ENTIRETY OF GIA’S CHILDHOOD AND
SHE CAN RECITE IT VERSE FOR
VERSE.
>> Tati: SOMETIMES YOU NEED TIME
TO SMOOTH THINGS OUT AND FOCUS
ON YOUR MARRIAGE.
AND THAT’S HAPPENING IN MARRIAGE
BOOT CAMP HIP-HOP EDITION.
JOINING ME IS ISHMAEL, THE
COUNSELOR HELPING THEM DECIDE IF
THINGS CAN WORK OUT OR IS IT
TIME TO GO SOLO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
>> HEY, THANKS FOR HAVING ME!
>> Tati: MARRIAGE IS HARD
ENOUGH, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE
ACTORS, RAPPERS, REALITY STARS
ALL IN THE MIX, THAT’S A WHOLE
DIFFERENT LEVEL.
HOW DO YOU HELP THEM?
[LAUGHTER]
>> VERY, VERY CAREFULLY.
LIKE YOU SAID IN THE BEGINNING,
SOME FOLKS NEED A LITTLE BIT OF
HELP.
OUR FOLKS NEED A WHOLE LOT OF
HELP!
THEY’VE GOT MASSIVE, MASSIVE
PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY’VE GOT
MASSIVE EGOS.
WE ALL HAVE THE SAME TRUST
ISSUES, COMMUNICATION ISSUES,
FORGIVENESS ISSUES BUT THEIRS IS
ON STEROIDS BECAUSE IT’S THEM
AGAINST ALL THEIR 5 MILLION
FOLLOWERS.
THEY’RE LIVING THEIR LIVES OUT
LOUD.
MY ARGUMENTS ARE BETWEEN ME AND
MY PARTNER.
THEIRS IS BETWEEN THEM, THEIR
PARTNER, AND MILLIONS OF FANS.
>> Tati: AND EVERYONE HAS AN
OPINION, SO THAT DOESN’T HELP.
SO WHO ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE
YOU’RE HELPING OUT THIS SEASON?
>> WELL, LISTEN, WE’VE GOT THE
REAL OF THE REALIST ATLANTA
HOUSEWIVES MAKING RETURN WITH
HER MAN MEDINA.
SO WHAT’S GOING ON THERE?
WE’VE GOT CORRUPTING HIS MODEL
GIRLFRIEND TONY.
THE MORE HE DRINKS, THE MADDER
SHE GETS.
WE’VE GOT TAHIRI AND HER MAN,
AND THEY’RE TRYING TO HAVE A
GROWN-UP LOVE BUT THEY HAVE A
LOT OF GROWN-UP TO DO.
AND WE’VE GOT WILLIE AND SHONDA
CHEATING ON TOP OF CHEATING.
AND THEN HER MODEL MAN, SHE HAS
HIM BY ABOUT 15 YEARS.
IS HE A SUGAR BABY?
WHAT IS HE DOING THERE?
SO WE HAVE A LOT TO FIGURE OUT.
WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF.
THERE’S A LOT GOING ON.
>> Tati: THAT WAS A LOT HEARING
THE PREVIEW.
HOLD ON, MAYBE WE NEED ONE
PERSON FOR EVERY SEASON, BECAUSE
THIS IS DEFINITELY A LOT.
BUT DO YOU THINK THAT THERE’S
SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE CAN
LEARN FROM THE SHOW.
WALK AWAY WITH A NUGGET OF
INFORMATION AND WISDOM.
>> YEAH, I DON’T CARE WHAT THE
MANIFESTATION OF THE PROBLEM S
MAYBE IT’S CHEATING OR ARGUING.
THE ONLY TWO REASON EVERY COUPLE
FIGHTS IS WHO LOVES WHO MORE,
AND WHO IS IN CHARGE?
WHO LOVES WHO MORE TODAY AND WHO
IS IN CHARGE?
THAT’S THE ONLY REASON WE FIGHT.
THE ONLY THREE THINGS WE WANT
ARE TO BE SEEN, HEARD, AND
UNDERSTOOD.
AND SO I DON’T CARE IF YOU’RE A
CELEBRITY OR NONCELEBRITY, IT’S
A HUMAN THING.
ONCE WE GET TO THE REAL THING,
WE REALIZE THEIR PROBLEMS AREN’T
SO DIFFERENT THAN MINE, AND
THERE’S A LOT WE CAN LEARN AND
SEE A LITTLE BIT OF OURSELVES IN
THESE COUPLES, AND THAT’S THE
COOL THING ABOUT IT.
>> Tati: IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
WHAT’S ONE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT
MARRIED COUPLES AREN’T GETTING
THAT COULD HELP THEM SMOOTH OUT
SOME OF THE SMOOTH SPOTS IN
THEIR RELATIONSHIP?
>> THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION,
TATI.
THE PROBLEM THAT MOST COUPLES
HAVE IS THAT THEY THINK THEY
SHOULDN’T HAVE ANY.
THEY’RE NATURAL.
THAT’S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT.
A LOT OF MARRIED COUPLES FEEL
LIKE THEY’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
EACH OTHER’S HAPPINESS, AND
YOU’RE JUST NOT.
YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR
HAPPY AND THEY’RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR BRINGING THEIR HAPPY, AND
THEN YOU SHARE THAT HAPPY
TOGETHER.
ONCE YOU CAN TAKE THAT PRESSURE
OFF OF EACH OTHER.
I’M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY
WAY I CAN BUT YOUR HAPPINESS IS
NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THIS IS WHAT I’M DOING FOR
MINE.
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING
FOR YOURS, AND WE CAN SHARE ALL
THAT.
WE FEEL LIKE THERE’S SOMETHING
WE’RE DOING WRONG AND STARTS TO
SPIN THE BALL OF WAX OUT OF
CONTROL.
>> Tati: IT SOUNDS GOOD.
DR. ISH, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US!
I THINK EVERYBODY WILL LEARN A
LOT FROM THIS SEASON.