The Truth About Healing Podcast

Control can feel powerful. It can feel productive. Responsible. Prepared. But sometimes? Control is just fear wearing a better outfit. When your nervous system feels threatened, uncertain, or unsafe, it makes sense that you want to tighten your grip. You try to control the outcome. The conversation. The other person. The plan. What happens next. Because somewhere underneath all that control may be...

What happens when you're doing everything “right”—working out, eating less, pushing harder—and your body suddenly stops cooperating? You eat less. You exercise more. You add supplements. You Google your symptoms. You blame your hormones. And eventually, you start wondering: What the hell is wrong with me? In this episode of The Truth About Healing , Dana sits down with Jennifer Rozon , midlif...

Your children don't need you to be a perfect parent. They need to feel safe with you . And sometimes, especially during conflict, separation, divorce, or co-parenting struggles, adults can become so focused on proving who's right that they lose sight of the person caught in the middle: The child. Kids aren't keeping score. They're not deciding who won the argument. They're...

You keep having the same fight. Different day. Different topic. Same fucking fight. One person pushes harder to talk about it. The other shuts down, avoids, or walks away. And eventually both people become convinced: “If my partner would just change, we'd be fine.” But what if the argument you're having isn't actually the problem? In Episode 17 of The Truth About Healing , Dana sits...

Being exhausted is not proof that you're a good mom. But somewhere along the way, a lot of women learned that motherhood was supposed to look like self-sacrifice. Give everyone else what they need. Take care of the kids. Remember the appointments. Manage the schedules. Handle the invisible mental load. Keep everyone functioning. And if there's anything left over? Maybe then you can take...

What if the symptom you're trying to get rid of isn't actually the problem? What if it's information? In Episode 16 of The Truth About Healing , Dana and Claudio go off-script for a deep dive into one of the biggest reasons therapy sometimes doesn't work: We're looking at the person through too small of a lens. Anxiety isn't just psychological. Burnout isn't just...

You’re not behind. You didn’t miss your chance. And you don’t need anyone’s permission to start again. So many of us carry an invisible timeline for when we were supposed to have figured everything out. The career. The relationship. The business. The family. The dream we keep saying we’ll get to “someday.” Then we look around, compare ourselves to everyone else, and wonder: “Am I too late?” In thi...

Can you build a successful career, raise a family, maintain a marriage, take care of yourself—and somehow still have a sex life? Technically, yes. But you're probably going to need some help. In Episode 15 of The Truth About Healing , Dana is back with her husband, real estate entrepreneur Eric Stein , for Part 2 of their candid conversation about marriage, ambition, parenting, and what it ac...

What if your anxiety doesn't look like spiraling thoughts? What if it looks like being really, really prepared? Planning everything. Organizing everything. Thinking five steps ahead. Running through every possible scenario so nothing catches you off guard. It can look like you're incredibly responsible. But underneath all that preparation might be a nervous system trying desperately to c...

What does it actually take to keep a marriage strong when you're raising young kids, running multiple businesses, exhausted, ambitious—and very different people? For this episode of The Truth About Healing , Dana is joined by her most personal guest yet: her husband, Eric Stein . And yes, putting your husband on your therapy podcast is apparently a perfectly reasonable marital decision. Dana...

You understand what happened. You've talked about it. You've analyzed it. You know logically that it's in the past. So why does your body still react like it's happening right now? In this Truth Bomb, Dana explains why healing isn't about forcing yourself to “move on”—and why understanding your trauma intellectually doesn't always change the way your nervous system re...

What if everything you think you know about “winning” a divorce is wrong? In Episode 13 of The Truth About Healing , Dana sits down with leading New York family law attorney Gus Dimopoulos , managing partner of Dimopoulos Law Firm and host of Split: A Podcast on Modern Divorce , for a candid conversation about what actually happens when trauma, psychology, parenting, and the legal system collide....

Grief and trauma are not the same thing. Grief is the pain of what happened. Trauma is what your nervous system keeps reliving afterward. That's why something can have happened years ago—and your body can still respond as if it's happening right now. Your heart races. Your chest tightens. You freeze. You shut down. You feel suddenly overwhelmed. That reaction isn't weakness. It&apos...

