(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(dramatic music)
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(dramatic ominous music)
- I can't wait to start helping couples
like my grandmother.
The next generation.
(ominous music)
(ambient music)
(hip hop music)
- Thank you pop that's exactly what I needed to hear.
- You're welcome baby, you're welcome.
- Thank you so much.
Oh my girls are here pop.
(girls screaming)
- Baby boo.
- Ladies you made it.
- Let me see the ring, ring.
- Yes girl that is so good. - Beautiful.
- Okay so he obviously has money
not to sound insensitive
but why aren't you having your engagement party
at someplace like the Weston?
- Girl?
- Okay, there's nothing wrong with Lolo's
okay, the besides the food is fire.
- Thank you, thank you.
- I got your girl.
- But for an engagement party?
- Actually, this is where Derek and I met.
So this is fitting it's perfect for us.
- Sorry I guess I'll need to learn to keep my mouth struck.
- Look, I'm going to get a drink and I'll be right back.
- Yes girl, go ahead and I'll see you.
Really?
We just got here.
- This could have been our TGI Friday.
You know what?
always is open right now.
(mumbles)
- Turn around and let me look at you before we go in.
- We don't have time for this we're already really late.
- Look, I don't want to be embarrassed again.
What's this?
- A tie.
- Don't get smart.
This isn't the tie I picked out.
- I don't want a stain on it.
This one, it's the same color what's the big deal?
- Are you blind?
This is not the same color it's two shades darker.
Just take it off.
You know, sometimes I wonder
if you really are this stupid.
What are you waiting for?
We're already really late remember, get the door for me.
(car door opens)
- That's what I'm talking about.
Hey let me call you back Naomi is coming.
Hey how are you feeling babe?
- I'm good babe, Who was that on the phone?
- That was nobody, it's just business.
- Just some business?
- Yeah.
Did I tell you, you look nice tonight.
- No, no you didn't.
- But you do.
- Thank you.
- Got your hair done, nails done, everything done.
- Stop.
- I don't care where they met this is still tacky.
- Girl why are (indistinct) you know you must stop that.
- Girl you know I know what I'm talking about.
Don't act like I haven't counsel you all these years.
If it wasn't for me
you would have ended up with one of those losers.
- Oh really?
- Oh, yeah.
(scoffs)
- Whatever, I'm hungry, I'll just go.
(indistinct)
- Oh, my bad.
You all right.
- Yeah, I'm good.
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry
- There's no worries.
- Have you seen Naomi?
- Oh yeah, she's right over there talking to Derek.
I'll see you before I leave though okay?
- I'll see you bye.
- So what's the deal with you and Brockain?
- We broke up.
- Good, I told you he was cheating.
Cheating mama's boy, what a combo.
(phone vibrating)
I'll be right back.
(laughing)
- May I have your attention, please?
I just wanted to take this time to say a few words.
You know, it seems like only yesterday that Derek
was one of two incredibly joyous moments
that my wife Grace and I shared God rest her soul.
I won't lie, we had some rough patches through the years
but Derek has grown into a man that any father
would be proud to call son.
I was worried that there we walk like Danny alone
and I needed that word.
God, always on time.
- Yes sir.
- I couldn't have prayed for them to make them my son.
Naomi, I thank God for your baby.
I do.
I thank you for completing my son
to Derek and Naomi may God eternally bless their unity.
- [Crowd] cheers
- This got good stuff.
- Oh, yeah.
(all laughing)
(upbeat music)
- You're shy man.
- I'm just upset right now.
(indistinct)
- Hey Dad?
- Lance son, you missed the first one.
So how about another one?
To the best sons, a man could ever have.
(laughing)
- I got one, I got one.
To my big bro, Naomi is amazing.
- Yes she is amazing.
- She is okay, okay.
- Al right I got one for both y'all.
Here's to a perfect marriage like yours pops.
- You right about that.
(laughing)
- Man, you really taking the next step?
- Nah, nah, nah, man Naomi
and I has ready to taken the next step
- It was not easy.
But you brought a good one so you got this.
- Yeah, that's true.
So you got any pointers for me?
You know I could use and learn some lessons over here.
- Yeah, I got something, I got something.
What you got?
- If she's not a freak in the sheets now
don't expect anything extra later.
- Let me tell you something.
Let me tell you something.
Ain't worrying about nothing.
- I ain't got nothing to worry about.
- Aint worry about nothing.
- Cheers to that, cheers to that.
(all laughing)
- You're a fool, you're a fool bro.
(phone vibrating)
- Oh, boy.
- Work 24/7.
- Hurry when duty calls.
(laughing)
- Oh, there she is.
- Who is that?
- Oh that's my therapist.
