Better with Dr. Ericka

This episode explores tea, community, and healing environments.  My guest is Reginal Quarles, the owner and founder of Teatopia in my hometown of St. Louis.  Don’t worry if you’re not a tea drinker…or if you’re hardcore Team Coffee, this episode is about so much more than tea. This conversation also addresses being open to creating your own vision of your life, which then can improve your mental health.

Questions this episode will answer:

-How do you find inspiration to pivot?

-What are some signs that your job is not a good fit?

-How can the act of making tea be calming?

-How can environments provide safety from stress?

Connect with Reginald:

https://instagram.com/teatopiastl

https://www.facebook.com/teatopiastl

https://twitter.com/teatopiastl

Resources:

www.teatopiastl.com

Dr. Ericka’s telepsychiatry practice: AskDrGoodwin.com

About Reginal Quarles:

Reginald Quarles is the owner of Teatopia, an independently owned tea room and shop in St. Louis, MO. At Teatopia®, our mission is “Brewing better lives one leaf at a time.” I developed this mission because I aim to have a positive impact on every single person and connection we have. Every single person is fighting a different battle every day; we want to be the piece that changes the way that the day flows for others. Teatopia® was also created to show our youth and others that we can create our own path. We do not need to live life vicariously and dream what others want us to dream. We can create our own realities.

This episode explores relationships, intimacy, connection, along with specific challenges in relationships for high-achieving women. My guest Dr. Alexandra Stockwell is the Intimacy Doctor, and she has a talent for breaking down skills to nurture intimacy and relationships into simple, actionable steps. Don’t worry, this episode has tools that can help you regardless of gender or relationship status.

Questions this episode will answer:

-How do you revive a “dehydrated” relationship?

-What is the power of speaking the truth?

-How do you speak the truth in a kind way?

-What is the difference between being and doing?

-What are strategies for high-achieving women to be successful in relationships?

I know you may still be wondering if this episode is for you if you'd not in a relationship or not a high-achieving woman. Well, the answer is yes. This episode features concrete ways to find more joy in life, have better relationships, and be kind to yourself and others.

Connect with Dr. Alexandra:

https://www.instagram.com/alexandra.stockwell.intimacy/

https://www.facebook.com/alexandra.stockwell.7

https://www.facebook.com/alexandrastockwellcoach/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrastockwell/

Resources:

https://www.alexandrastockwell.com/

Dr. Ericka’s telepsychiatry practice: AskDrGoodwin.com

About Dr. Alexandra Stockwell:

For over 20 years Alexandra Stockwell, MD, has shown men and women how to bring pleasure and purpose into all aspects of life-- from the daily grind of running a household to intimate communication and ecstatic experiences in the bedroom.

Dr. Alexandra is known as “The Intimacy Doctor.” She is an Intimate Marriage Expert who specializes in coaching couples to build beautiful, long-lasting, passionate relationships. She is the bestselling author of “Uncompromising Intimacy” and host of The Intimate Marriage Podcast.

A wife of 26 years and a mother of 4, Dr. Alexandra believes the key to passion and fulfillment, intimacy and success, isn’t compromise--it’s being unwilling to compromise. Because when both people feel free to be themselves, the relationship becomes juicy, nourishing, and deeply satisfying.

Dr. Alexandra has been featured in the Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, USAToday, Cosmopolitan, Business Insider, thriveglobal, mindbodygreen, FOX NEWS NYC, and Disruptors Magazine recently named her one of “30 Inspiring Women to Watch in 2022.”

This episode explores women’s health and reproductive rights, especially for black women. It features Chiquita Lockley, the Executive Producer and Director of the documentary, Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility.

This discussion is important because the health needs of black women are also ignored or disregarded. You don’t have to be a woman or be black to benefit from this episode because you will also learn information to allow you to support the women around you and to be more empathic.

Questions this episode will answer:

-What is reproductive health?

-Why is there so much shame around fertility, fibroids, and miscarriages?

-How do you support women that you know who are dealing with reproductive and gynecological challenges?

-What do you do if you feel your doctor does not listen to you?

-How does mental health relate to women’s health?

Resources:

http://www.eggsovereasyfilm.com

Dr. Ericka’s telepsychiatry practice: AskDrGoodwin.com

Connect with Chiquita:

https://www.instagram.com/eggsovereasyfilm/

https://www.facebook.com/EggsOverEasyFilm

Bio:

Chiquita Lockley is Executive Producer and Director of the forthcoming documentary, Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility (2021). She is also the producer of the award-winning documentary Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles. She holds a BA in English from Spelman College and an MA in Film Studies from Emory University.

She specializes in Live Event Production, providing creative direction and VFX design for: BET Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Foundation, and production management for artists’ tours/events.

She made her theatrical debut as a playwright of the musical Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Present: A Mother’s Love.

