Deeply Well with Devi Brown

An urgent and provocative message urging parents and adults alike to put your phones down and connect.  Our children are facing a rapidly changing landscape, shifting from play-based to phone-based childhoods that influence how they perceive and interact with the world. Devi welcomes back clinical psychologist and Conscious Parenting Movement Founder Dr. Shefali to discuss how conscious parenting has grown since her 2010 book The Conscious Parent and why she wrote two new books, Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons (releasing September 15). Dr. Shefali warns us that cheap, superficial “knowledge,” instant gratification, and reduced boredom undermine focus, creativity, grit, and resilience, contributing to anxiety, depression, self-harm, loneliness, and suicidality. She is empowering parents to act fast, break away from the algorithm, and put your phones down because this technological world is not designed for healthy childhoods. Previous Episode: Healed Parenting with Dr Shefali Watch: https://youtu.be/IaBDe4gvfwA?si=ZrzEsurkwUIUJTkC Listen: https://omny.fm/shows/deeply-well-with-devi-brown/dg-e2-shefalia-mixdown Connect with Dr. Shefali  Website: https://www.drshefali.com/ Pre-Order  Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorshefali Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devi welcomes back Dr. Rheeda Walker, a clinical psychologist and professor focused on Black mental health, to discuss shifts in mental-health awareness since the pandemic and the need for credible, culturally informed care amid misinformation and a shortage of providers. Walker explains how avoidance and media narratives shape fears about mental illness, why training and credentials matter, and introduces “psychological fortitude” as the ability to stay grounded despite life stressors, using a simple 0–10 self-rating to assess needs and choose effective responses over knee-jerk coping. They also discuss Walker’s book No Racial Elephants in the Therapy Room, describing how therapists’ discomfort with race can harm clients and why clinicians must address “elephants” directly. Her “soul work” is to pause, breathe, and rate your psychological fortitude when frustrated. What is your capacity to be able to stay grounded and to take care of the things that I am able to do?" Previous Episode: Supporting Your Mental Health with Dr. Rheeda Walker Connect with Dr. Rheeda Walker: Website: https://www.rheedawalkerphd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.rheedawalker/?hl=en Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeezyWTF (co-host of Decisions, Decisions, founder of WTF Media, producer, bestselling author of No Holes Barred, and creator of the NYC fitness studio TrapHaus) joins us to discuss what it really means to grow beyond the version of yourself the internet thinks it knows. Weezy is unapologetically and unconventionally herself, and that's exactly why we love her. In this episode, she speaks candidly about love, marriage, and why, ultimately, "love is not enough" to sustain any relationship. Devi and Weezy also dive into entrepreneurship, obsession, and how the things she genuinely enjoys, even the taboo ones, become the roadmap for her success. Connect with Weezy: IG: https://www.instagram.com/weezywtf/?hl=en Studio: https://www.wtfmediastudios.com/ Fitness: https://traphausfit.com/ Podcast: https://blackeffect.com/show/decisions-decisions/ Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You are not alone in your creativity, whether it is music, filmmaking, or another expression. The ability to create offers many opportunities to heal, connect and transform everyone it encounters. Devi sits with Grammy-winning producer Dahi who shares how his upcoming project, Black Boy Alternative, came from long seasons of self-reflection, false starts, and finally a “let God in the room” jam session approach that unlocked the story he actually wanted to tell. He explains why music can be his church, what it means to be a “Black Boy” outside the box, and offers simple yet extremely important soul work: “pray…give thanks…ask for guidance” so the weight isn’t all on you. Connect with Dahi:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dahi/?hl=en Learn More: Dahi.Life Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.