Dr. Ross' interview with Dr. Smedley focused on the differences between mental health and mental illness, and the importance of  understanding the impact of mental illness on relationships. Dr. Smedley discussed self-care and healing from racial trauma. Learn culturally sensitive ways to manage stress, anxiety, and improve relationships.

Dr. Princeton Smith is a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida and Founder of True Purpose Behavioral Health Services, PLLC. He is a proud HBCU alumnus. He completed his Bachelors degree in Psychology and Masters degree in Community Psychology from Florida A&M University, as well as his Doctoral degree (PhD) in Clinical Psychology from Jackson State University. Dr. Smith has a strong background in trauma therapy and special interest in race-based trauma, as well as other interventions to address conditions such as depression, insomnia, substance use, and chronic pain management. Dr. Smith's approach to therapy is very goal-oriented and patient centered. His research interests involve examining a broad spectrum of institutional and psychosocial factors that contribute to disparities in mental health outcomes among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities.

Cherise Alcorn is a Joy Cultivator, unequivocal truth-teller, justice-seeker, and lover of humanity. Intuitively guided wisdom drives her practice as a Reiki master and sound healer. She is also formally trained as a social worker and more specifically a psychodynamic psychotherapist. Cherese has over a decade of experience providing in-depth psychotherapy to individuals, families, couples, and groups. Cherese cultivates safe spaces for others to transform their mind, renew their spirit, and connect to their soul's life purpose. Shea earned her Maser o Social Work degree from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Cherest received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Family Social Science from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Cherese has furthered her education at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute and has earned a two-year Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program certificate. 

A clinical psychologist and Haiti native, Dr. Gilberte ("Gigi") Bastien currently

serves as the Associate Director for the Office of Global Health Equity at

Morehouse School of Medicine and is Assistant Professor within MSM's

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Bastien's research and

clinical interests focus on the intersection of culture and mental health with the

aim of improving accessibility, acceptability, and efficacy of mental health

services for underserved populations. Dr. Bastien's complementary interests in

disaster mental health and global mental health capacity building were largely

influenced by her involvementin the mental health response to the 2010

earthquake in Haiti.

Rochelle Caruthers is the Director of the African American History Initiative (AAHI) at the Missouri Historical Society (MHS). Ms. Caruthers leads the AAHI’s effort to record, interpret, and tell Black History equitably and accurately and serves as the primary spokesperson for the initiative, which strives to share and promote stories that explore various aspects of the Black experience throughout the St. Louis region. Before re-joining MHS, where she worked as an Associate Historian on the “Over There: Missouri and the Great War” statewide digitization project, she was the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs Assistant (On-call) at the Saint Louis Art Museum and an Educator at ChanceLight Education. Previously, Rochelle was the University Academic Programs Coordinator at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University and a Romare Bearden Fellow at the Saint Louis Art Museum, where her duties included developing initiatives and materials to increase the diversity of programs and audiences at the museum.

Thank you for joining us on Real Talk with Delia!

At the top of the show we briefly discuss the ridiculous notion of changing the name of the Afro, to something called a "cloud bob" in order to accommodate other races manipulating their hair to create something like an Afro.  It's another attempt to disregard and erase us! We will delve into this notion at another time. 

We spend the rest of the show with today's guest, Daryl Davis from Smith County Texas. Daryl shares with us his personal experience, in the late 90's suffering 12 years imprisonment as a result of horrific lies and orchestrated deception of his previous girlfriend! 

Most of us are aware that, after the Revolution and Civil Rights era, in the 80's and 90's, the United States kicked into high gear, the dismantling of the African (Black) family by further disrupting self-sustainability. A few methods were the removal of home and business ownership and employment from Black neighborhoods, CIA installed gangs and drugs, over-taxation, systemic barriers to financial stability, enhanced government surveillance and dependency, and many other attempts to damage the Black family and population entirely! The U.S. system spent obscene amounts of money ensuring that the African (Black) population can never again rise against them!!! 

Every time one of us decides to misbehave, we should know that the system is ALWAYS standing by to make sure that we fall harder than necessary because the goal is total destruction of our people!!! 

Daryl's experience in prison because of his girlfriend's lies and deception is the perfect example of this! 

Tune in to this conversation with Daryl Davis on Real Talk with Delia! 

This week's episode is about relationship growth and personal growth inside of personal relationships.