- You and Naomi see a therapist she ain't crazy is she?
- Nah, no, we just want to make sure everything is right
with our marriage.
- Oh, okay.
- Yeah.
- Al right.
- You know I...
- Hey.
- Okay, I see good looks run in the family.
Ooh okay.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- So son we'll see you in a minute.
- Okay.
- So this is the retreat I was telling you about.
- That is sweet.
- I met what I was telling you on the phone.
I bet Naomi the can't handle real man like you.
I could teach you a few things if you know what I mean.
- I know exactly what you mean.
she's got a lot of private spaces for my lessons.
- You just make sure you get Naomi on board.
Cause this could be a very enlightened me.
Until then.
(upbeat music)
(indistinct)
- Hello baby girl?
- I have a slight headache
but I can tell it's going to be a full on migraine soon.
- Oh, you need an asprin or something baby.
- You're so sweet.
No, I just need to go home and lay down.
I'm so sorry.
Anthony can tell you the only thing that helps is rest.
Please tell Naomi goodbye for me.
(mumbles)
(laughing)
- I'm so glad you got to come.
Where's Tina?
- Al right man, she probably out
looking for another goldmine.
- Oh damn Lance I'm sorry.
Look you'll find somebody.
Forget about me this is your big day.
- Thank you.
- I'm so happy girl.
- Thank you.
- Hey dude, welcome to the family brother.
Naomi and me go back to when we was like little kids, man.
I was just, saying congratulations that's all.
- Nah, bro, I was just messing with you bro.
- I know how close you are man.
Shake her sometime.
- I'm down. - I love that.
(laughing)
- So what was that about?
I don't know anything about you and headaches or migraines.
- I told you that I needed to be home by 10 didn't I?
Didn't I?
It's not my fault that we got here late.
Yeah, by you're the one that said let's...
- Now it's 9:30 we live 35 minutes from here.
According to my calculations
we won't make it home until five after 10.
Now what time did I say we needed to be home?
- Ten.
- Well, you've got some time to make up, drive.
(car engine roaring)
- Oh man.
Look I need to get outta here, I'm a little tired.
So I'll call you tomorrow.
- Okay.
- I almost forgot.
Dr Sharma stopped by.
- When I didn't see her.
- Well she didn't stay long.
She was dropping off this brochure about the Playhouse.
what's this?
- Well, its kinda a retreat.
- Hmm.
- So take a look at it and we'll talk about it tomorrow.
All right.
- Good night babe.
Thank you.
(gentle music)
(phone ringing)
- Thank for you for calling the Playhouse.
How may I help you?
- Hi Ms. Smith, this is Dr. Sharma.
I was just calling to confirm my reservation
for the last week in the month.
- Oh, that's perfect.
I look forward to meeting you.
- You know I have to tell you that property looks
absolutely amazing for the(indistinct)
I really hope this session is just the beginning.
- Me too.
(ominous music)
(breathes out heavily)
- So this is gonna sound crazy, but I had a dream
about the retreat as if something
or someone's telling me I need to go.
Do you think you're can come with us?
- Go of course I will be there.
(electric guitar playing)
- Yeah.
- So nice in here.
- I told y'all. - I'm glad we came.
- Did you like the brochure,
did you like the brochure I told you.
Oh, we got the suite, that's a lot.
(indistinct)
- Oh yeah.
- Hello, hello people?
- Hi, hi. - Oh, you look fabulous.
- It is you, this is pretty. - Thanks a lot.
- Hi, hey are you ready?
- I know take it off.
(indistinct chatter)
- Hey guys.
- Hey.
- Are you ready?
- As ready as I'm going to be I guess.
- Well, you know, I've been dreaming about this.
Well, you know for the work on our relationship.
- I hope so.
- I am ready, okay
I know this is supposed to be about therapy
but this is about to be a nice little get away.
(laughing)
- So where's your boyfriend didn't he wanna come?
- Wasn't his name Brandon?
- His name was Bradley.
- Oh yeah, Bradley and no we broke up.
- Oh man I didn't know that I'm sorry to hear that.
Tracy was going on with you?
No one special in your life?
- No, no one special.
Just hanging with my bestie.
- Bestie ha? (laughing)
Just hanging out with bestie.
- Where are we going with all of this?
It just occurred to me that every time we going somewhere
she gotta have to bring one of her boyfriend's around.
That's all I'm saying.
- Babe, babe that's non of our business.
- Yeah you're right, you're right.
(doorbell rings)
- I'ma make it right up to you, I got a little surprise.
Tim, there he is.
Hey this is my boy Tim,
you know I've invited Tim to even things up.
You see.
- How's everybody doing?
- Hi, I'm Tracy.