Additionally, she served as the Director of the Holyfield Foundation, during Evander Holyfield’s reign as Heavyweight Champion of the World. She has worked with faith-based organizations like Impact United Methodist Church and consulted for nonprofit organizations for celebrity clients including: Keshia Knight Pulliam, CNN’s Isha Sesay, Cynthia Bailey of RHOA, at al.

Having spent the last 15+ years working in Faith-based television and media, Chiquita authored the book Creative Worship: 86 Tips for Establishing a Dynamic Worship, Media & Production Team.  She is also the author of children’s book, Maggie Tales: Mommy, Where’s Heaven?, which seeks to demystify the Circle of Life for children and parents alike. She has the distinction of Goodwill Ambassador for the State of Georgia, awarded by former Secretary of State Cathy Cox.  And she serves on the Board of Directors for the Black Women Film Network, the oldest organization for the preservation and promotion of films by and about Black women. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA where she continues to give back by mentoring girls.

This episode manages to make a discussion about intellectual property sexy. The reason I could do that, was my dynamic guest, Kenya Pierre. She is an intellectual property attorney and is now a corporate deputy general counsel.

You’re going to want to stay on until the last moment because we also talk about life lessons and finding joy in your professional life. Who doesn’t want to have fun while working?

Questions this episode will answer:

-why should you care about intellectual property?

-what are essential things that anyone should know about intellectual property?

-why you should not be ashamed if you don’t want to be entrepreneur?

-what are some strategies to increase the joy in your life?

Connect with Kenya

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyathackerpierre

Resources:

Overwhelm Solution Blueprint ebook: overwhelmblueprint.com

Telepsychiatry from Dr. Goodwin: askdrgoodwin.com

About Kenya:

Kenya Pierre is a cum laude graduate in Chemistry/pre-med of Spelman College and a Law Review graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Kenya first started her law career as a patent attorney with the Procter & Gamble Company in Cincinnati, Ohio supporting the Beauty Care Division. She then moved to Atlanta to support global juice and nutritional research science with The Coca-Cola Company and then subsequently to support corporate research and innovation, litigation, global compliance as the lead business counsel for global nonwovens at the Kimberly-Clark Company in Roswell, GA.

Most recently she served as the general counsel for Arauco North America, a leader in composite manufacturing for particleboard, MDF, laminates and other types of composite panels. Currently, she is the deputy general counsel for Strava, the leading internet and app for athletes who wish to track their running and cycling routines. It is a perfect opportunity that blends her legal and athletic background.

Kenya has three daughters who keep the family busy with volleyball tournaments. In her “spare time”, she is a certified 200 RYT yoga instructor who enjoys leading others in their journey to well being.

This episode explores the challenges of divorce, along with how to grow, recover, and thrive after divorce. This episode features transformational coach Chiquita Dent. Whether you are never married, married, or divorced, there is something for you in this episode about relationships, identity, and uncoupling.

Questions this episode will answer:

-How can you survive divorce?

-What is transformational coaching?

-How to recover from the grief of divorce and the ending of relationships?

-How can you find meaningful identities beyond being a wife?

-What are tools to move through painful seasons, such as divorce?

Did you catch how this episode highlights Support and Self Talk of the better life?

You’ll want to stay on until the last minute because these insights can help no matter your gender or marital status. We also tackle those topics that people often don’t talk about. Yes, we talk about this concept of “staying together for the kids” and even talk about the feelings that “God wants us to stay together.”

Connect with Chiquita:

https://instagram.com/imthatchiq

https://www.facebook.com/eXFactorCoach

The Ex Faxtor Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/327376818601807/

Resources:

https://theexfactorco.com

About Chiquita Dent:

I am a transformational coach who works with professional women to increase their self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-sufficiency to build their personal brand. My firm, The eX Factor was born as a result of realizing that I have so many eXponential skills, experiences, and talents that I had let lay dormant while I focused my life and career on what everyone else needed from me. After I experienced a tumultuous divorce, I recognized that God created me for a divine purpose and it is my job to step into that purpose.

I’ve found that so many of us are suffering in silence, while we have everything that we need to be happy, whole, and successful, right in front of us.

This bonus episode focuses on health and wellness. it features Dr. Delicia Haynes, Dr. Alauna Curry, Dr. Berry Pierre, Dr. Jarret Patton, Winter Wheeler, Alana Mathews, and Dr. Charlotte Akor. We discuss mental health, trauma, advocating for your health, burnout, mental capacity, and eye health.

You don’t want to miss a minute because there is something for you and your loved ones in this episode. This podcast episode is like a masterclass.

This episode is a Best of episode that features the Better 7., which are those 7 essential areas you need to have to get the life you were created for. This episode focuses on supply (what you put into your body), support, steps (movement or exercise), and self-talk.

