The Brain Love Podcast

Remember? This podcast is about everything brain, and how these 'things' can affect our mental wellness. Prostate cancer rates are increasing, especially in the Black community. If you could prevent something from happening to you, your loved ones - family, friends, would you invest an hour to learn the facts so that you can prevent that something from happening?  Share this episode with the...

Have you ever thought to yourself, "he yells waaaay too much," or, asked someone you like why they lie so much about the smallest things?  What about a new boyfriend or girlfriend who wants you to cut off previous and current friends and attempts to limit your time with family? Then there's the person who is defensive each and every time you mention the things they do that are perturbing for...

I'm talking a little bit about all things mental, physical, spiritual. Join me on my couch! Let's live!

We've seen SOOOOOOOO much in the news, on social media, on the radio - news of police officers killing Black men and recently a woman, Ms. Breonna Taylor. We seem to see more now than ever before. Information sharing has placed this in all of our faces. As Black people it may feel differently to us to see this OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. How does the sight of these things affect us mentally??&nb...

Chadwick Boseman was EVERYTHING to the Black community. Why? Please join me on my couch as I discuss some of Dr. Boseman's timeline leading up to his acting role in the "Black Panther". I also discuss why the Black Panther meant so much to the Black community.  During tonight's episode I also interviewed my great friend, Dr. Geoffrey Moorer, a hematologist and oncologist (cancer doctor) to ga...

Did you know that during dating studies men were not likely to select a woman as intelligent or more intelligent than he? Hmmmmm.... listen as I explain. And.... What makes a person attractive? Should we have criteria to judge a person's attractiveness to us?  A caller calls in to describe what happened when she took my advice and participated in an on-line dating website. YUMMY! 

Soooooooooooo, tonight I'm giving you my other five ways to live life more successfully. Last Sunday you heard the first five and tonight, you get the other five, BUT FIRST, let's talk what's trending. #WAP is trending. You're scratching your head, like what is WAP??? Let's see, does WAP stand for: worship and praise or wireless application protocol? You have to come inside, take the couch with me...

Here are my 5 insider tips on how to live life and not allow life to live you. Next Sunday I'll share another 5 tips for a total of 10 ways to live life more successfully.  Have you ever wondered why someone treated you the way that they do? I bet you've spent hours and days and weeks losing sleep because of what you think someone is thinking about you. Guess what?? You were never on their mi...

Tonight I'm combining two shows - a little bit about Mr. West and a flashback from a show on Miami's Hot 105, "The Show" with Big Lip and Shelby Rushin. We talk all things mental health and wellness, so please take the couch with me and Big Lip and Shelby Rushin, oh and my son is guest appearing on this one. BRAIN LOVE!

Okay y'all! Shit has gotten real again! This is a discussion for ADULTS, mature brains. Don't come in if you're not ready. IJS! "I can have sex every day, multiple times per day," - caller Jennifer. Tonight I'm talking relationships, AGAIN! This time these are real questions from REAL people who called in and sent DMs. I don't hold back in this episode. It's everything you were afraid to ask, or h...

It's refreshing to see that as young as August may be, he made a smart, healthy decision to walk away from the dysfunction of Jada (and Will).  If you are in the throws of your mental health disorder or disease, including personality 'stuff', limit your interactions with others in terms of guidance or mentoring. Stabilize and be healthy before engaging others. By the same token, there are ple...

Was August in love with Jada as a lover or as a mother figure? August Alsina during an interview with the Breakfast Club's Angela Yee confessed to a romantic relationship involving Mrs. Jada Pinkett Smith, after allegedly receiving the blessing of Jada's hubby, Will Smith. As he held back tears, he described how he, "totally gave myself to that relationship for years of my life,". At the young age...

This began as a discussion hosted by the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce to provide business owners strategies for maintaining mental health during COVID-19. After the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, this also became a discussion about the effects of systemic racism on businesses.  G. Eric Knowles, President and CEO of the MD Chamber of Commerce, Matthew Pigatt, Opa Locka's Mayor and...

James Baldwin wrote in a 1962 essay "The white man's unadmitted -- and apparently, to him, unspeakable -- private fears and longings are projected onto the Negro." LET'S TAKE THE COUCH We know that overall Black people are targeted more by the police or treated unfairly by the Justice system. More black men experience significant challenges than white men and have higher levels of worry. Many blac...

There's more to the Confederate Flag than just history. It seems to conjure emotions that induce psychological distress for some. During this episode of my podcast learn how the confederate flag became associated with slavery and as such, became a symbol of hate and division. I also discuss hate symbols such as the Swastika, which was actually a symbol of wellness. Did you know that??! Like WOW! A...

Listen as Bishop TD Jakes and I discuss mental and physical health problems in the Black community, including during COVID-19, and how to cope with stress and anxiety. These interviews consider the impact of social and legal injustices in the Black community as well. How do the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and so many other innocent Black persons affect our physical and mental health....

"A riot is the language of the unheard," Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, “Please let me stand. I can’t breathe," George Floyd.  I’m talking with guest, Sue-Ann Robinson counsel for Ben Crump Law in Ft. Lauderdale. She has been featured on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, RT America, Newsmax, America Trends TV and many other programs as a legal analyst on issues ranging from police misc...

This was a FUUUUUN episode - to make and to listen to! We started out with my Wednesday Mental Health Awareness interview on Miami's HOT 105's, The Show with Shelby Rushin and Big Lip. We discussed relationship challenges and considerations during COVID19. Following that segment, you'll hear my Live on Instagram. I talked to a caller live who was in a five year relationship but never met his child...

Hot 105's The Show with Big Lip and Shelby Rushin are discussing mental health every Wednesday during the month of May for Mental Health Awareness Month. We took the couch to discuss depression vs. anxiety, and much more. Join us on the couch!

Listen as Rick, Sasha and George and I discuss: 🧠 what depression looks like in children, including boys 🧠 how to manage a situation when your child is struggling emotionally 🧠 how to help our children cope 🧠 self injury, like cutting; why does it happen

Remember as a kid walking to school with your friends and talking trash? Or congregating in the hallways at school to socialize and blow off steam. It has been difficult for some adults to manage #COVID19. 🦠 🦠 🦠 🦠 Imagine how our children and teens are feeling - some missed prom, others will miss graduation and many will miss both. They are limited in their outlets to decompress. AND SOME WERE...

The case of Ahmaud Arbery has prompted outrage recently as his murderers - two men seen on video - killed this 25 year old Black male and were not arrested for more than two months. Miami's Hot 105's FM Shelby Rushin and Big Lip addressed this matter on live radio to check-in with the community and help people process such an unfortunate event. I was asked to opine on the state of mental health in...

Happy COVID19 Mother's Day to all of the women! Mother's Day probably feels different for some of us - no waiting in long lines at restaurants, no deposits to hold a reservation to eat but instead maybe a home cooked meal or picnic like lunch or dinner that someone picked up from your favorite restaurant. Mother's Day this year presented challenges for some - at home you're doing your thing as a m...

COVID19 has presented challenges for some - social distancing may mean no intimacy for people who live alone or are single. A few of my social media followers wrote in to ask if sex dolls were considered odd. It made me think back to this caller - a gentleman who purchased a $2,000 sex doll that included a heated vagina. Listen as he details his interests in owning a sex doll. When his fiance ente...

She was in love with a married man. "I feel like I have literally lost myself in this man.” What would you tell someone who feels this way about someone who is already taken?