- Nice to meet you, I'm Tim, Derek and I work together.
- Are we good to go?
- Oh no we're just waiting on one more.
- Okay.
- I'm sorry.
- That's okay.
(door bell ringing)
(all laughing)
(indistinct chatter)
- I'm I late?
- Oh no, no, we all just got here.
(indistinct chatter)
- Al right.
We'll I am so glad you guys were able to join us here
for the retreat.
I would like to introduce to you
a good friend of mine, Rashida.
- Hi.
(ominous music)
- Welcome you all to the Playhouse.
- That's okay.
- Playhouse.
(clapping)
(indistinct chatter)
- Things are pretty informal here.
I just have a couple rules to go over.
This is a very special house.
As you settle in, you will begin to feel its uniqueness.
You are all very blessed to be having your therapy
sessions conducted here by Dr. William.
- Oh yes, he is a great friend of ours.
He has a doctorate degree in counseling psychology
and he possesses a unique ability to help people connect
to their past, to bring healing into their future.
So exciting.
(ominous music)
- Follow me.
(indistinct chatter)
- Let's go.
(ominous music)
(indistinct chatter)
(piano playing)
- Where's Lance?
- Oh, he went to the rest room.
Did anyone else feel that?
- Feel what?
- I just got sudden chills.
- This room gives me the creeps
- You're are required to be on time for all sessions.
All meals will be provided in the dining room.
Oh, I almost forgot.
I offer a 25% discount, if you follow these two rules.
I also require
that you guys be all right with before and after pictures.
- And why do we need to do that?
This is not a weight loss clinic.
- I asked for pictures because believe it or not
you will be able to see the difference.
It is an important tool.
- Great the patient is running the asylum.
- Another stipulation
is that you must conduct all therapy sessions
here in the playroom.
- What's so special about the playroom?
- Some say it's hunted.
- You're joking right?
- Okay.
- Well that's all I have.
Get settled and enjoy your retreat.
(indistinct chatter)
- Yeah, we bought the plane.
- What did you sign us up for?
- Oh, hell no, I'm not doing anything in this room.
- Okay all right maybe she was just joking.
- Maybe she wasn't.
Maybe that's why she offers a discounts
for you having the sessions in this room.
Y'all have ever seen movie
where they get locked in the haunted house to win money.
- Y'all funny look, I don't believe in ghosts
and spirits its just an eccentric weird lady.
So I'm going to go lay down in my room for a bit.
Just for lifestyle, I've got to take care of.
(whispers)
- Aah aah well we'll wait, did y'all hear that?
No, I'll pay full price.
I'm not doing nothing in this room.
(indistinct chatter)
(ominous music)
(laughing)
(ominous music)
(gentle music)
- Beautiful, isn't it?
- Very.
- Maybe we can go for a dip sometime.
- Yeah, maybe.
(gentle music)
Aubrey, hey?
- Your memory, Tim?
- Yes, you too.
(giggling)
(gentle music)
(ominous music)
- Hello everyone, welcome.
Thank you for coming out to this retreat.
Tracy, Derek, Naomi, Lance, Aubrey, Elizabeth, Anthony.
I would like to introduce you all to Dr. John Williams, Dr?
- Thank you, Amber, has everyone signed the NDA?
Yes they have.
I am Dr. John Williams.
Welcome to the Playhouse.
You're going to experience some things over the next couple
of days that are going to be mind boggling
but you will never leave the same.
I want to talk to Lance.
He is going to be my focal point.
- But why me?
- Because you're the most resistant, defiant, cantankerous
and you know what your true demons are.
- How do you?
- What are your issues?
- Sorry to disappoint you doc, but I don't have any issues.
- Are you sure about that?
- Yes sir, good.
- No failed relationships, no abandonment issues.
- Nope, nope I'm good man so
you can move on to someone else.
(indistinct whispers)
- Is he really lying to me?
Is he really lying to me?
He's lying to me isn't he?
Let's talk about the little four year old boy sitting
on the steps with a butter pecan ice cream.
As a matter of fact
that's not even your favorite flavor anymore.
It's cookie mint.
Lancey, Lancey.
Why is he calling you Lancey.
Oh. he's always your father.
He said he was going to the store and he never returned.
You sat by the door and the window for weeks and months
you were just four years old he never returned.
Seven years later.
Your mother was trying to get something to eat
for you her only child.
Shoplifting now she's in prison.
But your auntie, your favorite auntie
is coming to catch you.
- Dr. Williams, how do you know all of this?
- Naomi just let them continue.
- When you get to her house, six months later
you thought it was a family
but her boyfriend ran with all of the money.
Cleaned her bank account out.
Lance, Lancelot do you hear me?
- Yes, I hear you.
