seasoned professionals. The episode explores two main themes: Career Discontentment – Many mid-career professionals face burnout, routine fatigue, and a loss of fulfillment, leading them to consider major career changes or entrepreneu...

In this episode, Tamika Brewington explores the real-world challenges young professionals face when transitioning from college to the workforce. She unpacks issues like impostor syndrome, overcommitment, culture shock, and parental expectations, while also offering actionable mental health strategies to navigate them. Key Takeaways: Embrace training and stop trying to "prove" yourself. Set healthy...

This episode of the Elevate Your Mindset with Tameka Brewington Podcast focuses on the concept of transition. The host, a specialist in transition at Real Talk, highlights that everyone experiences transition at some point in their life. Transition involves moving from point A to point B and can occur in any domain, including work, friendships, relationships, with children, family, or girlfriends....

In our premiere episode, we sit down with Tameka Brewington—a concierge therapist, speaker, and workshop facilitator with over 25 years of clinical experience in mental health and substance abuse. Tameka shares her journey working with adolescents, young adults, and professionals navigating life’s toughest transitions. Specializing in career and life changes, Tameka helps high-achieving profession...