What if you don't have to have your life completely figured out before you start? And what if changing your mind isn't failure, it's growth? In Episode 12 of The Truth About Healing , Dana sits down with author, entrepreneur, corporate event and marketing professional, and working mom Mary Belletieri for a refreshingly honest conversation about motherhood, career, anxiety, perfectio...

People praise high-functioning trauma all the time. You're so strong. You're so resilient. You're so good under pressure. But sometimes what looks like strength from the outside is actually survival mode with better branding. In this Truth Bomb, Dana breaks down why being productive, successful, dependable, and capable doesn't necessarily mean your nervous system is healthy. Wh...

What happens when life keeps handing you losses you never imagined you'd have to survive? In this deeply personal episode of The Truth About Healing , Dana sits down with Dorothy Cascerceri Simone , host and executive producer of That Greenwich Life , to talk about pregnancy loss, infertility, IVF, PTSD, EMDR therapy, and what it actually took to find herself again after years of trauma. Doro...

💣 Truth Bomb: Functioning Isn’t Healing You go to work. You pay your bills. You take care of your family. You show up for everyone who needs you. So you must be okay… right? Not necessarily. In this Truth Bomb, Dana breaks down the difference between functioning and actually healing . Your nervous system can stay stuck in survival mode for years while you continue to look completely capable on th...

What keeps first responders healthy, not just on the job, but for life? In Part 2 of Dana's conversation with licensed associate counselor, former law enforcement officer, and Vice President of Reps For Responders , Nick Ricciotti , the focus shifts from recovery to resilience. Nick shares how Reps For Responders is changing the conversation around first responder mental health by creating a...

Most people think addiction is a lack of willpower or discipline. The truth? Addiction often begins as your nervous system's attempt to survive. In this Truth Bomb, Dana explains why addiction isn't simply about the substance—it's about what the substance does for your body. Whether it's alcohol, drugs, work, food, shopping, or social media, addictive behaviors often develop be...

What happens when the career you've built your identity around suddenly disappears? In this deeply honest episode of The Truth About Healing , Dana sits down with licensed associate counselor, former law enforcement officer, and Vice President of Reps For Responders , Nicholas Ricciotti , to discuss addiction, recovery, trauma, first responder culture, and the power of rebuilding your life af...

What if the best leadership lesson isn't learned in a boardroom but in a therapist's office? In this powerful episode of The Truth About Healing , Dana sits down with leadership coach, bestselling author, podcast host, and founder of Action Cultivates Excellence (ACE) , Dave Reggina , for an honest conversation about trauma, healing, leadership, fatherhood, and becoming the person you ne...

Think burnout means you need a better planner, a more organized calendar, or stronger productivity habits? Think again. In this Truth Bomb, Dana busts one of the biggest myths about burnout: it's not a time management issue, it's a nervous system issue. When your body has been living in survival mode for weeks, months, or even years, it forgets how to switch off. That's why checking...

Do you keep telling yourself, "If I could just find the perfect morning routine, planner, or schedule, I'd finally stop feeling burned out?" That's a myth. In this Truth Bomb, Dana explains why burnout isn't a planning problem, it's a nervous system capacity problem. You can have the most color-coded calendar, the best productivity system, and the perfect routine... a...

Can a tiny hamster teach us something about healing? Maybe. In this lighthearted but deeply meaningful episode of The Truth About Healing , Dana and Claudio are joined by a surprise guest - Hammy, Dana's son's pet hamster which sparks a conversation about something many adults have forgotten: How to play. As parents, professionals, and high-achieving adults, we're constantly jugglin...

In Part 2 of Dana's conversation with EOS Implementer, leadership coach, Marine Corps instructor, and friend Dan Singer , the discussion moves beyond business and into something even deeper: How adversity shapes us. Through honest stories about leadership, divorce, parenting, purpose, vulnerability, and personal growth, Dan shares how some of the most difficult moments of his life became the...