He's the only one talking
sorry, trying to wrap my head around this crap.
You literally beat yourself up
about things that you have no control over.
It was not your fault.
- I am afraid to trust.
Anyone I ever loved in life just gone.
Every time I trust and love it ends up for men.
Nothing ever lasts, nothing ever lasts.
- You keep listening to the loud speaker.
That keeps whispering in your mind.
You're a failure you're a loser.
You need to start listening to the inner voice
that's in your spirit.
God is telling you, I will bring you out.
(indistinct whispers)
(sips water)
I'm ready for Derek.
- No doc, I'm not playing those games.
- In that case,
I think the session should be over tonight.
It's been a long day.
- I agree doctor.
Well everyone lets just pick up tomorrow,
tomorrow evening we'll continue the sessions okay?
That's(indistinct) she got me signed up for okay?
What is this crap?
(ominous music)
- You know Dr. Williams is right.
You have to learn to trust somebody
besides you are a great guy
but everybody loves you at work.
- You think I'm a great guy?
- Of course I do.
- This is weird.
I felt this presence.
- The presence like what,
does it scare you, or what do you mean?
- No, it was almost like peaceful.
- Peaceful is good.
- Peaceful can be good.
(giggling)
Thanks by the way.
(mumbles)
(ominous music)
- Brey?
- Mmmh?
- What's the deal with Lance?
You ever go out with him?
- I haven't, never really thought about it.
He is really attractive though.
- Yes he is maybe you should.
- I sure hope the babysitter's following the instructions
I gave her for the kids.
She never listens to me.
- Maybe that's because of all the reasons you give her.
- And just, what are you trying to say?
- Keep your voice down.
- Have you lost your mind?
Don't tell me what to do.
- Well, if you speak too loud
we won't be able to keep up this perfect couple act.
- And what I was trying to say is that
maybe give the babysitter a break
and let her do her job for once.
- What?
- Nothing.
(footsteps plodding)
(laughing)
- Sorry to scare you.
(laughing)
- What are you doing?
- Thirsty.
- Yeah?
- You know, but from what I seen,
Oh you definitely got what I need to quench my thirst.
(laughing)
- So you like what you see?
- Oh, hell yeah.
No docs, I'm thinking it's time for my first lesson.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
no don't, don't cover up, I'm enjoying the view.
(door opening)
- Okay, I got you.
I want you to forget you ever saw Bradley and me at Lolo's.
- What?
- You heard me.
And I don't appreciate trying to out me the other day.
- You know Aubrey has been a really good friend to Naomi?
I think she should know that you're dating her ex.
- I don't see how that's any of your business, honestly.
- Yeah.
- Oh, by the way, but not to the pool lately.
(footsteps prodding)
(ominous music)
- Last night was life changing.
Success is the sum of all efforts repeated day in
and day out.
In these sessions it's important to remember
that there is no such thing as failure until you just quit.
Let's go ahead and get started with the session.
- Emotional distress tends to stem from our childhood.
It's interesting that the psychologist say
the girl is in the woman and the boy is in the man
and if the man never conquers the boy he'll always be a boy.
And if the woman never conquers the girl
she will always be a little girl.
Aubrey.
Interesting.
- My childhood was pretty normal.
(indistinct whispers)
- This was supposed to be a session about honesty and truth.
- I don't know what you mean Dr. Williams.
- You have this affinity.
(indistinct whispers)
Tell me about the conversations that mom and dad
would have when you were playing
with your toys in the play room.
(ominous music)
- My dad was the light of my life
and he always made time for me.
I was this little girl.
(ominous music)
I didn't know it at the time,
but my mother was,
she was a drunk.
She used to tell me how low down and no good my dad was.
Correction,
she would tell me how low down
and no good all black men were.
She once told me that she felt sorry for me.
Because by the time I was ready to marry
there wouldn't be any black men that wanted to marry me.
(ominous music)
I believed her.
I was young and impressionable.
She eventually drove my dad away.
He wouldn't reach out to me,
but my thoughts were so messed up
that I would just ignore him.
(Aubrey crying)
I don't even know where he is or if he's even still alive.
- Why don't you want to talk about your mom?
(ominous music)
- She drank herself into her grave.
But the damage was already done.
I vowed to never repeat her mistakes.
And so I've never been with a black man before.
- Oh Tracy?
Tracy seems to be the advise girl.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
(ominous music)
- All the creepy advice you've given her
far has she come with that?
- Tracy, what is he talking about?
Tell me what is he talking about?
- Nothing to tell.
- Tracy I know you, you're lying to me.
Tell me what's going on.
- Okay fine, I dated one of your exes.
- What?
- Tracy?
