Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

Dr. Brewer talks with Dr. Ronald Daniels about many things related to mental, educational, political and social health among African Americans - particularly the impact and importance of political awareness.  President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW)  Dr. Daniels envisions IBW emerging as a critical engine for empowerment of people of African descent and the oppressed in the 21st century and is devoting most of his energy to achieving that goal in what he describes as the “autumn” of his 

Dr. Brewer talks with Bermesola M. Dyer , Author of "Getting Past The Ugly Through The Beauty of Self Love"  Bermesola invites you to take a 30 day journey to renewed inner strength and self-discovery.  For every woman who grew up not knowing her beauty and her strength - this conversation and this book is for you.   

Meet Kayla Ward - and learn about her journey from despair and unhappiness to joy as she walks down the path towards being the woman she has always been. 

Friendships and Relationships With Money. Relationships are gifts and if you treasure them, they can last throughout a lifetime. The relationship we have with money -how we think about money, the way we use money, the fears we have about money are very often formed in childhood. If you are concerned about your friendships and your personal relationship with money you will want to listen to some of the listeners experiences shared in this program.  

DECODING ANOREXIA By Carrie Arnold and Cynthia Bulik.  Join Dr. Brewer and Carrie Arnold for a discussion about Decoding Anorexia,  the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean to sufferers. Author Carrie Arnold, a trained scientist, science writer, and past sufferer of anorexia, speaks with clinicians, researchers, parents, other family members, and sufferers about the factors that make one vulnerable to anorexia, the neurochemistry behind the call of starvation, and why it’s so hard to leave anorexia behind. ...   Long thought to be a psychosocial disease of fickle teens, this book alters the way anorexia is understood and treated and gives patients, their doctors, and their family members hope."

THE TRUE EXPERIENCES OF AN EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE, SHARON CARRUTHERS. "The diagnosis is one no one wants. It is a wretched, horrible illness and carries with it a stigma. No one wants that either. However, I have that disease, always have had mental illness, although my bipolar diagnosis was not handed to me until the age of forty. I hate it, loathe it, want to bury it or throw it into the depths of the sea, but I can't. You see, it is part of who I am. It started in childhood and carried on throughout all my adult years. This is my story. It includes the teeter-totter ups and downs as well as the psychotic times and paranoia, hallucinations, and feelings of grandeur. My whole life is illuminated for you ... ." [in Teeter-Totter

ELECTRONIC BOUNDARIES - IN THESE TIMES OF 24X7 LIVING, WORKING, INTERACTING, AND MORE...THE STRESS OF IT ALL CAN BE TOO MUCH, AND IS CERTAINLY UNHEALTHY.  LEARN WAYS TO THINK ABOUT AND LIMIT YOUR ELECTRONIC LIFE!  

BURKE COCHRANE - LIFE IN THE MILITARY  BURKE TALKS ABOUT HIS LIFE IN THE MILITARY AND WITH HIS FAMILY. HONESTLY AND OPENLY.  DON'T MISS HIS STORY. 

Dr Brewer responds to letters from listener.

EDEMIR ROSSI- Happiness is inside you. Harmony is inside you. Everything you need is inside you. These are the words of Brazilian healer, teacher and intuitive Edemir Rossi

Diane Champe tells her story of 21 years of sexual and emotional abuse by her parents -  and her recovery.  Diane also talks about her new venture for survivors.  Don't miss this moving story of abuse, recovery, and empowerment

HAPPILY EVER AFTER - How to release yourself from old ways of thinking and achieve the relationships you want.  Do you find yourself constantly questioning your ability to choose and remain in relationships?  Do you have a lot of negative self-chatter going on?  Dr. Brewer and Dr. Tashiro discuss healthy relationship research and ways that you can begin to recast your method of thinking and achieving relationship happiness. 

LUKE STEWART - INFLUENTIAL YOUNG MUSICIAN, YOUNG DAD, YOUNG HUSBAND - THE WAVE OF TOMORROW - ON MyNDTALK'S MEN'S MONDAY!  

 Dr. Brewer responds to letters from listners with a range of topics such as anger, depression, sex addiction, parents drinking with them kids and marriage or not.

GABE HEILIG  During times when employment can be a challenge to come by...Gabe discusses some challeninging approaches to the job search 'status quo'.  

KAYLA WILLIAMS, AUTHOR OF PLENTY OF TIME WHEN WE GET HOME.   "Kayla Williams and Brian McGough met in Iraq in 2003, when they were serving in the 101st Airborne Division. She was an Arabic linguist; he was a staff sergeant who had earned a Bronze Star. In October of that year, at a time when they were becoming close but not yet seeing each other, McGough was on a bus in a military convoy when an IED went off, blowing out the front door and window .He was left with physical and cognitive problems he's still recovering from, as we stayed married.  What has this been like for Kayla?  Did they really have "Plenty of Time When We Get Home"  

CHRISTINA RASMUSSENthought she knew everything she needed to know about grief. " But it wasn’t until she lost her husband to cancer in her early 30s that she truly grasped the depths of sorrow and pain that accompany loss. Join Dr. Brewer as she talks with Christina about her journey to free herself from what could have been a debilitating grief to begin to look at her experiences in a new way. She realized that grief plunges you into a gap between worlds—the world before loss and the world after loss. She also realized how easy it is to become lost in this gap. Rasmussen walks you through her Life Reentry process to help you break grief’s spiral of pain, so you can stop simply surviving and begin to live again."  

"ROBERT JACKSON has 30 years of industry experience in radio, television and film production. He has provided his expertise and technical assistance to notable companies such as Black Entertainment Television, NPR, CNN News, National Geographic, and NBC’s Today Show, Meet the Press, Nightly News, and The Chris Matthews Show. As the leader of B-Roll Media & Arts, Inc." So why is he dedicated to enriching the lives of youth and those who are mentally or physically disabled? Join MyNDTALK on Monday, MAy 12th for Dr. Brewer's conversation with Robert Jackson - Founder of "B-Roll Media & Arts, Inc on Monday, May 12th 

Join Dr. Brewer for a very special MyNDTALK 'Talk To Me' segment with Director Brian Lindstrom about his documentary, "The The Alien Boy".  Alien Boy is the true story of a young schizophrenic man who was brutally killed by police. "Using interviews, personal writings, archival footage, official documents and videotaped depositions of the involved police officers, the film examines James Chasse's life and the police actions and decisions that led to his death. What emerges is an intimate and complex story of one man's life, the Chasse family’s struggle for justice, and a city and a system grappling with accountability."  One reviewer described The Alien Boy as packing  "a horrifying punch: intimate, terrible & true.”

Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSW shows ways to control the fate of your relationships. Nancy says a 30 minute per week investment is what it takes and she walks you through the steps.  You will learn the 4 points that need to be covered in your meetings as Dr. Brewer discusses Naomi's book, Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love.  Don't be fooled - this conversation is NOT just for the married!