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Previously on "married to medicine l.A."...

[ laughs ] I'm done with this sh--.

Every time that I'm talking, you're giggling.

You lost all your street cred.

Don't you two live in beverly hills?

[ laughter ]

what street cred are we talking about?

Have a good night. I'll see you guys in the morning.

How do you have intimacy if your kid

sleeps in the bed with you? - Well, you don't, really.

♪♪♪

are you dying for me to come out there?

I mean, I got work to do.

I'm not going to beg my husband to spend time with me.

I was just like, "I wanna get a divorce."

you gotta talk to your son.

Tell him as soon as you can.

I have been going through a lot,

and I...

Will just go ahead...

And let you guys know...

♪♪♪

I do feel bad that he's so far away.

But at the same time, phil and I--we are separated.

- Oh, my god! Are you serious?! - We are separated.

And we are getting a divorce.

♪♪♪

- what?! - Ohh!

♪♪♪

- yeah, we're getting a divorce. - Girl...

♪♪♪

- ooh, I'm sick. - Are you okay?

It's been really bad.

Are you okay?

I mean, I'm-- it's been, like, three weeks.

Do--is this something you want?

It is, and I think in the end,

it's something that he wants, too.

When we met, I wanted somebody who made me feel safe,

and that's what I got. - Yeah.

And I also wanted somebody who would help me,

you know, raise my son...

[ voice breaking ] and that's what I got.

[ crying ]

[ whispers ] I'm sorry, imani.

♪♪♪

- it's okay. - [ sniffles ]

you know we're here for you.

- So-- - you know that, right?

But you also have to open up and let us

be there to support you. - Well--

that's what girlfriends are here for.

Well, that's what I'm doing, and it took me--

I need--I needed time to process this.

- I know. - I couldn't...

I know, I know.

I'm just in shock. I'm just in shock.

It was just really, really hard,

and it's still-- it's really, really hard.

[ whispers ] I know.

It's really hard, but, you know, it's--

we just grew apart.

Yeah.

So you, like, you're gonna get divorced divorced?

I mean, for years, it's been like we've been kinda

going through motions, and we both said that.

Like, marriages take a lot of work.

- Absolutely. - Every day.

- It's every single day. - And they just...

We were willing to work on our own stuff, but not--

- but not each other. - Yeah, and that's it.

- It sucks, though. - Of course.

- We're all, like, in shock. - Yeah, I'm just in shock.

♪♪♪

but, imani, let me just tell you

that I know this can consume you,

and that now that we know,

if you wanna talk about other stuff,

'cause sometimes you just wanna get away

and you just wanna just be you, don't hesitate.

We'll come have sleepovers if you want.

[ laughter ] - whoo!

Uh-huh. [ laughs ]

well, look, I appreciate that. I really do.

But what we can do is this.

We can, you know, have a girls' getaway,

you know, if--if you will.

Will this make you feel better? Will this get your groove back?

- It would--yeah. - We're here for you.

And we're there to support you.

You'll forget all about this divorce

by the time we finished with the weekend.

[ laughs ] right.

I wanna give you a hug. I'm still in shock.

- I'm sad. I'm like... - No, you're--

- no, it's--it's fine. It-- - I don't like it.

No, I mean, it's not--

look, I don't like it either right now, but...

- But, you know, when it's for-- - when it's--

- when you have to have it... - Right, it has to happen.

...You get it, and it's not always a sad thing.

Sometimes it's actually a good thing.

- Right. - Come on.

Let's all get something to eat. We haven't eaten anything.

This is new for imani to open up to people

and let them into her story.

Imani...Told everybody!

Girl, come here! Look at you!

It was a tough thing for her to do,

but I'm so proud that she feels comfortable enough

to tell us all this, you know, very sensitive information.

- I have to get g., but... - Okay.

- I cannot wait for our trip. - Yeah.

- And nice seeing everyone. - I gotta run out

and get my two little munchkins, too, from kids club.

Let's go out together. Bye, everybody.

- Bye. - Bye, imani.

- Be safe. - Bye.

- See you soon. - Jazzy...

[ lowered voice ] that was so sad.

I couldn't breathe.

I just can't imagine what she's going through,

and I feel like it's so important

that we're there for her. - [ whispers ] I know.

It feels good to just let it out,

and you know, be in a safe space...

- Yeah. - ...With women who get it.

- Right. - I'm proud of you for real.

- The liberated imani. - Well, thank you.

- Okay. - We also have to make sure

when she says, "I'm okay, I'm doing good..."

that's what I'm saying.

- ...That she's actually okay. - That's what I'm saying.

Right now, like, we really need to be there.

Regardless of what we go through as girlfriends,

I want imani to know that I am here for her

and be a friend right now

because that is what matters the most.

How you get outta here? She wants us to stay.

Yeah, aw, poor baby.

We love you, mani.