- Okay it's more like I slept with him.
- Well, how many of her exes have you dated, Tracy?
- And who in the hell are you?
- It doesn't matter who I am.
- What do you want me to say?
- There was Wyatt, Connor, Josh, Bradley.
- Tracy, how could do this to me
(Aubrey sobbing)
You're supposed to be my friend.
My best friend, you don't even like white guys, what?
- I've always been attracted to white men.
They just never been attracted to me.
You want to know what I went through growing up?
I had no boobs, no ass,
I was basically two parallel lines, still am .
Then you see see all the window, Get off the Oxy honey.
And that was in college.
All I got was rejected and then I met you.
And you were so free thinking
and all the white guys loved you.
Yeah I was jealous of you
because I had to offer them sex to get them,
to spend time with me.
And so after they slept with me, I convinced you to break up
with them because I could see how unfaithful they were.
- Wait, wait, wait
so you slept with them while they were still with me?
Tracy?
I've always been there for you
and you do know how to do this to me.
How could you do this to me Tracy?
- I did it for you.
- Ladies, ladies
there are some issues that have
been deep seated within Tracy.
- And the sad commentary is that
she allowed herself to be plan B
when she could have been someone's plan A.
Tracy and all of my professional years,
I've never said this.
They can probably take my license when this is over.
But Tracy, you're a whore.
- You schizophrenic old man.
You are judging me because of how I look
- Really.
You've been sleeping with Lottie Dottie and every body.
When you were 14 years old, something happened.
You're bright.
You're intelligent
but this is not the first time of betrayal.
You started sleeping with your sisters boyfriends.
You've always been plan B.
- Congratulations, you're a stalker.
Let me tell you something.
We did not come here and pay to have you sit here
and judge us while you think you're telling us
things that we don't already know about ourselves.
We already know, nobody needs you.
And where is it that you got your PhD again?
Because I'm going to have to talk to them.
- Harvard.
- Oh, okay, cool.
So Harvard is admitting clown fools
who don't know how to tie a tie
or don't know how to look people in their faces
when they're going to judge people.
Got it Harvard man, noted, noted.
- Okay.
Why don't we just wrap up this session here, doc?
Let's just continue all this tomorrow, okay?
(ominous music).
- I don't care what you people think okay?
I did this for Aubrey.
(ominous music)
- Don't don't even,
she's not worth the energy or your tears.
Your smart, you beautiful.
And all these people are here because they care about you.
I care about you.
- Thanks.
(crickets chirping)
- Barry even worried about her.
- Why babe what's going on?
- He's by the pool drinking.
- And he's a grown man he can have a drink.
- No you don't understand.
First of all, he doesn't drink
second he was using a flask.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I'm gonna talk to him tomorrow.
- Look, I'm sure when he's ready,
he'll reach out.
- Yeah, you right.
Al right babe goodnight.
- Goodnight.
(ominous music)
(indistinct whispers)
Just go away.
Babe?
(indistinct whispering continues)
Babe?
(indistinct whispering continues)
(ominous music)
(Naomi gasps)
(door opens)
(indistinct whispering continues)
(door creaking)
(indistinct whispers gets louder)
(ominous suspenseful music)
Where is the...
- Naomi what you doing here?
(dramatic music)
(ominous music)
- So hey, what's going on?
What's with you with all of this.
- Bro you know what this is.
- Yeah I know what it is, but what are you doing?
You don't even drink.
- There's a lot of things you don't know.
- Then tell me.
- Things aren't so great between me and Liz.
- Do you want to talk about it?
- I don't know brother, no.
- Yeah, but it might help.
- This is the only help I need.
- That's cool,
look if you decide to talk
just know that I am here.
(footsteps plodding)
- How many times have I told you not to be drinking.
(ominous music)
- Go smoothly, help this to be a good retreat.
Bless this house. (indistinct whispers)
- Oh, sorry for interrupting.
Were you on the phone or something?
- No, why do you ask dear?
- Because I heard you talking to someone.
- I wasn't on the phone.
- Okay, look, I'm just on my way out to the pool.
- Naomi, I want you to remember something
it's important to forgive and remember
that sometimes the situation is bigger than yourself.
God would not have brought the two of you down this path.
If it wasn't the right one, just remember.
- Okay.
(ominous music)
- Welcome back everybody.
Now, please do not disrupt
Dr. John while he's doing what he does best, okay?
Now, if you like to do some more research on his style
of therapy, you're welcome to pick up a copy
of Dr. John Wynn's book wrestling with God.
You can pick it up at Dr. JohnWynn.com.
The G of god is lowercase
because it represents consciousness.
Now let's go ahead and get started.
- Elizabeth, how do you usually respond when crisis comes?
