Hey guys! It's another Sunday night so time for another new episode of The Brain Love Podcast! I am a week away from the anniversary of this 'tell all' podcast. What should I do to commemorate?! DM me ideas on IG @drdelvena or email them to [email protected]

On this episode I take the couch with comedian, Aida Rodriguez. She is also a writer, an actress and a brain love advocate. She is a beautiful blend of Puerto Rican and Dominican and just like many of us, is authentic and transparent as hell. Aida allows me to tell my story as I answer her questions about mental health and wellness, yet for a 2nd time. Yep, this is my 2nd interview with Ms. Aida. During the 1st interview I was a guest on her show, Truth Serum. This interview tonight is courtesy of Sirius XM, The Karen Hunter Show. Aida was the host and invited me on as her guest to chat about mental health and wellness. 

Now, ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH??? 

Hey there! Are you ready to take the couch? Tonight my 1st cousin, Dr. Kay Thomas, will join me on the couch to share her experience with marriage that ended in divorce. Listen as she and I discuss certain challenges in relationships including: 

the intimacy factor, 

when is compromise too much, 

why it's important to stop blaming ourselves for everything wrong in the relationship, 

and how it's important to be authentically you, as stated by Dr. Thomas, the other Dr. Thomas ;)

Are you ready to take the couch? 

RIP Black Rob and DMX. 

People may consume alcohol because of liking the taste, to quell anxiety or nervousness in social settings, because of feeling sadness or stress or because they feel they have to so that they don't feel "sick". I'm calling this episode AA because most alcoholics are anonymous at some point during their disease. Alcohol Abuse is regularly drinking until one is intoxicated along with some dysfunction in your life due to the alcohol use. There are other criteria to be considered as well but these are two easy ones to recognize. Alcohol Dependence includes situations such as waking up most mornings and feeling the desire to drink, or drinking when you wake up because you have to - to make yourself feel better, also things like noticing discomfort when you don't drink, or discomfort between your last drink and the next drink. 

If you or someone you know is experiencing any of these things or feel the need to cut down, get angry when someone inquires about your alcohol use, are beginning to feel guilty about your usage, please see your primary care doctor for help, or seek the services of a mental health professional, SPECIFICALLY a PSYCHIATRIST. Call your health insurance to learn about your coverages for substance abuse. 

Alcohol withdrawal can be lethal as it can lead to death if it goes unnoticed and untreated. Listen to this next episode of the Brain Love Podcast so that you can become more familiar with Alcohol use Disorder. If you would like to learn more visit the following websites:

http://SAMHSA.GOV

https://nami.org/Home

Join me on my couch as I discuss women and sexual health. No long description tonight. ........And, RIP DMX.

This one is a quickie! Don't you just love quickies? Long enough to make a point. This is a short episode tonight. It's Easter so I decided to take it easy. 

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE COUCH?

I was soooooooo excited making this episode. I couldn't wait to share my thoughts with the ladies on how ladies should initiate a NEW relationship. Please join me on my couch as I explain IN DETAIL the ways to initiate a relationship, feed it, nourish it so that it is a functional, healthy relationship and then lock it down. A relationship is a process and must be a natural process. 

Ladies, YOU BE THE COME UP!

If you listen closely, I also tell you how to trust,....in your man.

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 learned from our marriages and are not angry or spiteful. We get it. It didn't work out and we kept it moving. It IS interesting to hear their POVs, as men, about dating and love. It's not what you think! 

Are you ready to take the couch.......

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 teach you how to purge yourself of these impurities so you no longer feel as heavy, so that you don't feel stressed, overwhelmed, tapped out. We are purifying our souls and refueling our spiritual energy tonight.

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?