♪ don't care what you say, I'm on another level ♪

♪ all these other people never really got their level ♪

♪ I'm keeping it and staying with the sunlight ♪

♪ I'll be fine ♪

♪ and what it will uncover when the time is right ♪

you know, what is it, half of marriages end in divorce

and things like that? - No, but the thing is,

is they fail, you know, where does it leave the rest of us?

So that scares me.

It definitely made me wanna rush home to you...

- Okay. - ...And have sex with you,

like asap. - Keep that attitude up.

- That attitude up. - [ laughs ]

♪ other side, other side ♪

♪ and no one's gonna leave when the soil gets dry ♪

have you been taking medication for sleep every night?

Well, a couple of times, I didn't,

but that's how I noticed that I needed it.

Have you heard any voices at all recently?

No, as long as I take the medicine.

That's great.

♪ other side, other side ♪

♪ and no one's gonna leave when the soil gets dry ♪

she said they grew apart.

- She said-- - just grew apart,

- she said-- - there was no, like,

things outside... - Yeah. Yeah.

He wasn't seeing somebody else, nothing crazy like that.

No, she was like, look, "I wasn't happy.

You know, I haven't been happy for a while."

we thought about her son idris.

Oh, sh--, yeah.

- 'cause you know, he has-- - he views--

- I mean, that's his dad. - Yeah.

- He views him as his dad, 100%. - He is his dad.

And I don't think that's gon' change.

Yeah.

♪ ah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ ah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ ah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ ah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ ah ♪

♪♪♪

- hi, mama. - Oh, hey, idris.

- How was your day? - It was good.

Yeah? How was school today?

Math is drifting from my favorite subject area.

What are you doing, algebra?

- Yeah. - Algebra's great.

Wait till you get to calculus. It's fun.

[ groans ]

like, stop being all, "I don't wanna do this."

change is constant. You gotta, like, change.

So...Here's my question.

Since me and phil told you last week that we were

going to--that we're separated,

and that we're gonna get a divorce...

Mm-hmm.

Like, has that-- was that something

that you were thinking about in between your classes at all?

I don't really know how to feel about it.

It's kinda--it was, at the time,

I guess a mood killer. Like... - Well, yeah.

It was one of the scenarios in the back of my mind

from, like, all the things,

like, a family meeting could have been.

Right.

- Yeah. - Basically, I just want you

to know that you may go through these cycles of emotions.

You go through, like, depression.

You go through anger. You go through, like, denial.

You go through acceptance, and if you do,

it's fine, and if you do, let me know.

Okay.

So...

Are you okay?

Well, I mean, I've been sad

for, you know, quite some time.

He and I won't be together, like, as husband and wife.

You know, we'll still be a family,

so and phil is out of state,

but he'll come back from time to time.

- Okay. - You know?

And when he comes back, you'll get a chance to see him.

Phil is the father figure that idris has always known.

You know, they're really close.

Only time will tell if phil will be able to maintain

a relationship with idris.

He's gonna have to put in effort

that he wasn't able to put in with me.

So I'm gonna finish working.

- Yeah, but I have a question. - Yes.

Is xbox time gonna change?

No, xbox time is not gonna change, idris,

just because I'm getting a d-- idris, go play

a game or something, and, no, xbox time's not gonna change.

Okay.

[ sighs ]

[ mutters ]

coming up...

Oh, we're not gonna do nothin' crazy.

'cause I'm a respectable married woman.

So you know, with you being newly single...

[ squeals ]

♪♪♪

♪ let's go ♪

can't believe you're bringing this big ol' suitcase

for a couple days.

Babe, I need a big suitcase because I have to look good

for every situation that could arise.

Well, I mean, I guess the question is

what are you guys actually doing?

Imani's going through this divorce.

We wanna kinda lift her spirits, build her up a little bit.

I need to get away, and so do you,

and so do the rest of all of us ladies,

so I'm inviting you this weekend to palm springs.

Hell, yes!

Oh, we're not gonna do nothin' crazy,

'cause I'm a respectable married woman, okay?

But you know, we're gonna have fun.

You get a bunch of black women together,

we talk about our problems, we cry a little bit,

we circle back, cry a little bit more.

- Action-packed weekend for her? - Yeah, I mean, it's kinda--

it's you know, it's for her to get way.

Hopefully we can all come back home

feeling refreshed and supported.

Shiny and bright. This will be lit, right?

- Yeah, I'm sure it will be. - Um...

What kind of top you wearing with it?

- I mean, are you... - Uh, something that shows

a lot of skin. - So very revealing.

Oh, well...Well... Well...

Now that I see imani and phil headed for divorce,

you think yourself, well, how do they get to that point?

Phil--he's always traveling,

and she's busy with this, that, and the other.

You know, with you traveling, and miney's still in the bed...

I think it can happen to anybody if we don't be mindful of it.

Women--they superimpose other people's relationships

no matter what it is.

But sometimes that can be a helpful thing.

