Roxanne 
Dr. V made a very special appearance on Sunday’s episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey to try and fix things between Teresa Giudice and her family. Dr. V opens up about Teresa and Joe talking one-on-one to Bravo TV and explains why it was so important plus says she cleared out the crazy’s!
Bravotv.com: What was it like sitting at the table in the middle of this family dispute? What were you thinking?
Dr. V: It felt more like Shark Week than Real Housewives… only I didn’t have the protection of a cage. I wanted to feel slightly removed and clinical so I could be most effective at being the cool, calm third party who was going to help these folks resolve some problems. But it’s hard not to get swept up in the frenzy when you’re sitting in the middle of it. I couldn’t help but feel slightly anxious being surrounded by upset, angry people. On the upside nobody tried to bite any limbs off like on Shark Week.
Were you expecting Joe to say that he wasn’t ready to make things work with Teresa? Did you suspect that he actually was ready?
No, I totally thought a golden rainbow would appear in the sky and we’d join hands and sing “We Are The World”. C’mon?! If Joe was ready to make things work I’d be at home watching this on TV instead of in the middle of it trying to help. When Joe told me he wasn’t ready to try and repair his relationship with his sister, I feel like what he was really saying wasn’t that he wasn’t ready, but that he was scared. Because to try and resolve this stuff probably means having the courage and strength to be vulnerable again.
Why was it important for Joe and Teresa to talk one on one?
Because until they escaped all the B.S. and noise created by everyone else, there was no space for the two of them to just cool down, clear their minds, and really remember who they are as brother and sister. Our siblings are the only other people in the world who truly know how crazy our parents are — it’s important to keep that relationship healthy…if you can.
What was it like when you brought Teresa and Joe together? What do you think caused the breakthrough and tears?
I always feel like when my work goes best, I’m hardly doing anything. Joe and Teresa did the work to get to that breakthrough, all I did was clear out the crazy (for now). I think because they were able to rise above all this rotten crap that’s been really hurting them both and the whole family along with them, they were able to look at one another and remember “Oh, yeah. I love you, ya big lug.”
As I said before..everything seemed to make some sort of improvement when Melissa wasn’t around! Do you think Dr. V got through to Joe Gorga and Teresa Giudice?
