Wit & Reason with Dr. Alexis Moreno

Dr. Alexis interviews Phillip Bazemore, Judge Carlos Moore, and Charles Tucker, authors of The Five Brothers, all about the benefits of creating and maintaining meaningful adult friendships. More so, they dive into how to break through toxic masculinity and the stereotypes that hold back men’s ability to express and receive love.

Resources from the Show

• Stories from first-generation doctors, attorneys, and judges persevering through adversity including single parenthood, poverty, police brutality, and more (The Five Brothers)

Airing Weekdays on 96.3 HD4 DC Radio

GUESTS

Phillip Bazemore (Attorney), was brutally beaten during a horrific encounter with police that could have taken his life, but he preserved on to achieve his dream of becoming an attorney and mentors other young men.

Judge Carlos Moore was born to a single mother who sacrificed her retirement savings to ensure his attendance to law school. He is now a nationally renowned civil rights advocate, first Black Judge in Mississippi, removed the Confederate flag from courtrooms and created the “Do Better Accountability Alternative Sentencing Program.”

Charles Tucker (Attorney and Business Owner) is the son of Bahamian and South American immigrants, who shares his complex journey, including navigating toxic masculinity that many young men experience with their fathers growing up, and he shares how providing mentorship and building communities have given his life purpose.

HOST

ALEXIS MORENO, PSYD, MA, MS - SHE/HER

CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST, TELEHEALTH WELLNESS & SPECIALTY COACH, & HEALTH CORRESPONDENT

Dr. Moreno is passionate about the interplay between mass media communications, culture, and personal factors. Which explains her academic pursuits. She has a Doctorate in Community Clinical Psychology, a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Bachelor of Science in both Television Broadcasting and Psychology. The more time she spends studying psychological theory, researching human behavior, and working in the community, the more she is inspired by the power of systematically addressing personal and social issues. She has worked as a health educator with middle and high school students, provided psychotherapy with children, families, and couples recovering from violence and trauma, and treated adults on parole and in maximum security psychiatric hospitals suffering with severe mental illness. Dr. Moreno uses an ecological and biopsychosocial approach to every case conceptualization and collaboratively works with teams in a respectful, humanistic style. Passionate about working with diverse clientele, she tailors her interventions and presentations to engage and meet the needs of every stakeholder involved.