It can be, but sometimes it can be a destructive thing as well.

It can be constructive or destructive, so...

Yeah, that's probably true.

So you're taking the granny panties?

[ laughter ]

babe! Granny undies will keep me grounded.

Well, I'm used to 'em, so...

♪ I'm here to be real ♪

♪ so don't even ask about it ♪

[ chime ]

[ gasps ] hi!

Hey. Hey, girl, how are you?

I'm good. I'm getting excited.

Good. Yeah, I know. Are you, um, are you packed up or no?

- I'm almost there. - Yeah.

We're gonna have a party bus that's gonna come to the house

so all the girls are gonna meet here.

Nice.

And so are you still thinking about driving?

Yeah, I am. Not that I don't wanna join you guys, but...

- Oh, you gon' have fun, okay? - Yeah, right.

Okay, okay, you know what?

Everybody has a job. Everybody has to plan something.

- Are you ready? - Yes, oh, I'm ready.

Coming into this weekend, I asked every lady

to plan an activity that they think we would all enjoy.

Hopefully everybody brings it.

If I were in charge of three days

with these ladies, we would all be lying by the pool.

There'd be no activities,

'cause all I wanna do when I'm not at work is chill.

- I'm ready. - Okay.

You're gonna love it.

♪ I take control of the floor ♪

♪ but that's for strategizing ♪

♪ future lookin' sunny, smellin' like a flower ♪

♪ next I get the billion, get a little louder ♪

I'm not bringing some of this sh-- up.

What's up, what's up, what's up?!

- Aah! [ laughter ]

hey, you look palm spring-ready. I cannot do, like,

the drinking without food.

Oh, my god. I'm starving.

I just had to, like-- hobart was so proud of me.

- Did you pump everything? - I pumped this morning,

but it's a little bit engorged. I got my lacti-cups in.

This is good, babe.

- Mmm. [ knock on door ]

open up. It's the police.

Oh, god. That's britten, talking about it's the police.

Why you have-- why you gotta do--

- [ squealing ] - [ laughing ]

girl, you lookin' like-- I'm like, is she naked?!

- What is the... - Excuse me.

What is the word with this?!

That is...

- Right? I got you. - Right here.

- Okay, carmen sandiego. - Right?

Hey!

This is what I love about britten.

You never know what you're gonna get

when she walks through that door.

- An equestrian. - Hey!

- The living dead. - Whoa!

And now if anything goes wrong...

- Where is she? No one knows. - Right?

Nobody.

I can depend on carmen sandiego to figure that sh-- out.

I'm so excited.

♪♪♪

[ singsongy ] away from the baby!

Away from the baby, away from hobart.

I thought about you last night, too.

Listen, it's good to get away from the hubby and the family.

It's important that we take care of ourselves.

It was, like, two, three years before I left the kids,

to be honest. - Me, too.

Let me just show you guys what I left this morning.

Aw!

Aw, snug bug. How cute is that?

So cute.

And hart's cute, too.

[ laughter ]

so happy to be here.

♪♪♪

who's the next cutie here?

- Hi! [ squeals ] - the fun is here. Come on.

- You look so cute! - Thanks.

♪♪♪

lia! [ laughs ]

♪♪♪

whoo!

- Whoo! - Yes!

You don't know how bad I need this.

I'll drink the bottle. It doesn't matter.

A red cup-- it does not matter.

- Aw. - They got red cups for us.

I feel like I'm beast that's been kept in a cage.

- Yeah! - [ cheering ]

and now I'm out. I'm out, bitches.

- Are we ready to go? - Yes, johnny.

- Are we ready to go? - Yes, johnny, we are.

Whoo!

♪♪♪

to friendships and a great trip.

- Whoo! - Cheers.

Nique-nique is ready to get loose, okay?

Well, no, she's not ready to get loose,

but nique-nique is ready go ham on the town.

Hey, hey! Bust it out.

- Palm springs! - Whoo! Here we go!

♪♪♪

coming up...

Yo, I'm saying, that's...

That bitch fell into a pose.

[ laughter ]

jazmin fell and was like... Pose.

♪♪♪

so what are you ladies most excited about on this trip?

Bonding. I want us--I think we should take this opportunity

to become as we possibly can. - Absolutely.

Oh, my god, guys, I feel the effects of it.

- What? - Relax.

I'm getting horny.

[ laughter ] - okay, you know what?

This was a bad idea.

That is a pre-existing side effect with her.

- This is not-- [ laughter ]

- this was a bad idea. - Hey!

Yes, yes!

Earlier today, we had some treats.

Now the girl who doesn't drink doesn't know anything

about eating treats.

- Oh, sh--. Oh, sh--. - Britt, what?

Britt, you--britt.

I'm here to have fun, hang out with the girls,

and you know, it's supposed to "relax" me.

Okay, you know what? I need some activated charcoal.

I need to get this out of my system.

