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The transition from personal life to actuality tv could be daunting, however for Married to Drugs’s latest addition, Dr. Mimi Sanders, the expertise has been smoother than anticipated.

The brand new pal of the present informed BOSSIP that she’s been pleasantly stunned by her freshman expertise.

“I believed that I used to be going to cringe after I noticed myself on TV, however I didn’t,” she informed Managing Editor Dani Canada. “That was a very good indicator that I felt a bit comfy. Surprisingly, all the women have been very welcoming, and it’s been an excellent transition.”

Regardless of actuality TV’s popularity for hazing its newcomers, Dr. Mimi discovered her castmates extra welcoming than cautious.

“Nobody was actually poking the bear with me,” mentioned Dr. Mimi. As an alternative, she loved forming bonds along with her fellow solid members, significantly Dr. Contessa and Candy Tea.

“Tea made me really feel so comfy. She’s comedy, she’s actual, and she or he’s simply enjoyable to be round. And Contessa is such a lady’s woman—supportive, humorous, and all the time exhibiting up in an important outfit.”

Whereas she personally averted drama, Dr. Mimi has had a front-row seat to a few of the season’s extra intense moments, significantly involving castmate Tea, her husband Dr. G, his ex-wife Quad, and Quad’s new companion, King.

“Lady, it went all the way in which left,” Dr. Mimi mentioned, recalling the now-infamous {couples}’ sport evening in Key West that spiraled into chaos. “In case you return and watch my facial expressions, all the things I used to be feeling was on my face. I believed I had an excellent poker face, however I don’t.”

As a board-certified grownup psychiatrist, she had a singular perspective on the strain between the solid members.

“We don’t know what occurred,” she mentioned, talking on Quad and Dr. G., “We simply know that they’re now not collectively. However it is a very off scenario, and that change was very, ‘Oh my gosh, what occurred?’ I feel an increment of remedy would assist. It’s a time for reflection for all events.”

The drama continued the subsequent day, culminating in a heated second between Dr. G and King on the seaside and Dr. Mimit informed BOSSIP that she understood why Quad’s boo was upset.

“In case you received your man, and one other man tells you to ‘shut up,’ how do you suppose he’s going to deal with that? It’s not simply ego—it’s safety. It’s ‘That is my woman, you’re not going to try this.’”

When requested a few significantly emotional second on the seaside the place she informed Tea that “they” have been attempting to return between her and her husband, Dr. Mimi clarified that “they” wasn’t a single particular person.

“She remains to be a newlywed. She’s attempting to conceive, she’s on TV along with her husband and his ex-wife, coping with conflicts with different women. It’s all exterior stressors and pressures. My precedence is my marriage, and I wished to remind Tea to maintain hers in focus.”

Dr. Mimi’s personal marriage to her husband, Steve, stays rock strong, regardless of the customarily rocky actuality TV panorama.

“We’ve heard the truth TV curse factor,” she admitted to BOSSIP. “So earlier than signing on, we sat down and had a gathering. We do premarital counseling, marital counseling, drop-ins, now we have a non secular advisor—we do all of the issues to ensure that not solely are we okay individually, however as a pair.”

Married life, actuality TV, and parenting—together with elevating a baby with particular wants—maintain their family full of life.

“It’s loud. Very, very loud and noisy,” she mentioned. “We’ve three youngsters: a 22-year-old bonus son in Ohio, and our two youthful youngsters right here in Georgia. They’re 18 months aside, and fully totally different.”

By all of it, Dr. Mimi stays grounded in her religion and her skilled experience.

“Sure exterior pressures don’t advantage distraction,” she mentioned. “I’ve to ensure I’m shifting in a means that’s proper for my marriage and my priorities. That’s what I inform myself, and that’s what I inform my associates.”

In a season full of shifting dynamics and explosive moments, Dr. Mimi has confirmed to be a voice of motive. And whereas she will not be anybody’s therapist on the present, her knowledge and regular demeanor make it clear: Dr. Mimi is aware of finest.

Watch our unique with Dr. Mimi Sanders of Married To Drugs!