The Brain Love Podcast

Join me on the couch tonight with my guest, a Nigerian man, who called in to discuss his habitual cheating. He recently cheated on his wife and now she wants a divorce. He DM'd me to discuss this on the couch but dropped a bomb that I didn't see coming. ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), there are a few different types of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobia-related anxiety disorders, but they all hinge on one important aspect: when overwhelming feelings of worry or fear impinge on a person's daily life. Please join me on the couch tonight....

This episode is for both women and men. Women - for obvious reasons. For the fellas, so that you can share this intel with your wife, girlfriend, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, your friends. Women with uterine fibroids (UF) experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, and self-directed violence, especially those with pain or who have had a hysterectomy, according to a study published in the...

This episode tells a true story but will also teach you about the signs of an angry person, a person with anger management issues and other red flags that suggest that the person has SERIOUS mental health challenges. JOIN ME ON THE COUCH AS I TRY TO ANALYZE THE MIND OF A KILLER - the Duck Sauce Murderer.  Hirsch was accused of killing Yan on April 30, allegedly walking up to him as Yan was on his...

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? I am on the couch with Mrs. Kim Childs tonight. We just had Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and as I always say, every day is a day for mental health awareness. WHO IS TONIGHT'S GUESS? Kim Childs began her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 19 by opening "Kim's Kollections" an eclectic retail store catering to the Film & TV trade in the city of the stars...

DISCLAIMER - 21 and over only! I'm on the couch with Krucial Killa. We are talking A LOT of things sex in less than 30 minutes! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?! If you haven't subscribed, PLEASE subscribe on your favorite podcast platforms, or on all ;)

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH??  You can reach Dr. Montford's office by calling 305-696-0806

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? I'm talking trauma and grief with Antwan McKenzie-Plez, Grief and Trauma Specialist. This an episode that contains information regarding the management of children and adults. This episode is dedicated to all the little Black boys and girls but especially the Black boys.  “Twan the Counselor”:  Antwan McKenzie-Plez, M.A., LMHC, NCC, CGP - we define a...

Black women have the highest incidence of uterine fibroids. July is Fibroid Awareness Month. Join me on the couch with Dr. O. Lawrence Stitt III, Gynecological Surgeon, MD, FACOG, in Maryland who specializes in challenging female surgeries.  Dr. Lawrence Stitt is a board-certified OB/GYN who specializes in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. He helps women with a wide range of gynecologic...

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH??  Rape is one of the most underreported violent crimes, according to the Department of Justice, regardless of the victim’s sex, age, race, ethnicity, religion or class. But as a group, African American women are the least likely to break the silence. Child sexual abuse impacts more Americans annually than cancer, AIDS, gun violence, LGBTQ inequality, and the m...

We are sliding out of June which is Black Music Month and into July which is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. What better way to make the transition than to chat it up with Mike Phillips aka Mike Philly @Mike_Phillips??? He has a new album dropping in July and if you heard last week's episode you know that the first single from his self titled album dropped the Friday before Junete...

Happy Juneteenth, and Happy Father's Day to all of the fellas! Please join me on the couch. Tonight won't take long but you'll still learn a lot about June 19th 1865, D-Nice, the 100 Black Men of America, Inc, and many other Black thangs! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH??  

Kevin Samuels used to ask often - are you a party of 1? Join my special guests and me on the couch as we discuss the legacy of Kevin Samuels.  Guests in tonight's episode: Camille Banks Lee, psychotherapist Ingrid B of On the B Side Mr. 1950 and  Titus Unlimited ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?

GUYS, please pardon the delay of this week's show! But heeeeeeeeeeere we go! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? Join me on the couch with the founder of, Greasy Gardens Ms. Marlene Fisher, Master Gardener. We talk about horticulture aka gardening therapy and it's many benefits. During COVID gardening was a go-to for many people all over the world. Not just growing plants, flowers but also eating far...

Many children go undiagnosed with Autism. For many, it's not until adulthood that they are diagnosed. In tonight's story this young lady has never been diagnosed. Her mother confided in me about her childhood and current affairs. I am pretty positive that she has autism that went undiagnosed. She is currently in jail and still undiagnosed. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental conditio...

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? Tonight I have an AMAAAAAZING queen with me on my couch - Diane Randell. She is the founder of Cala Cares Suicide Prevention Corporation. She created this foundation on Jan. 12th, 2021. Her daughter, NaCala D. Lopez died in April 2017 after committing suicide - she shot herself with a gun. Please join us in discussing this sensitive topic - suicide.

Hey guys! We are talking about the good stuff tonight - women and the hot flashes, low libido or sexual appetite, dry kitty cats, irritability, just to name a few. I am on the couch with Dr. Lawrence Stitt, MD, Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and he's giving up all the deets about menopause, including perimenopause and postmenopause. This is a chat you MUST hear and share with the lad...

Hey-hey guys! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? Tonight I have a very, very special guest. I am chatting with Dr. Dhruv Thakka. After becoming a Psychiatrist from Mumbai, India with a Gold Medal & Major General Jennings Prize, Dr. Dhruv Thakkar has been trained in psychotherapies and healing therapies and developed holistic treatment methods. He also specializes in Sexual medicine and De-addict...

Hey, hey, HEY! Hi Brain Love Family. Today is May 1st and the first day of Mental Health Awareness Month. In two days it is the 2nd year anniversary of my Brain Love Podcast.  Please join me on the couch tonight to hear about my new project - Brain Love Pamphlets which are out now and available for purchase on Amazon. Just search for me, Dr Delvena, the creator and author and both will popula...

HEY GUYS! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH??? Tonight you're on the couch with me, yours truly. We will chat about boundaries. Nope. I am not talking physical boundaries, but I am talking something just as important - EMOTIONAL BOUNDARIES. Have you defined your own emotional boundaries? Have you considered your own emotional boundaries? Please take the couch with me as I define emotional boundaries...

Hey guys! We are back on the couch discussing more about the ladies, in particular ladies of color, and their mental health. This is part 2 of a two part series. Last week hopefully you enjoyed listening to part 1 as I laid the groundwork with Black history, Black women's history and how we arrived in this 'space'. This more on our fireside chat with questions and answers including some of the fol...

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? Join me tonight with the North Broward Chapter of the Links. We are talking about our queens and all of our mental health (and wellness). This is a panel I participated in, moderated by Dionne Polite. This is part 1 of a two part series. Part 1 builds the foundation in explaining why we are 'here' today in terms of our - Blacks - and our mental health. Part 2 will...

Hey-hey guys! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?! I found several DMs I didn't know I had. Today I am replying to some of them like, "how do autism and bipolar differ?", "how is my son affected by not having his mother in his life?", women and sexual expression and sexual appetite.  Join me on the couch!

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? Join my lady guest and me as we discuss her fun, little challenges dating in Georgia, after making the move from Florida. 

It's My 100th Episode! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?? Join us on the couch. It's my travel crew from my birthday in Ghana, our travel company and me discussing EVERY aspect of relationships you can think of: what creates a good relationship what does it mean to be equally yolked? Equally yolked financially? what things from your past makes a good or bad partner what are the potential issues in...