Can someone lead meditation?

I need to get this out of my system.

Who wants to lead meditation?

It's when you out in the club,

and you like, "if I take one more drink, it's over."

- are you getting paranoid? - I am--I am so paranoid.

Oh, yeah. I'm-a get you.

[ laughter ]

I'm just gonna be quiet.

[ chuckles ] whoa.

Leave her alone. Leave her alone.

Stop.

- She just flinched. - Like...

Am I not supposed to use my eyelids?

- Damn, jaz... [ laughter ]

- you can't. [ laughter ]

- right? - You want to, and you can't.

[ laughs ]

I'm--I'm fine.

I don't know what to do with my hands right now.

- She is--she's lit. [ laughter ]

I'm not high at all.

And nobody's thinking about imani right now.

Oh. No!

We forgot. We did forget.

- We forgot. - We forgot.

[ line rings ]

- hello? - Hi.

I'm in palm springs, but I'm not at the house yet.

I love going to palm springs.

The vibe is just... Black rat pack.

Like, two nights.

But, like, instead of frank sinatra,

you just have to put in, like, you know,

oprah and gayle and michelle obama

into the mix. [ laughs ]

you did not take the bus-- the--

oh, the party bus? No.

I'm a very kind of, like, chill, you know, person

when I'm on vacation.

And the rest of them are married, right?

Yeah.

So they're--they're having a weekend away.

They're gonna turn it up.

Yeah, I'm not really in a-- I'm not in a--

yeah, I'm not really in a turn-it-up mood.

♪♪♪

I'm feeling good. Who's feeling good?

Britt, you good?

[ laughter ]

I told you. It's fast-acting, but when you ready.

What you wanna do, jaz? What you wanna do?

- She's kickin' it! - [ squeals ]

whoo! Look at that kick!

Look at that. Look at-- [ laughs ]

- fall out the door... - [ laughs ]

the bus ride--the... [ laughing ]

♪♪♪

we're getting there.

[ exhales deeply ]

yeah. Love it.

[ laughs ]

what?

This is where we end up on the news.

No, I'm saying that's-- oh.

Did you--did you get--

that bitch fell into a pose.

[ laughter ] - this is it!

[ laughter continues ]

this is where it all falls apart.

♪♪♪

- hi. Are you imani? - Hi. I am.

- Hi, imani. - Hi.

My name's derek. Let me get that for you, please.

Thank you. Oh, my god. This is beautiful.

This is perfect.

I'll give you the whole tour of the entire house.

- Yes, okay, perfect. - Great. Excellent.

♪♪♪

this house--it's beautiful.

The décor is very contemporary.

The kitchen is huge.

- This is the master bedroom. - Wow. Wow.

Obviously, king size bed. I believe that is a cal king.

The vibe in here is exactly what I wanted on this vacation.

So this is the master bathroom.

This is--question.

- Yes. - Do you all have a toilet

with a bidet function? - We don't.

Oh.

If a master bedroom had a bidet, it would be perfect in here.

- Okay, fair enough. - Yeah, yeah.

Bidets are life, as far as I'm concerned.

- A very unnecessary critique. - Always open to feedback.

Always open to feedback. [ laughs ]

♪♪♪

I need food. Like, I feel kinda--

yeah, I need a burger.

I feel like I haven't eaten all morning.

♪♪♪

I'm-a get a little more wine.

- There's soda wine over here. - Oh, yeah.

Let me see how many carbs.

Girl, I'm not about to play with you

in this counting calories this weekend.

Oh, they don't have the nutrition facts.

That's how you know it's too much, unh-unh.

Girl, drink your wine. Drink your wine.

- You can have it. - No. No.

Girl, you still gon' be skinny and snatch--you can have it.

Don't let this one near nobody's cornbread.

I got you.

Are you policing her food?

Girl, we're on vacation.

You can spare 30 calories to have a sip.

That's too much sugar.

What happens to sugar?

- It turns into fat. - Tell me more.

I don't need to tell you more. I will show you more. Abs.

[ laughter ] - girl, put your shirt back on.

[ laughter ]

♪♪♪

palm springs looks so poppin'.

Why are there so many people here?

- I thought no one lived here. - Yeah, this is holiday season.

It's holiday season.

You guys, I need to pump, like, immediately.

- Oh, my god. - My chest--it just hit me hard.

- Let's get you there. - We're almost there.

I'm getting excited.

[ cheers and applause ]

this way? This way, right?

- It's only one way out. - Okay.

Johnny, could you help me down?

Ooh, I gotta go pump, like, immediately.

Johnny, can you bring our bags in?

- Yeah. - Thank you.

- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.

[ doorbell rings ] - open up.

We're excited to see you, imani!

[ knock on door ] - there she is.

Whoo!

Hey, babe, I gotta pump, like, right now.

I'm in such much pain right now.

Okay, you know what? Hello, hello.

- Hi. - We'll say hi in a second.

