The Brain Love Podcast

Many folks are anxious about dating and some, fearful?  Why does dating seems so hard, challenging for some?  Do we know what dating is and how to define it? I think if we start there - with defining it - it won't feel so scary.  Join me and Growing Dads on the couch as we discuss the concept of dating.  ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH??

Are you ready to take the couch???  Welcome Wyclef and Rich, the creators of the Growing Dads Podcast. They are my special guests tonight and next Sunday night. They are divorced as I am and so we have all seen both sides of a relationship - the good, the bad, and the good hahahahahah I bet you thought I was going to say, the ugly. One thing I like about this conversation is that we all learn...

Good evening.... thank you for joining me for the Purge. Some people didn't like the term and some loved it. Others have openly questioned the descriptor. What does it mean to purge, well to rid, clear, or free yourself of undesirables, to cleanse, purify. For the last four years we've been filling up on rotten, despicable, demeaning behaviors exhibited by our fellow Americans. Tonight I'd like to...

I'm not talking emotional eating this episode but on the contrary. How can our food, our nutrition improve our lives and daily living? How can food enhance attention, concentration, recall, memory? Listen as I discuss bowel movements, gut health, myths versus facts. Join me on the couch. ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?  

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH? A man called in about his current girlfriend. She is beautiful and is everything he wants, except she is obese. She cannot adhere to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. His question when he calls in, "should I stay or should I leave".  Please take the couch with us as we discuss obesity, emotional eating and how to overcome. 

A supporter requested to call in and talk about his current marital challenges. His current wife is suspected of cheating, since day one. Some of the signs are clear, I mean Ray Charles could see them. It's Valentine's Day but it ain't all love for all couples. Listen to this caller and his agony over his wife.  WHAT WOULD YOU DO????  

I'm talking about life and death on this episode. FEATURING:  Sam Cooke, singer and Civil Rights Activist Drew Robinson, outfielder San Francisco Giants. He shot himself in the head and lived. He was home, alone in his home for 20 additional hours before calling "911". Listen as Drew Robinson explains the challenges in life that snowballed and convinced him that suicide was the only way to de...

It's my BIRTHDAY! I want to take just 30 minutes to share some of my life pearls. Share these with your children also. That is all.  ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH???? 

I interviewed DJ Shok after hearing him on the Breakfast Club. He talked about needing a kidney as he has two failed kidneys and is relying on dialysis to live. I requested to speak with him to check in with him about how he's faring and handling these changes in his life - from diet to waiting every single second and hoping for a call that he is up next on the kidney transplant list.  ARE YO...

Health is wealth! Listen to this episode with guest Dr. Sidney Coupet and me as he dispels myths and answers questions about the COVID-19 Vaccine. It's basic and to the point! ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?

When you're both young, healthy and faced with a SEXLESS relationship, what do you do?  Please join me on my couch as I talk to this caller who waited until her honeymoon to be intimate with her husband who was a virgin. Listen to find out how her story ended. 

Deaths resulting from opioid overdoses in the Black community have increased. You may know someone battling an addiction from heroin, pain pills such as "Perc", "Oxy". Don't give up on them. Encourage them to get help. WE CAN SAVE THEM.  Please join me and Brandon Chasting on the couch as we discuss his personal battle with abusing and using Percocets recreationally for a decade. 

Please join me on the couch as I talk with Ms. Daniella N. Shaw, owner of Peace at Last Counseling. Daniella N. Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Therapist in Private Practice who specializes in adolescent and family services, anxiety & depression management, and recovering from grief & loss. Located in the Ft. Lauderdale, FL metro area, Daniella is also the founder and Execut...

It's the DM Slide y'all! It's cuffing season AND COVID-19 is STILL. HERE. Meeting men and women has become a challenge for many. It has been a joke before but now it's a real thing - sliding into the DMs! I am interviewing guest, Viva Wood Life. As he states during the interview, "started with a DM now we here!" The DMs have been an effective way to get acquainted for many BUT many folks don't kno...

I know. We all want to be a lady. Society and our smaller communities teach us that women should be conservative, not assertive and wait to be asked out by the man. Keep waiting around Sis. Time is just passing you by....... Listen as I describe how to initiate finding and meeting a man, assessing that man to determine if he's worthy, and how to maintain the relationship.  A 32 year old virgi...

Tonight’s guest is a young lady from Nigeria who traveled to RUSSIA for college. She has been there for five years and has nine months remaining. We discuss her timeline leading to her move to Russia, dating in Russia, a little bit about sex of course and she too asked me questions about mental health and wellness. Are you ready to take the couch?

Anonymously Said ...."How do you know if your man likes that?" Thank you Cardi B for the segue to discuss men and their honest preferences. Check out my anonymous crew of ladies as we discuss washing the azz, tossing salad and other bedroom commentary. #xrated Get ready for this one before you press play. Are you ready to take the couch?

I'm always intrigued when a patient uses Vodou or Voodoo as the reason for an event in their life, specifically medical, mental health. I was raised in a Christian household and never lived in a city where Vodou was popular, not until I moved to Miami. The only exposure to Vodou I had were the movies and Hollywood. Movies like Angel Heart and Serpent of the Rainbow made me fear a subject I knew no...

Whew! That's all I can say about this episode! I am alone - the only female on with two dudes - Akeem of "Raw and Uncut Podcast" and The Great Beard. Of course we discussed it all! They talk about what turns them on and off, and I talked about the dynamics of getting a relationship started. This all began because of my podcast on submitting. Akeem asserted that I covered most bases but not all. Li...

Thank you for coming back and joining me on my couch. Tonight I have a guest. Please help me welcome the pastor of two churches - Salem Seventh Day Aventist and Ebenezer Seventh Day, Pastor Marvin Clarke. He is a husband, father, pastor, psychotherapist and author. He is the owner of CHANGE 4 U TODAY, LLC and his motto is, "If it doesn't challenge you it won't change4U".  We discuss all of th...

The word submission/submit is a source of contention for some, when referring to Black women that is.  In this episode I analyze the meaning of the word, submission, and how it is viewed in the Black community, as well as how it should be perceived. As usual, this is a monologue of my thoughts but I suppose since I added Fantasia to the mix, we shall call it a dialogue to gain a better understandi...

LET'S CHANGE THESE STATS: An estimated 29.1% of African American females are victimized by intimate partner violence in their lifetime (rape, physical assault or stalking. African American females experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higher than that of white females, and about 2.5 times the rate of women of other races. However, they are less likely than white women to use social se...

This may be EXACTLY what you need to get a conversation started with your partner about - his penis. Most men are embarrassed and don't know how to discuss this very sensitive topic. After listening to my interview with Dr. Barbara Montford, urological surgeon, for only 30 minutes you'll know what to say to your partner and how to approach this challenging topic. Don't be afraid. He would tell you...

SIMPLY PUT: Last week's episode about labiaplasty and the vulva aka vagina sparked interest from men. They listened to last week's podcast and still had questions about the female genitalia, what's between our legs. I spoke with Mr. Thomas L. Harris III of T & T Queen Slim Radio and answered EVERY question about the female genitalia.  Join us for, The Vulva Part 2. Are you ready to take t...

Labiaplasty aka Vaginal Rejuvenation has become more and more popular. My guest tonight is Jessica Pin, medical researcher and influencer who has been advocating for more information in medical textbooks, journals about the vulva, including the clitoris. At the age of 18 she underwent a labiaplasty to reconfigure her vulva so that her labia minora aka inner lips would not hang past her labia major...