Do you react or do you think?
- I have the tendency to react first?
It's like human nature, right?
- I am not talking to you Naomi.
- Sorry.
- I'm talking to Elizabeth.
- I guess when you're in the heat of the moment
I don't think it's possible to just stop
and assess the situation.
- The situation, the situation.
(indistinct whispers)
It's kind of like, if you told
Anthony
you wish he was dead or you wish you'd never married him.
You think the apology will just smooth things over
but it really won't because in his mind
there is probably something saying
is there some truth behind it?
Did she really mean what she said?
- I guess I see your point.
- Do you really see my point?
Because it appears to me that you're not selfless.
You're selfish and you're also narcissistic and controlling
- Whatever can you move off me now?
- Let me tell you the story
about a little girl who was bullied
and mishandled and mistreated by her friends and her family.
Her parents went to the movies one day.
She suffered from deep depression.
She finally decided she get back at everybody.
So she went to her mother's linen closet.
She got sheets together and begin to tie the sheets up.
Barriers up Archway over the front door.
She threw the sheets over.
Elizabeth, why don't you finish the story?
- Who are you?
Maybe Anthony has something to say?
- Me, why would I have?
(indistinct whispers)
- He's treating me like an idiot.
Do I reveal it now or I tell him about it later.
I think I'll tell him.
The drinking, the abuse, the physical, the mental,
the verbal.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.
Anthony you been beating on her?
Is this what all this drinking is about?
You know bro, I don't even know who you are right now.
- Derek, you seem to have a lot to say,
I will have my time with you.
- You think I would disrespect our parents
by beating on my wife.
You really think I'm capable of that?
You want to know why I drink?
You really want to know?
Me and Liz over the past couple of years
the relationship hasn't been the best, we've had problems.
Like I love my kids and I love my wife.
I just can't do it anymore.
I don't want a divorce.
- What?
- But that's not something we do.
I don't beat on my wife
she beats on me.
- Shut up Anthony.
- No man, I'm tired of you telling me what to do.
I'm tired of you calling me names.
I'm tired of you yelling at me?
And I'm tired of you hitting me.
- Anthony why do you put up with this?
Tell her to get a broom and dustpan
and sweep around the entire house
until she finds her mind because she's lost it.
- Elizabeth nothing to say?
- It's true, everything that Dr. John said is true.
I didn't have a voice growing up.
I was picked on by the popular girls
and ignored by all the boys.
My family treated me as if I was a mistake
that they regretted having.
Finally halfway through high school.
I met this guy who treated me better
than anyone I've ever known.
We became very close.
One day we were hanging out
and we were hanging out and he tried to rape me.
He tried to rape me, but I fought back.
I kicked and screamed and scratched.
And that's where I found my power
and fighting, hitting back abusing.
I made a decision that I would rather get my point
across by hurting you
than allowing others to take advantage of and hurt me.
- Why do you tear his self-esteem down?
- He's the best thing that ever happened to me.
And when he came along, everything was perfect.
I didn't need to fight anymore.
But then the bills came and the kids came.
Then he lost his job and it was up to me to carry everything
life happened and I started losing myself
and that childhood rage returned.
I started lashing out at him
first it was just yelling.
He tried everything to please me, but it wasn't enough.
Instead of fighting back he just started drinking
it's gotten worse
but I guess that's because I've gotten worse.
Anthony never used to drink and now that's all he does.
- What do you have to say, Anthony?
You are silent.
You're not saying a word.
You could hear a rat licking on ice.
- It's hard, man.
Trying to take care of my kids, trying to find a job.
Take care of my family.
Every night I stare at the face of the woman I love.
And she reminds me of how pitiful I am.
All I have is my alcohol.
Baby I didn't know someone tried to rape you.
You never told me about your past
and I'm so sorry for what you have gone through.
You never told me, I love you.
- I love you too.
- Look at me.
Get rid of the emotional anger, the internal frustration.
Forgive them and move on.
- This has been very powerful session.
I think this is enough for tonight.
We can call it a night guys.
(gentle music)
- Dr. Wynn, thank you so much for chopping this off.
Your methods have been so transformative
in the lives of all my clients.
- Thank you so much.
I hope they are getting everything they need
from it to change their life.
They are.
Thank you so much.
- Thank you again.
- We'll see you soon.
- So how has everything been going?
- Everything that's been happening has been mind blowing.
It's been very enlightening.
- That is nice to hear.
- What is it about this house
that seems to stir such energy?
- Energy?
- This house seems to be pulling
back the curtains and revealing childhood secrets.
And it's almost as this fits alive and you Dr. John,
I don't even know how to begin to describe
whatever it is that you're doing.
