Dr. Venus comes from a bloodline of addictions, especially hard liquor. In her mind, wine was something they drank at church or at a fancy event, not something that signified an addiction. It wasn’t until she found herself drinking wine in her Lexus out of a paper bag that she realized one can be successful AND be an addict. This episode, she focuses on the many forms addiction can take and surprising ways in which it can appear in our lives.

Quotes:

• “The more money I made, the more I drank.”

• “Needing to be needed is an addiction.”

• “My addictions are rooted in my wants.”

• “My addiction of wanting to be big almost killed me.”

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On the streets, having a man kept a girl safe. Sort of. Dr. Venus shares a story this episode about Ol’ Boy, a kind man that watched out for her and made even the bad stuff seem funny. Ol’ Boy protected her, provided for her, and never expected anything in return.

Quotes:

• “Some men hurt. But a lot of men helped. Ol’ Boy was a man who helped.”

• “One night, Ol’ Boy and I were walking the block and heard shots too close to be misunderstood.”

• “He protected me, even from myself, and he never asked for payment.”

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As a child of the streets, Dr. Venus learned early on that there is a transactional component to even the most sacred of things. This episode, she explores the notion that transaction is code for power, love can be bought and sold for a price, and the price doesn’t always mean money.

Quotes:

• “I wonder if Mary ever thought about giving Jesus a blowjob.”

• “I know in my bones you have to give to get.”

• “My daddy loved me, but he left me to a world of wolves where you either pay or die.”

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Dr. Venus explores the lineage and legacy her mama had inherited, including losing her own mother at a young age and being raped and molested all before the age of 23 when her first of four children was born.

In this episode, Dr. Venus shows us how she developed compassion, empathy, and identification with the woman who tried to kill her: her mother.

Quotes:

• “I see her fight with every weapon at her grasp — words, knives, guns, wit.”

• “I watch her fight for life turn to bitterness at life.”

• “I see that bitterness turned to anger her children wore like clothes.”

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Before the jail, before the cops, and before the gun, they were in love. Dr. Venus shares the story of her mama and daddy, including how he fought for her life and when mama’s love had turned to rage. She also talks about the culture of trading, where you have to give to get, including love.

Quotes:

• “The very first person to stand for my life was my father.”

• “I would eventually pay for the sins of my father. And I have.”

• “I have known my entire life I shouldn’t have been born. But I was.”

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Sometimes it seems that everything is taken from you as a cruel joke. Punishment. Annihilation of all you hold true and dear—including your sense of self.

At least that’s how it feels when your life crashes and burns.

But what if all the “loss” is, perhaps, just the beginning of your real and authentic life? In a fiery and passionate episode, Dr. Venus explores the feeling when you just don’t know who you are anymore and it seems as though everything you know to be true has been burnt to the ground.

Quotes:

• “You are an Old Testament chick living in a New Testament world.”

• “You are the beginning and the end.”

• You are my uncompromising love and my ruthless atonement.”

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Welcome to Hot Mess Millionaire, where Dr. Venus Opal Reese shows you how to turn your mess into meaning and millions. It’s time to give yourself permission to be both wounded and wealthy.

Leading by example, Dr. Venus shares from her own lived experience through a dramatic reading of her solo performance script, “A Pimp Daughter’s Diary. The script is an adaptation of her international bestselling book, “The Raw Truth: A Pimp Daughter’s Diary.”

This episode, Dr. Venus shares a picture of her deepest, most intimate self, and invites only those with an open mind and heart to stay.

Quotes:

• “Life, like money, is not neat.”

• “I talk to God like he’s a Black Man that got out of prison.”

• “I didn’t meet God in the church, I met him on the streets.”

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