The Core Behavioral Therapist

Dr. Rosemarie Maraj is a primary physician who started off in humble beginnings of Trinidad. Dr. Maraj Completed her studies at the University of West Indies in Trinidad & Jamaica. She then ventured to Canada and eventually Baltimore, Maryland USA. In this episode Dr. Maraj talks about the COVID vaccine, her work, education, what it is like to overcome adversity being an Indo-Caribbean doctor, mental health, & the “Me Too” movement. Many issues of today’s Caribbean culture are discussed. You don’t want to miss this discussion. Contact info: [email protected]

Season 3 Premier! The Core Behavioral Therapist Podcast & YouTube Channel. Based in LA but works around the world, Leah Recania Founder of Revive: & Strong Babes. A physical, spiritual and mental health program for women. We discuss Leah's experience being 2nd generation American Filipina, her spirituality, Asian Hate and women empowerment.

Leah's contact info: Instagram @heystrongbabe Email: [email protected]

In this episode Singapore's Dr. Benjamin Tan and Ms. Goh discuss chiropractic care and mental health with Dr. Tricia Rampersad. It is a fruitful conversation about the quality of care for patients during COVID and beyond. The mission is to help individuals live successful, fulfilling and well meaning lives.

Contact info: Instagram @chirogenesis @sofiawellness @the.core.behavioral.therapist

In this episode we have Dr. Alexandra Stratyner. Dr. Alexandra Stratyner is a Manhattan-based psychologist who provides tailored individual, couples, family and group therapy and assessment services alongside her father, Dr. Harris Stratyner, at Statyner + Associates. Together, the two are recognized for their individualized, compassionate, and strength-based approach to helping individuals achieve psychological wellbeing. Dr. Stratyner received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Seton Hall University in New Jersey and completed her internship in clinical psychology at Mt. Sinai St. Luke's and Mt. Sinai West Hospitals in New York. She has worked with individuals across the lifespan and in diverse range of settings, including internationally in Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Stratyner is an adjunct faculty member at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, a core faculty member of Caron Treatment Center's New York Pediatric Substance Use Disorder Education Program, and a supervisor in the Department of Psychology and Psychiatry in the Mount Sinai Health System. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Stratyner has authored multiple studies and has served as a research assistant at Weil Cornell Medical College. She has presented her research at multiple conferences, including American Psychological Association, and was recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Psychiatric Practice on the topic of complex PTSD. Dr. Stratyner has been a contributor to multiple national and local news programs, including WNBC's News 4 NYC, ABC's Good Morning America, and has been an invited speaker at Horizon Media, Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute, and at New York State Senate Hearings. At the outset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr. Stratyner co-founded the Freelance Performers and Mental Health Resource Network, an organization that provides free web-based mental health resources, including a monthly support group, for those in the performing arts who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Stratyner is known for her undeniably human, down to earth approach. What ultimately motivates Dr. Stratyner is the opportunity to help people while getting to know them on a caring personal level. Contact: [email protected]

In this episode, we have Raymond Ramnarine lead vocalist of Trinidad and Tobago’s Chutney, Soca and Bollywood band Dil-E-Nadan. Raymond, with great enthusiasm, discusses gender equality, mental health issues, God and healing with music. He shares his passion for his country, love and his appreciation to his fans. Raymond is a powerful advocate for women’s protection, he is vocal about domestic violence and advocates for racial equality. Raymond's contact info: Instagram @RaymondRamnarine Tik Tok @RaymondRamnarineOfficial IGTV Married 2 Music M2M.

DJ Lus AKA "The Dominican Kid" hails from Lawrence Massachusetts where he's known for his unique style of blending Spanish and Hip-hop to entertain parties and the airwaves. DJ Lus has DJ’d on iHeart Media and Greater Media commercial radio stations in Boston Massachusetts and Hartford Connecticut. As an on-air jock and Rafael has worked on the highest rated radio shows in his market as well as the largest Urban stations in the United States. Besides his radio mix shows DJ Lus works the club scene 4-5 nights a week spinning in the top clubs and events worldwide. Internationally known DJ Lus has entertained at parties in Brazil, Russia, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Along with his club credentials, he has worked with some of the biggest Hip-hop and Latin artist such as: Pitbull, Trey Songz, DJ Khalid, Cardi B, Sean Paul, Don Omar, and Daddy Yankee. Originator of the Street Video Mix, DJ Lus translated his unique blending style to video creating a new age mixtape. DJ Lus is also a Music Director and help start Change The Play a youth advocacy program to help children and adolescents with entrepreneurship, music, business skills and much more. Contact information: @DJLus on all Social platforms. @changetheplay on Instagram. #DJ #music #DJLus #MentalHealth #Youth #DominicanRepublic #Boston