But this is truly an emergency.

Oh, yes!

- Hello. - Ooh!

- Whoo! - Cute and cozy.

Oh, my god. Look outside.

- Wowza. - Oh, yes.

Imani did a good job at picking out this house.

How cozy is this?

I mean, it'd be nice if we had a gym, but it'll do.

- Thank you, girl. - Mm-hmm.

♪♪♪

- she had to go pump. - She did.

- She did. - I just wanna sit.

There's a, um... A cowboy in your kitchen.

I got a chef....

He's very nice.

I'm not cooking for all these crazy-ass people.

I have a few heirloom vegetables,

and I have a few, um, pieces of meat.

But also, jazmin eats out of a thimble,

and I'm not even meal prepping for that.

Have you, um, assigned rooms?

I haven't assigned rooms.

And I'm like, y'all are grown. You figure it out.

Okay.

[ clock ticking ]

oh!

♪♪♪

[ laughter ]

- aah! We found our room! - [ squeals ]

oh, this is hers, this is hers, this is hers.

I'm not gonna be cooped up in a house

in some full-size bed, okay? I need my own bathroom,

a nice, big bed.

- Aah! - Wait.

This is my room.

You took the big room.

Hey. That's fine, girl.

- I'll stay in here. - There's gotta be more.

[ machine whooshing ]

- we should take this one. - Where?!

Right here.

We're home!

I share a room with my husband and two kids.

It's about the privacy.

Oh, I'm taking this room.

I'm willing to beat someone up for the best room.

I love-- ooh, and a private bathroom.

It wasn't that bad.

You can room with kendra, I guess,

'cause I already know these two.

Wait. [ whispers ] it's your bed back there?

- It's a whole private side. - Shut up!

Where's kendra?

Mm. Mm.

[ machine continues whooshing ]

coming up...

Between the two, I'm choosing my baby.

Does mac make you feel needed and wanted?

Not like my son.

- Oh, wow. - Britt.

♪ real love, can you feel it? ♪ to the ceiling ♪

♪ can't stop, it's a party, you can't stop, hey ♪

ooh, that smells so good. Yes.

I'm surprised that y'all took this room.

- Why? - It's just--it's very subdued.

I like this one 'cause you get a closet.

- So I was like, hold. - Of course you do. [ chuckles ]

did you take my flamin' hots?

[ package rustling ] - did I take 'em?

Those were my flamin' hots.

They were sitting next to my purse on the bus.

All gone. I'm so hungry.

[ doorbell rings ] - ♪ hey ♪

♪ put up your hands up to the ceiling ♪

♪ you can't stop, hey, hey ♪

- hi, hello. - How are you?

- Hi. Good to see you. - It's so good to see you.

- Thank you for having me. - Yeah, of course.

You wanna go inside or outside?

Let's do out here by the fire. Looks perfect.

Okay, perfect.

Palm springs is a very spiritual place

where people come to decompress.

So for my activity, I'm bringing in a shaman,

because even though I'm doctor, I'm a psychiatrist,

I'm definitely into metaphysical and mystical things.

[ ringing ]

love you.

Let me know if you need anything.

Okay, great.

I know that I need a cleansing,

and a shaman is a spiritual colonic.

- You look cute! - Thank you.

I'm gonna reimagine myself as a dominatrix.

I feel like I need to really just embrace this

in my life now. - Tell me more. I like this.

Can you get spanked? Can he spank you at all?

A lot of men like that.

You're my kind of girl, imani.

I'm really, like, gettin' to know a lot about you.

[ ringing ]

what's going on with the "sharmin"?

The "sharmin" or the shaman?

- Sha.

Charmin you wipe your ass with.

The charmin-- we're good with the charmin.

He has been outside. I know he was setting up,

so we should probably-- yeah, let me go--

oh, we're gonna be outside?

We're gonna be outside. We all ready?

- Yes. - Okay.

- We--we walking out. - Hello. Come on over.

So this is our shaman for the evening.

Hi. I'm shaman nabeel redwood. Call me nabeel.

Yeah.

- What is a shaman? - I don't know.

Is a shaman like a priest?

I keep thinking about shawarmas.

I don't know if it's 'cause I'm hungry.

Suri, what is a shaman?

Shouldn't be listening.

I don't think god would like us

playing with shamans and spirits.

It sounds like witchcraft, hocus-pocus.

Mnh-mnh.

As a shaman, basically my goal is to help people align

back to their own natural power.

Having had an intuitive at last year's party not go well...

- What is your resistance? - About?

- How you judge other people. - Who am I judging? I don't...

I need to clear the air, 'cause it's like I can't even.

I'm a little bit leery about having a shaman here.

I don't believe in it.

Would you trust a man dressed like a jedi in training?

♪♪♪

so this part we're just doing

over your aura, over your chakras,

your third eye, your crown,

and along the sides of the aura.

