Licensed 2 Spill

What happens when the person helping others navigate life's hardest moments suddenly finds themselves facing one of their own? In this deeply personal episode, Licensed 2 Spill co-host Julie Stark, LCSW, shares her cancer journey and how it transformed her understanding of resilience, fear, healing, identity, and what it means to truly receive support. Together, Julie and Kristina Scaglione, L...

Everyone talks about “women supporting women.” But what happens when support feels more complicated? In this episode, Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, sits down with Hayley Schapiro, LCSW, for a thoughtful conversation about collaboration, competition, mentorship, control, projection, power dynamics, and the realities many women quietly navigate in professional spaces. An honest discussion about suppor...

In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill , we sit down with Robert “Bobby” Kuck, LCSW, a clinical social worker and mental performance coach with over 10 years of experience in mental health, addiction, and psychiatric emergency services. We talk about: Why did he choose this profession What grad school actually felt like How he developed his no-nonsense therapeutic style His work with athletes and men...

Everyone loves the phrase “women supporting women.” But what happens when collaboration comes with competition, projection, or quiet sabotage behind the scenes? In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill , licensed therapists Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, and Julie Stark, LCSW, have an honest conversation about the realities of collaboration, entrepreneurship, and human behavior within professional communi...

What does being a therapist actually feel like? Not the curated version. The real one. In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill, we’re talking about: The emotional whiplash of back-to-back sessions What “therapist face” really is and why it matters Burnout culture and the pressure to be the stable one everywhere The myths about what therapists do off-hours Why we started this podcast in the first place...

Mental health language is everywhere, but not everything people call “trauma,” “OCD,” or “narcissism” is actually clinical. In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill , Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, and Julie Stark, LCSW, unpack how therapy terms are often misused in pop culture and why that can make experiences feel more intense, overwhelming, or permanent than they actually are. This conversation is abou...

This episode wasn’t on the calendar. In an honest, unrehearsed conversation, Kristina and Julie talk about Julie’s recent diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer and the ripple effects it’s had on her life, work, and sense of self. They discuss the emotional weight of receiving unexpected health news, the importance of advocating for yourself in medical spaces, and what it’s been like to experience...

What’s the difference between a red flag, a green flag, and a beige flag—and why do we ignore the ones we know matter? In this Licensed 2 Spill bonus episode, Kristina is joined by special guest Christina Scheinberg, LMHC for an honest, unfiltered conversation about: • Client red flags • Therapist red flags • Real stories from inside the therapy room This episode opens the door to a possible liste...

You’re productive. Responsible. Reliable. And completely exhausted. In this solo episode of Licensed 2 Spill , Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R unpacks why so many high-functioning people are actually living in survival mode and why burnout doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’ve been strong for too long. This episode explores how over-functioning becomes a coping strategy, why rest feels uncomfortabl...

In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill , therapists and co-hosts Julie Stark, LCSW , and Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, break down why traditional New Year’s resolutions so often backfire, and how listeners can create real, sustainable change without burning out or blaming themselves. As co-founders and clinical directors of Root & Rise Clinical Specialists , Julie and Kristina draw from years of cl...

The holidays are often portrayed as joyful, but for many, they’re stressful, emotionally charged, and overwhelming. In the first episode of Licensed 2 Spill , therapists Julie Stark and Kristina Scaglione talk honestly about navigating holiday stress, complicated family dynamics, and the pressure to “hold it together”, even when you’re a therapist. In this episode, we explore: • Why the holidays c...