Proudly in this episode the first Trinidadian American Superior Court Judge of New Jersey, Honorable Judge Avion Benjamin speaks about her humble upbringing. Judge Avion Benjamin speaks about growing up in the Caribbean, the Bronx, her relationship with God, being a woman of color and being appointed judge by New Jersey's Governor Murphy. This is an open, honest and vulnerable conversation.

In this episode Attorney Tara Rampersad Doucette takes us on a journey of what it was like for a young Trinidadian girl to navigate the American educational system. Taramattie Doucette’s journey led her to advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. This passion began during her first year in law school when she successfully secured disability benefits for her very first client. Taramattie graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1988, went to work at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), and has been there ever since. She has devoted her legal services career to enforcing the rights of people with disabilities. Taramattie is a senior attorney at GBLS and was a former co-managing attorney of the Elder, Health and Disability Unit at GBLS. In 2007 she co-founded the Children’s Disability Project and for the past fourteen years she has been CDP’s project director, advocating on behalf of low-income children with disabilities. Taramattie’s work to secure benefits for these children as well as adults involves representing them at various administrative levels of appeals before the Social Security Administration and in Federal Court. In 2001, Taramattie started a series of legal rights trainings for residents with disabilities living in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain. During her trainings, no matter what the official topic was, the lack of safe and reliable public transportation came up. The community of people with disabilities had already been engaged in trying to address the problems that they constantly encountered the MBTA. However, their efforts to resolve the problems using normal advocacy tools just did not work. The community knew it was time to take legal action. Taramattie identified critical barriers to transportation access which disrupted the lives of people with disabilities. She has been a lead counsel on the class action lawsuit Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA, since 2001. This lawsuit, which was settled in April 2006, challenged the accessibility and usability of the MBTA’s services for people with disabilities and was filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act. As a result of the lawsuit, the MBTA signed a Settlement Agreement and has invested an estimated $300 to $500 million to improve public transportation access and services for people with disabilities. For over a decade, Taramattie has been overseeing the enforcement of the Settlement Agreement. Taramattie takes great pleasure in training and mentoring law students, advocates and consumers on enforcing the legal rights of people with disabilities. Over the years she has trained and mentored hundreds of law students and is confident that many will continue to pursue this advocacy work. Taramattie is grateful to GBLS for providing the opportunity to practice in an area of law that she is passionate about and work with a community that inspires her. Taramattie Doucette's contact info is: [email protected]

In this episode, Netflix's Nadia Jagessar speaks about her Indo-Caribbean American identity, dating and mental health. Born and raised Jersey girl with a West-Indian background, Nadia grew up with her parents and younger brother. She attended Rutgers University for undergrad and received her MBA in Marketing from Seton Hall University. She currently works in marketing at a fragrance and flavors house during the week and runs her event planning company, Euphoria Events, on the weekends. She's a professional dancer and an Oreo enthusiast. Nadia's Instagram is @nadiajagessar

In this episode Reshmi Rampersad talks real about mental health, abuse, cooking therapy, her next steps in education and art. This is a colorful episode into the life of an Indo-Caribbean woman who hails from Trinidad, West Indies. Reshmi is a Trinbagonian foodie and content creator that goes under the name Taste of Trini or Taste of Trinbago. She uses YouTube as a medium to share her recipes, culture and family life. Her main goal is to preserve the recipes and traditions that were passed on in her family. She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management. This makes YouTube and her other social media hobbies that she totally enjoys. Cooking is therapeutic for her, so she uses it as a way to de-stress, and to also stay close to home. Reshmi's contact info is Instagram @tasteoftrinbago Youtube: Taste of Trini or here is the website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYdm21R1-xRmHZl3RQtAZw