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Join mental health advocate Onika L. Dainty every Wednesday as she has mental health and wellness conversations with healthcare professionals, advocates and ordinary people living with mental health i... more
FAQs about The DaintyDysh Podcast:How many episodes does The DaintyDysh Podcast have?The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.
May 23, 2018Dyshing on First Loves and Female EmotionsOnika and J.R. dysh on Onika’s new addition and a confession she is dying to make. They talk about their first loves from fast food to music to countries around the globe. They reminisce on their first crushes and Onika’s one that got away. They dysh about the female emotion and how complex it is. They discuss one of the most problematic female emotion: insecurity. Onika talks about her emotional wellness and how her own insecurities can get in the way....more38minPlay
May 16, 2018Dyshing on Kanye West and 15 Minutes of FameOnika and J.R. dysh on the recent breakdown of Kanye West. Onika shares her belief that West is suffering from Bipolar Disorder and why. They talk about West being off his meds and what that could mean for his mental state. Onika describes the euphoric feeling of being manic. She explains that her perception is vastly different from reality. They dysh on the fake outrage during a cause’s 15 minutes of fame. They point out it’s the shade behind the shade that is the trick to understanding this phenomenon...more40minPlay
May 09, 2018Dyshing on All Kinds of Crazy with Lived Experience Advocate Faith RockburneOnika and J.R. invite lived experience advocate Faith Rockburne to shares her mental health journey. She talks about growing up with a family that suffered from various mental health conditions. She discusses her childhood addiction and struggle with depression. Faith opens up about her experience with anorexia. She shares how she self-medicated to cope with the stress of work and life. Faith expresses how group therapy was the catalyst to her recovery and ultimately wanting to share her story with others....more41minPlay
May 02, 2018Dyshing on Sex Ed. with Dr. Nadine Thornhill, Ed.D. - Part 1Onika and J.R. dysh with sex educator Nadine Thornhill about masturbation. They discuss the difference between masturbating for comfort vs. pleasure. Onika opens up about her own experience with masturbation and the feelings of guilt and shame it brings up. Nadine gives her opinion about whether it’s okay to masturbate in a relationship. She gives the dysh on the difference between celibacy, chastity, abstinence and A-sexuality. Onika gets advice about staying abstinent while dating....more31minPlay
April 25, 2018Dyshing on Self-Esteem and Little White LiesOnika and J.R. dysh on self-esteem. They talk about their journeys and the bumps along the way to self-love. J.R. opens up about the hits his confidence took in his marriage and with his skin condition. Onika shares her experience with low self-esteem and talks about how finally living in her truth with all its authentic complexity has been the key to her confidence. They dysh on little white lies people tell themselves. Onika talks about lying when manic and how much she believes her lies are true....more35minPlay
April 18, 2018Dyshing on Relationship Prostitution and the Modern Day UnicornOnika and J.R. dysh about the current corrupt state of relationships. Onika reminisces about writing her favourite poems Relationship Prostitution. They discuss the contractual exchange in these modern relationships and explore the concept of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies. They dysh on the ideal man and woman for them which Onika dubs the modern day unicorn. Onika asks the question “Where have all the black men gone?” and J.R answers honestly....more41minPlay
April 11, 2018Dyshing on All Kinds of Crazy with Nadine ThornhillOnika and J.R. dysh on mental health with Nadine Thornhill. Nadine talks about her condition and what it was like growing up unaware she had a problem. She opens up about what it’s like being raised by black parents with high academic expectations. She shares the struggles she had in school with inconsistent performance. She discusses her 15-year journey, her various diagnosis’ and finally deciding to take medication. She talks about what life is like living with a mental health condition....more34minPlay
March 28, 2018Dyshing on Tattoo Tales and Security Guard ScandalsOnika and J.R. dysh on the Queen “Bee” Beyoncé getting bit by a yet to be revealed fellow entertainer. They talk about their tattoos and Onika reveals what her ink means. They discuss the new funding the government committed to mental healthcare. They dysh on drug addiction and how it effects people’s lives. They have a candid conversation about the drugs they have used. Onika gives the dysh on what it’s like to be locked up in a mental ward and how difficult it is to get good patient care....more29minPlay
March 21, 2018Dyshing on Does Size Matter and How Many is Too Many?Onika and J.R. dysh on the measure of a man and the bounty of a woman. They have their very first sex talk and try to answer the age old question does size matter? Onika shares her experience with the male member and why size matters to her. J.R. discusses his views on size when it comes to the female anatomy. They dysh on how many sexual partners is appropriate for men and women. Onika opens up about her mental health and how it affects her sexuality....more23minPlay
March 14, 2018Dyshing on All Kinds of Crazy with Nurse LlijahOnika and J.R. dysh on mental health with special guest Llijah RN (Registered Nurse). They discuss his role in the programs available for people with serious mental health problems. Nurse Llijah talks about client-centric care and the important function of peer support workers with lived experience. Onika opens up about her experience with the program and how her views on mental health care have changed. Nurse Llijah defines mental health illnesses specifically Schizophrenia, Bipolar and major Depression....more27minPlay
FAQs about The DaintyDysh Podcast:How many episodes does The DaintyDysh Podcast have?The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.