Therapists React to Eve’s Bayou

“You think just because you got some blood in your pants you don’t gotta act civilized?” We have so many questions, comments, and concerns! What is the story behind Eve’s Bayou? We are back at it and this time we are discussing Eve’s Bayou. This movie is LAYERED to say the least. The family dynamics are layered and confusing, there is some parentification, sibling rivalry, and what happens when children discover that their parents aren’t perfect? We are discussing it all and of course we are doing it from our mindsets as therapists. Join us for this discussion of Eve Bayou from the perspective of black culture and mental health. Discover what Black therapists really think of Eve’s Bayou. Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:00 Movie overview 05:53 Louis Baptiste (Samuel L. Jackson) 08:20 Family secrets are never secrets 12:33 Why the family truth teller is treated badly 14:31 Cisely (Meagan Good) Was she parentified? Or groomed? Disrespectful? 20:24 When kids realize their parents are human 21:32 Who was wrong? Who lied? Cisely or her dad? What really happened that night? 31:08 Aunt Roz (Lynn Whitfield) and the cheating scandal 36:10 QTNA What was the beef between the psychics? Podcasts versions are at: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-dope/id1673538196 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DiRPvXY1ua6ftLg5FR98Q?si=aa3601b4b9ca490f Amazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a85c229-4bd8-4526-a65d-66b453998bce/mentally-dope Mental health x Black culture #blackculture #evesbayou #Blackculture #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #dysfunctionalfamily #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #throwmovies #EvesBayou #NewOrleans #Bayou #Voodoo #Parentification #therapistreacts #Attachment #Trauma #samuelljackson #jurneesmollett #meagangood #Lynnwhitfield #debbimorgan #diahannCaroll #abusesurvivor #familysecrets #sexualabuse