- Haven't you heard that they say wherever
two or three are gathered together in God's name?
He's in the midst.
- Yeah, I have.
But what you're doing seems to be a little bit more intense.
- Yes, this house has been in my family for generations.
My grandmother had a very troubled childhood.
When she was young
she would find comfort and security in her Playhouse.
She would run to her Playhouse when things were going wrong
she would pray to God who would comfort her.
She vowed that when she was older
she would have a house where people could come
for healing and security.
- Sounds great, but what about Tracy?
She just seems ready to go right back to hauling around.
- Tracy has the opportunity to be healed from her brokenness
but Tracy has to want it.
- Will she?
(indistinct whispers)
I felt a pull on me, something's going on with Derek.
- I just don't understand.
Why didn't you tell me what was going on?
- I didn't want any criticism from our family.
I don't want anyone judging me or my wife.
- I'm your brother, I'm not here to judge you about nothing.
If you got a problem, no matter what it is
I'm going to be here for you
because that's what big brothers do.
Just know that I love you man.
- And I know and I love you too.
- She was really just beating your ass?
(laughing)
(gentle music)
- First of all, I would like to thank everyone
for continuing to join us on these sessions
so much has transpired in the past few days.
And I'm so grateful that no one has quit on us.
Let's go ahead and get started Dr. John?
- Naomi what's troubling you?
- Are you all right, what's going on?
- I'm lonely.
My father and brother died 10 years ago in a car accident.
So my mother was the only person I had.
That was my rock.
And then she dies the same way last year.
(Naomi sobbing)
- The loss of a parent is devastating
because they represent your protector
your security blanket, and they represent your identity
which causes you oftentimes to go into relationships
to fill them as a void.
And then most of the time they become toxic.
- Derek when you asked me to marry you
I felt the loneliness and insecurity would go away
but it hasn't
and I really really think
that you're keeping something from me.
- What?
Baby I'm not doing anything, I swear
- Really Derek, tell me does Naomi know about you
and Dr. Amber by the pool?
- Baby don't listen to her,
Nothing is going on between me and Dr. Amber.
- But what about the others?
- What the hell are you talking about?
- At what point did I lose control here
- Doctor I am so sorry.
I have no idea what Tracy is talking about.
Let's just continue with the session.
- Come on doc?
What's that you said to me, you can't hide from truth.
- Doesn't that work for everyone?
Dr. let me interject Naomi, please just let me...
- No, we came to you for help.
What kind of doctor are you?
It was tough on our relationship
and you come on to Derek like this.
- Naomi, I would never sleep with a patient
nor disrespect one that I admire so much.
Part of my job is to help people recognize
where they're falling short, help them overcome it.
And yes, sometimes I have to think outside the box
pale me, Derek loves you so much.
I thought that maybe if he was confronted
with a situation like this with you
literally 20 feet away, maybe he would reconsider.
- She just saw something in me and I just
I knew she wasn't gonna follow up on her proposition.
- It's not our fault.
- She didn't, she wasn't trying to
she wasn't trying to come have sex or anything like that.
That wasn't her intention.
(clapping)
- Now that this exercise and self reliability is over.
Let's go a little deeper with Derek.
You laughed, you made jokes and you were very resistant
in the sessions.
Now it's your turn.
- I don't know what you talking about,
but I tell you this you ain't get nothing on me.
- You don't know what I'm talking about.
You had a basketball coach who trained you
and help develop you.
And he was an interesting character, Derek.
You care to share it with the others
or if you don't I will.
This is a healing session
and you're going to leave this place free.
(ominous music)
- I was just thirteen, basketball was my everything.
Oh my best friend, Jonathan Haley was like
there's like Colby, a shack.
We got to middle school.
We started getting attention from
all these different places and people.
In middle school, we won an eighth grade championship
and we even got more attention
from Scouts and coaches, private schools
and trainers.
It was this one guy.
His trainer from USC came in
and checked out me and Jonathan in this AAU tournament.
Oh, he said that we have skills.
We'll probably take it to the next level.
And Jonathan always dreamed about going to USC.
So he convinced our parents to let us now come
to the college and train.
Now he said, if we practice hard enough
we can get to that next level in our career.
He would individually train us over the summer.
That was the worst summer of my life.
We went to the college and you know
he worked as mean he, those first couple of days
you know me and Jonathan, we was balling.
Well, you know, who's
he's trying to show out now everything went good.
I was like, on that fourth day
I just was angry out as he was, he was mad at us
as he poked his heart, all these Ali's rants and
and all these, you know, games we played and it and weights.
I was so tired man, dead, tired, you know
barely make it after doing all that
to locker room.
And he said to us
the only other time our parents
would come pick us up.
