Tayla Fawumi, LCPC-S
Tayla Fawumi, LCPC-S — The Brain Tayla Fawumi, LCPC-S, brings the “Brain” to Bar and the Brain, offering a mental health perspective on the relationships, behaviors, and complicated human dynamics we see on screen. With a therapist’s insight and a love for a good pop-culture debate, Tayla helps unpack the psychology behind the characters and stories we can’t stop talking about.
Appears in 10 Episodes
Ep. 10 Obsession (2026): When Love Becomes Control | The Bar and the Brain
If you could make someone love you, would it still be love? In this spooky-season episode of The Bar and the Brain, attorney Tonée Earle and licensed clinical professi...
Ep. 9 Savior Complexes, Emotional Abuse & the Men of Imperfect Women
We've talked about Mary, Eleanor, and Nancy. Now we're finishing our Imperfect Women series with the men—and whew, there's a lot to unpack. This week on The Bar and th...
Ep. 8 Nancy Was Her Own Worst Enemy: Breaking Down Imperfect Women
Nancy Hennessy spent her adult life building something completely different from the childhood she survived. But once she finally had the husband, money, home, status,...
Ep.7 Mary Needed to STAND UP… But It's Complicated | Imperfect Women Review
At first, Mary had us yelling, “Sis, stand up!” But the deeper we got into her story on Imperfect Women, the harder it became to simply call her weak. In this episode ...
Ep 6. An Imperfect Woman: Eleanor Was NOT a Good Friend | Self Worth, Girl Code & Self Sabotage
Carrie Washington’s Eleanor looks like the definition of a successful woman. She comes from an affluent family, runs her own company, maintains lifelong friendships, a...
Ep. 5. After the Hunt Review: Power, Consent, Morality & The Search for Truth
Spoiler Warning! In this episode of Bar and the Brain, Tay Fawumi and Tonee Earle break down After the Hunt, one of the year's most thought provoking psychological dra...
Ep. 4. All Her Fault Episode 4 Review: Trauma, Addiction, Narcissism & Justice
Tay Fawumi and Tonée Earle break down one of the most emotionally charged episodes of All Her Fault yet. This week, they dive into the lasting effects of trauma, addic...
Ep 3. All Her Fault Episode 3 Review: Weaponized Incompetence, Narcissism & Working Moms
What happens when love, parenting, and mental health collide? This week on Bar and the Brain, Tonee Earle and Tay Fawumi break down Episode 3 of All Her Fault and expl...
Ep. 2 Bar and the Brain | Review Series: All Her Fault — Who's Really to Blame?
In this episode of Bar and the Brain, Tonee and Tay dive into Peacock's All Her Fault, unpacking the complex web of family dynamics, control, attachment, deception, an...
Bar & the Brain – Episode 1 | All Her Fault Character Review: Peter Irvine
In our very first episode of Bar & the Brain, we dive headfirst into the psychological and legal layers of All Her Fault, starting with a character review of Peter Irv...