Should you get the backside, too,

'cause hers is probably dirty.

[ laughs ]

get on up in there. Yeah. Yeah.

Now, imani, I wanted to just take a moment

and just do a little more in depth healing.

If you guys step over here for a minute,

we can have imani lay down, and I'm just gonna do

a little bit of energy clearing on you.

- Perfect. - Do me a favor

and take the hat off if you don't mind.

- Sure. - So first, I just want you

to take a deep breath, relax your body,

release that as you exhale.

He's like a water bender.

[ makes whooshing sound ]

[ exhales deeply ]

[ makes whooshing sound ]

oh, wow, he digged something out of her.

Did he dig something out of her?

- He did? - [ blows ]

now that we've taken all that gook out,

I wanna put some good energy back in.

So if anybody wants to help, you're welcome to join me.

- Sure. - Positive. Not sexual energy.

Girl, she needs to get some spirits up outta her.

I'm here, imani.

It's easy for them to come out of her head,

'cause it's bald.

So first, hold your left palm up, and as you inhale,

just imagine you're sort of sucking energy

into your left hand, right?

So place your right hand over her belly,

just keep breathing in this way and exhaling that way.

Okay.

[ wind whistling ]

the mind is complex.

Placebo pills do work.

So, imani, if you need some hocus-pocus

to go over this man, that's what we're doing.

Perfect. Thank you.

- Did I do a good job? - You did.

You're a perfect shaman's assistant.

- Thank you. [ laughs ] - [ laughs ]

I bless and consecrate you in the name

of mother earth,

father sky and great spirit.

[ blows short puffs of air ]

go ahead and gently blink your eyes open.

Now I'm super relaxed.

Even if this dude was shaking chicken bones over me,

I just needed, like, help, to get rid of all

the extra bullsh--.

That was awesome. [ clapping ]

phil who? What song did he sing?

Happy to play my small role in your healing journey.

This was great. It looks like the food is plated,

so I think it's time to eat. - Yes.

- Thank you again. - Thank you so much.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

- Okay. - I'm so hungry.

I don't wanna sit at the head of the table,

but I'll sit right here.

- Looks good. - Here's our cowboy.

- Hello, ladies. - Hello.

- How you guys doing tonight? - Hi.

I'm well. I'm well, you guys. So tonight

I have prepared for you a 3-course dinner.

First, we're gonna start off with an apple walnut salad

with a little bit of baby spinach,

and then right after that,

I'm gonna bring you guys some coq au vin.

A black cowboy chef. Rawr.

[ laughs ]

- he is a 4-course meal himself. - Right after that, I have

a flourless chocolate cake with a raspberry compote...

[ gasps and whispers ] looking forward to that.

With vanilla bean ice cream. - Oh, I love it.

Oh, well, that's very nice. Thank you.

No.

Nobody wants any bland meat...

But jazmin.

I'm starving.

So now that your energy is cleansed...

Mm-hmm.

...What's the next step?

I have a lot of things on the horizon in my life.

Like another man or we talking about goals?

Goals. Realities.

But another man ain't bad.

I mean...One of the worst things anyone's ever said,

but he was being honest. He was like,

I always worried about there being a compatibility issue.

He was like, "basically I thought that I could grow

to love you..."

he said, "...Which I did."

but there's a difference between

being passionate towards somebody

and, like, you know...

Did you feel no passion for him?

I...I felt passionate towards him,

but I wasn't getting passion from him.

Why get married if you weren't into her?

And then why are you telling her about that?

Keep that sh-- to yourself. Die with that secret.

You don't need to tell her that. That's an asshole move.

Britt, does that concern you?

Yeah, of course, because I feel like right now

me and mack are in that lull where it's like,

like I said, we're two ships passing in the night.

- Yeah. - You know, he travels.

When he gets back, he takes over.

- I go over and do some errands. - Yeah.

And then when when we're at home,

- yeah. - ...We're, you know, business

with the kids and running around,

the kids sleep in the bed with us.

Like, if there's a choice between the two,

I'm choosing my baby.

No, no, no, no. No, no, no, no.

That's--that's where there's a problem.

And I love that feeling of being needed and wanted.

You're not gonna lose that. You're not gonna lose that.

Does mack make you feel needed and wanted?

- Not like my son. - Oh, wow. Britt.

That's that unconditional love.

So is--is your husband's.

♪♪♪

coming up...

- Is this the runway? - [ cheering ]

because, bitch, this is what 44 looks like.

♪♪♪

does mack you feel needed and wanted?

Not like my son.

- Oh, well... - Britt...

That's that unconditional love.

So is your--your husband's.

When we took r.J. And kaela out of that room

and was like, "don't come back in our room,"

like, honey, we were burning up those sheets,

like, all the time.

And it's important to have that, to have that passion.

We've talked about this.

If the kids aren't in the bed,

then he gon' start rubbing on that butt.

You know, you're like, "yeah!"

you getting that side action.