Oh, we had trained so long now four hours
trying to just call her parents
and told us that he'd drop us off at home.
He molested us.
He told us that it would build chemistry.
He said that
that if we told anybody
that he would destroy us, he didn't destroy us
it is to our families.
Jonathan could take it no more
so he committed suicide two years later.
No, I always felt like it was my fault.
Cause my phone.
Well, you should say something like just to say nothing.
I couldn't say anything.
I just should have told somebody.
- What about sexting and phone calls?
Charmaine Sylvia.
- We were young, man.
I was confused.
He took something precious from us.
This is boy, he's just trying to play ball.
He took our innocence from us.
It messed me up.
I was so messed up mentally, psychologically, emotionally.
I had something to prove,
I had to prove that I was a man,
that I was a real man.
So bunch of stuff, it's just stupid stuff.
Klein chief, just trying to have sex with all these girls
just to prove that I was a man.
Just manipulating them.
I'm still trying to prove it today.
- I want to say to you
that sometimes it's very difficult to love others.
When we are dealing with having problems, loving ourselves
God has not forgotten about you.
It's not your fault.
- I've forgiven myself.
I forgive you brother, it's not your fault.
I forgive you as hard as it is I forgive him.
I forgive myself even more.
- Learning how to forgive is paramount.
And if you don't know how to forgive now
you will never be able to move beyond that point.
The best thing you could have ever done was come
to the retreat.
You were the last toughest nut to crack.
I feel change.
That's coming to your life.
Doc.
- This is the conclusion of the retreats.
I want you to remember that God is the ultimate champion.
And when you leave here, I hope you remember that.
No matter what you feel or what you go through
that all things work together
for the good of them that love God.
I hope to see you all again soon.
(gentle music)
- Did anyone else feel that last night?
Yeah right, I felt it girl.
- Girl, no energy in the room you got chills.
- That's so crazy. - That was crazy.
- I'm glad we made it through.
As the last day I'm gonna head to the pool.
(indistinct chatter)
- See you all later.
- Oh girl.
- So what are you about to do?
- Girl I'ma about to relax, what you about to do?
- No, that's right.
- Oh, I want to follow him.
- You guys talking?
- Me and Lance?
No, we just work together why would you think that?
- I saw you two on the couch earlier.
- Oh, there is someone in this house I'm interested in,
but it isn't Lance.
No, but I'm no, I'm not white.
(laughing)
- I know, I know.
But Derek and Naomi said, you're a really great guy.
And up until now
I didn't realize the impact
that my moms words has had on me.
So maybe it's time to try something new.
Plus, Tracy tried everything to get at you
and you still turned her down so that's a start.
- We go outside and talk for a bit.
- Okay, I'd like that.
- You know, my dad's a retired cop.
He's probably investigator now.
So he's pretty good at finding people.
The good doctor?
- Derek?
- I was just wanting to say, you were right
I should have stopped a long time ago.
You helped me with my crisis.
I've been holding onto this all my life.
And I just want to say once again, thank you.
- Well, you know, as Dr. John has said,
always acknowledge God, he'll direct.
You'll be good.
- You can tell Dr. John I said, thank you.
- Wassup bro?
(indistinct chatter)
- Was going on?
- Me and Liz are going to get some counseling.
See if we can put things back together.
- Oh, bro that's good, I'm happy for you.
- Thanks.
Bro why didn't you ever tell me?
- Guess the same reason you never told me
about you and Liz.
- Tisha Tusha that's right.
You got a point.
I just can't believe you've been holding
on for all of these years.
I just didn't want to deal with it.
But now that it's out, I feel
like a weight's been lifted off my shoulders, man.
So I'm good.
- It's good to hear man.
- Glad you're listening.
- I'm always here.
- Love you bro.
- Love you.
- Are you ready?
- Yeah, last night was powerful.
I'm a little tired.
(gentle music)
Ever since the accident,
my gifts and senses
have been hiding, all of us have trauma.
Derek can have faith.
(gentle music)
(indistinct chatter)
- Rashida thank you so much
for allowing us to have the wedding here.
I feel closer to my mother more than ever when I'm here.
Is she?
My grandmother left this house to me.
This place, this room is special.
When you first arrived
I told you that this place was content.
And quite frankly it is
but not like as crazy movies that people watch.
This is a sacred room.
God is all around
he speaks through Dr. John.
He speaks through through me and those who hold them sacred
in their hearts can be transformed.
- But is she here here?
- Hebrews 12:1 says
"We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses."
And for you that witness is your mother,
the dream the whisper voice, that was her.
She wanted you to be with Derek and she knew the only way
for your relationship to work was for him
to tell you everything.
I'll leave you.
- I knew it.
I love you too.