This episode features, Dr. Monique May, Ron Victor, Dr. Dianah Lake, Kim Williams, and Jermaine Taylor.

This episode highlights top food safety facts, how to make healthy food taste good, finding motivation for exercise, curating interpersonal relationships, and making new friends.

You’re going to want to stay on to the last minute because these clips feature practical steps to improve your mental health, physical health, and happiness.

Here is a special Best of Better with Dr. Ericka Episode that is as they say “for the culture.” This Best of Dr. Ericka episode features clips from episodes that spotlight black history and culture, just in time for Black History Month. These clips discuss the HBCU experience, colorism, important historical context and references, along with how to find a black mental health care professional.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to identify as black to enjoy this episode or learn. This episode can be tool to help you amplify your voice as an ally. If you want to hear more, I encourage you to go back and listen to the original episodes.

This bonus episode features host, Dr. Ericka, who is a Harvard trained, Double Board-Certified Psychiatrist.  You'll want to stay on for the entire episode to hear practical ways to improve your mental health, so you wake up looking forward to every day instead of dreading getting out of bed daily.

Questions this episode will answer:

-Why does mental health matter?

-How does fear lead to pressure for perfection?

-Why do adults even hope for snow days?

-How can present moment awareness change the game for your mental health?

Connect with Dr. Ericka:

https://instagram.com/doctorericka

https://facebook.com/doctorericka

https://linkedin.com/in/doctorericka

https://doctorericka.com

Resources:

Telepsychiatry Practice:  www.AskDrGoodwin.com

Free ebook The Overwhelm Solution Blueprint: www.OverwhelmSolution.com

About Dr. Ericka:

Dr. Ericka Goodwin is on a mission to help you Be Better, Do Better, and Live Better. She is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified psychiatrist, bestselling author, top-rated speaker, integrative lifestyle coach, and creator of the hit podcast, “Better with Dr. Ericka.” She is a graduate of Spelman College and Emory University School of Medicine. She also completed her General Psychiatry Residency at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Ericka works with organizations and high performing individuals who are stuck and want to get back to getting better results and living a better life.

Within a few moments of being with Dr. Ericka, you can see why executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs hire her to get to the next level. She takes Ivy League strategies and simplifies them into easy-to-use steps that everyone can relate to. Dr. Ericka’s down-to-earth style makes it easy for everyone to relate to her story, feel seen, heard, and look within to access greater levels of personal and professional breakthroughs.

Dr. Ericka is known as one of few medical professionals who will tell you what they don’t tell you…but you really need to know! Her evidence-based methods go against the grain of common myths about success that sound good, but don’t really work. She will show you and your organization secrets used by some of the world’s greatest achievers and translate them into practical steps that can change your life forever.

Dr. Ericka’s story is proof that “When you know better, you can do better!”

This bonus episode features the host, Dr. Ericka, answering your questions. Her over 20 years of experience in human behavior as a Harvard trained, double board-certified psychiatrist make her the perfect person to answer these mental health questions for you, so you can BE better, DO better, and LIVE better!

Questions this episode will answer:

-How do you find an African American therapist?

-Is virtual mental health care as good as in person treatment?

-How do you know when to get help?

-What do you do to break the monotony of the pandemic?

You’ll want to stay on until the last moment because this information can not only help you, but it can help you support your loved ones, co-workers, and other people you know in the community.

Connect with Dr. Ericka:

https://instagram.com/doctorericka

https://facebook.com/doctorericka

https://linkedin.com/in/doctorericka

https://doctorericka.com

Resources:

Telepsychiatry Practice:  www.AskDrGoodwin.com

Free ebook The Overwhelm Solution Blueprint: www.OverwhelmSolution.com

About Dr. Ericka:

Dr. Ericka Goodwin is on a mission to help you Be Better, Do Better, and Live Better. She is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified psychiatrist, bestselling author, top-rated speaker, integrative lifestyle coach, and creator of the hit podcast, “Better with Dr. Ericka.” She is a graduate of Spelman College and Emory University School of Medicine. She also completed her General Psychiatry Residency at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Ericka works with organizations and high performing individuals who are stuck and want to get back to getting better results and living a better life.

Within a few moments of being with Dr. Ericka, you can see why executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs hire her to get to the next level. She takes Ivy League strategies and simplifies them into easy-to-use steps that everyone can relate to. Dr. Ericka’s down-to-earth style makes it easy for everyone to relate to her story, feel seen, heard, and look within to access greater levels of personal and professional breakthroughs.

Dr. Ericka is known as one of few medical professionals who will tell you what they don’t tell you…but you really need to know! Her evidence-based methods go against the grain of common myths about success that sound good, but don’t really work. She will show you and your organization secrets used by some of the world’s greatest achievers and translate them into practical steps that can change your life forever.

Dr. Ericka’s story is proof that “When you know better, you can do better!”