Let me get that side action. [ laughs ]

we just wanna make sure you're checking in with him

and making sure that you're, like,

fulfilling your duty as his wife.

Did he, um, call you and tell you to say all this?

[ laughs ]

one hotel date is not gonna cut it, britt.

You gotta keep it going. It's a lot of upkeep.

- Consistency. - Consistency, you know?

It's key.

Well, and kids need boundaries. Like, it's, you know,

they--they need boundaries. - No, that's true.

And kids thrive off of boundaries.

- Yeah. - 'cause they gotta know,

mommy and daddy have their own life.

Mm-hmm, we did.

It's really hard being a mom and a wife,

because you have to figure out how to balance both worlds

and still make everybody happy.

You all need to spend time together alone.

Make an effort in the relationship,

even if it's tough for you, you know?

Because you're busy. You're doing everything.

I wanna stay happily married.

So I need to figure out how to get us back on track.

I just have to commit to the time, you know what I mean?

Yeah.

- Just start locking that door. - Ooh!

Mark, the only thing

that I would change about all of this is more.

I just would love more. It was all so good--everything.

♪♪♪

my stomach is hurtin', but I'm-a keep eatin'.

I'm full, but I'm still going.

One more bite.

- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.

Everything was great. Thank you again.

- Oh, my god. - Thank you.

So, ladies, we're gonna change into our sexy nightie

for the event that jaz has planned.

Sexy time.

Are we gonna do our gift exchange?

Mm-hmm.

Let's go get changed in our nighties.

♪♪♪

I feel like I might as well just go out in my outfit.

- Yeah, 'cause it's sexy? - Yeah, it's super sexy.

I'm gonna dress like mrs. Claus.

- Don't be scared, okay? - Okay.

Let's go work this runway.

Yeah!

♪♪♪

let's get situated and call these ladies out.

- [ whispers ] yes, ready. - Kendra to the stage, please.

- Whoo! - Whoo!

[ cheering and hooting ]

I'm santa's little helper.

[ cheering ]

...All of this is right now.

Because, bitch, this is what 44 looks like,

and that's all I want for everybody to know that.

Okay!

[ cheering ]

I hope I look like that when I'm an old lady, too.

- [ laughs ] hmm. - [ laughs ]

[ cheering ]

- I got a gift for somebody. - I do, too.

We all have gifts we brought.

We're actually a couple of weeks away from christmas.

I know my husband's not gonna give me

a christmas gift this year.

Everyone was assigned a person.

Who doesn't like presents?

Like, I want a christmas present early, so let's do this.

- So...Okay. - I'll go first.

Well, my gift is for you.

- Imani. - What's this?

So you know, with you being newly single...

It just is a gigantic penis in this bag.

- Oh, yeah. [ laughter ]

is this the...

What would you do with this thing?

Oh, my god. [ laughs ] oh, my god.

[ laughs ]

I mean... [ exhales deeply ]

I like it, though.

You went hard.

- You went very hard. [ laughter ]

I can carry things around on it.

[ laughs ]

and it's got suction.

[ laughter ]

it's gon' wiggle the whole time.

- Thank you, shanique. - You're welcome.

So, miss kendra, special delivery, okay?

- All right? - Ho-ho-ho!

So, kendra, I wanted you to have some variety, okay?

Aah! The bullet?

You got the mini. You got the regular.

Well, that one you can put in your purse.

- [ laughs ] - next.

Britten.

So that's a gift for you.

Oh, god.

- So this is for mack to wear? - That's right.

It's not just our job to please our husbands.

It's our husbands' jobs to please us. Okay?!

Okay, well, I'll go next. I got you, jazmin.

- I'll explain it. - Okay.

- So-- - you want me to open it first?

Yeah. Go ahead. It's like a...

"welcome to inglewood" starter pack.

- Aah! - Some bamboo earrings

and a shirt from the inglewood swap meet.

You know, you were saying I didn't have street cred,

so I had to my ass into the swap meet.

Lia, I don't need a shirt to tell me I'm inglewood's finest.

I already know that.

I got my street cred back.

Yes, you did. Here's your gift, lia.

- [ laughs ] - okay, I'm nervous.

Don't be.

Aw, I love this place. House of intuition.

I am creative.

Um, yeah, it's just a creative candle.

I got, um, this for lia.

To be honest, I forgot to buy a gift.

It was my gift, so I'm like why not--

- just go and regift it? - Yeah.

And give it to her.

- I appreciate this. - You're welcome.

It's really nice.

- Mrs. Santa. - Oh!

Uh-oh.

Now it's gonna make sense in a second.

It's an airhorn.

- That's it. - All right. All right.

It's an airhorn.

♪♪♪

you're like a siren, and that is a siren.

Sirens--they would sing, and they would lure,

like, sailors to them.

I really just wanna draw robert in right now.

Oh, my god.

That airhorn is shanique in a bottle.

