Dr. Venus Nicolino, best known as “Dr. V,” is a renowned relationship expert, media personality and former host of WeTV’s Marriage Boot Camp. Dr. V recently became a Bestselling Author and debuted at #1 on the LA TIMES with the release of her first book, “Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit” (HarperCollins).
Simultaneously smart and irreverent, Dr. V fuses the brains and insight of a nerdy Ph.D. with the heart of a doting Italian Mother and the artful profanity of a Philly trucker. Now finalizing her eighth season of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars, Dr. V first appeared on Bravo’s L.A. Shrinks in 2013.
Since then, she’s been featured on Real Housewives of New Jersey, Millionaire Matchmaker, Watch What Happens Live, The Dr. Oz Show, The Real and Rachael Ray, KTLA5, SiriusXM, Fox News, CBS News, Doctor and the Diva, Access Live, and many others. In addition, Dr. V regularly appears on The Steve Harvey Show for Straight Talk Panel.
Dr. V holds a Masters Degree from New York University in Counseling Psychology, a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.
Dr. V lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.
For anyone fed up with the shrink-wrapped bullshit that passes for self-help these days, Bad Advice offers a fiercely smart wake-up call from relationship expert and larger-than-life TV personality Dr. V. Tackle some of self-help’s most damaging truisms and unpack strategies for real transformation with this fiercely smart and never shy guide to tapping into your full potential.
On WE tv, Bravo, and her popular Your Daily Dose of Dr. V YouTube channel, Doctor of Clinical Psychology and relationship expert Dr. Venus Nicolino takes a blowtorch to Bad Advice. When you’re heartbroken, you hear the Bad Advice You can’t love anyone until you love yourself. When you feel hurt, Bad Advice tells you that Nobody can make you feel bad without your permission. The Bad Advice when you’re just a little too positive is Expectations lead to disappointment. Or how about when you’re struggling with self-doubt? Just be yourself! Don’t know what to do with your life? There’s Bad Advice for that, too: Follow your bliss.
Order your copy today! Bad Advice is available at the retailers below and wherever books and e-books are sold!
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BERTCAST PODCAST Today Bert sits down with author and doctor of clinical psychology, Dr. V. and talk about how empathic people can attract narcissists, toxic people, self doubt, tools for anxiety, and much more! |
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JUICY SCOOP WITH HEATHER MCDONALD Author of national Best-Seller, BAD ADVICE, Doctor of Clinical Psychology, and host of WeTV’s Marriage Bootcamp, Dr. Venus Nicolino tells us everything we want to know. |
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DR. DREW PODCAST Dr. Drew Pinsky, known nationally as “Dr. Drew,” has been a ubiquitous fixture both on television and radio for the entirety of his multi-faceted career. |
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