- Loud. - All...The...Time!

Small.

- [ cheers ] - catching people off-guard.

It's shanique.

It's pretty effed up.

[ siren wailing ]

- exactly. Hey. [ laughter ]

brrup-brrup-brrup-brrup- brrup-brrup-brrup!

I'll take it.

- This was fun. - [ cheering ]

I'm still confused about my blowhorn,

but it'll take it up.

- [ laughs ] [ doorbell rings ]

whoo! Excuse me, guys. [ singsongy ] that's for me.

Oh, sh--.

Someone please get this dick bag.

You taking that home, okay?

All right, this is santa,

and this is his mistress, the naughty elf.

We're here to find out who's been naughty

and who's been nice.

- Oh! [ laughter ]

coming up...

When was the last time...

- Five years? - I can tell.

♪ if you wanna get in my zone, well, you can't be scared ♪

♪ you wanna be on, well, I'm over here ♪

♪ come here and talk about what time will tell ♪

♪ let see if we can fit into a fairy tale ♪

so I got started on everything. I didn't see the pots.

- Thank you. [ burner clicking ]

♪ I'm going to the left, I'm going to the right ♪

♪ I'm working it side to side that you like ♪

no, last night, she was like this.

- [ laughs ] - I'm like, no baby?

I had the best sleep of my life.

[ laughter ]

♪♪♪

no.

It is. Eat it.

- Yeah, I'll eat that. - Thank you.

Smells good.

Oh, look at you guys.

I love it.

[ cork pops ]

- is that hart? - Yes! Good morning, hart.

Good morning, baby!

Did daddy give you the breast milk?

- You want one, right, kendra? - Yes, please.

Did cathy come to clean the house?

Yeah, house is clean.

I'm so proud of you, honey. I needed this mommy-cation.

I had the best sleep of my life.

Okay, bye, my boys. Mmm.

♪ come on, 'cause you want it ♪

♪♪♪

oh, my god. Last night was crazy.

What happened with santa?

Oh, my god.

Hey, I want a new car in the driveway, santa.

Aah!

Look, we don't know what imani's up to these days.

So my activity for imani last night was a sexy santa.

Santa's got a package for you.

Ohh!

Oh, my god.

Aah! Whoo!

- You sat on his lap. - Did she sit on his lap?

- No, I did not sit on his lap. - Who sat on his lap?

- All right, ms. Claus. - Wait, wait, wait, wait!

To be clear, you do not want a stripper that krumps.

What the [bleep] is happening right now?

I don't know! [ laughs ]

he just doesn't have that sex appeal.

Whatever it is, he ain't got it.

It's hip-hop santa.

He's art--he's showing us art, his skills.

- What? What? All right, santa. - Whoo!

Christmas will never be the same.

Do you think she's having a good time, though?

Mm-hmm.

♪♪♪

- good morning, queen. - This is the deal.

Hey, listen. I owe you...

- Her and this doggone bowl. - I love bowls.

Phil used to do that, and I was like...

- In a bowl? - Yeah, I'm like, why don't--

okay, get rid of the bowl. You're reminding her of phil.

- No, no, no. - [ laughs ]

I've never been into male strippers.

Maybe if I was with somebody, and they wanted to gyrate on me,

but I'm like, I just can't be accepting no strange gyrations.

I have somewhat of a personal question.

When was the last time...

- Five years? - I could tell.

Yowza.

Imani...Ow.

I mean, I'm not that surprised, honestly.

I wanna ask you, do you guys have phone sex?

- No. - What?

Not even phone sex, girl.

- What? - Nothing.

You knew you weren't happy,

and you knew that for a long time.

- Yeah. - So to stay in it,

as a psychiatrist for that long,

it's like that's the part that's interesting to me.

When you met him, imani,

you were looking for something very specific.

- I was looking for safety. - And you got it.

- And I got it. - And you got it.

And so when we go through these relationships through life,

it depends on what stage you're in.

Absolutely.

At some point, you're all about passion.

At some point, you're about stability,

and so when you started living life with him,

that part of you-- that passionate part of you

that you had suppressed started to come out.

....

- "and hug me." - "and hug me."

♪♪♪

next time on "married to medicine los angeles"...

[ cheering ]

[ shouts indistinctly ]

[ cheering ]

come on, kendra. Your feet aren't moving, kendra.

Now you're harassing me.

Do you not want to reach a goal?

You're fired.

- To get this... - You don't like your gift.

I didn't feel like a lot of thought was put into it.

I'm-a just take my sh-- back.

And I'm-a give you all your gifts back.

She keeps wanting to go back to being a full-time doctor.

Black women--that's their sense of independence.

Don't minimize that.

- Yeah, no, I hear that. - I'm gonna take this job.

Is hobart supporting this decision?

He supports me working, but not full-time.

You're starting off wrong, dude. That's not the way to--

that's not the way to kick this off.

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