The Truth About Healing Podcast

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• Episode 8: Leadership Through Healing with Dave Reggina 22.07.2026 1Std. 2Min.

  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 needed when you were younger. Dave shares his deeply personal journey, from growing up in a home filled with add...
• 💣 Truth Bomb: You Don't Need a Better Routine 15.07.2026 1Min.

  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... and still feel completely exhausted if your nervous system has been carrying too much for too long. Healing isn't about squeezin...
• 💣 Truth Bomb: Burn-out is not a Time-Management Problem 15.07.2026

  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 off your to-do list rarely brings the relief you expect. Your nervous system is still waiting for a signal that...
• Episode 7: The Truth About Burnout, Play & Why Adults Forgot How to Have Fun 08.07.2026 58Min.

  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 juggling responsibilities, deadlines, schedules, and endless to-do lists. Somewhere along the way, many of us lose touch...
• Episode 6: Leadership, Resilience & the Power of Self-Reflection with Dan Singer (Part 2) 01.07.2026 34Min.

  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 catalyst for profound transformation. Together, Dana and Dan explore why growth often begins when life ...
• Episode 5: The Truth About Leadership, Accountability & Difficult Conversations with Dan Singer 24.06.2026 35Min.

  In this episode of The Truth About Healing, Dana sits down with business coach, EOS Implementer, Marine Corps leader, and longtime friend Dan Singer for a powerful conversation about leadership, communication, accountability, and the role discomfort plays in growth. While this conversation starts with business, it quickly becomes clear that the same patterns that impact organizations also show up in our relationships, families, nervous systems, and personal healing journeys. Together, Dana an...
• 💣 Truth Bomb: Clarity Doesn't Come Before Action 17.06.2026 1Min.

  If you've ever told yourself, "I just need to figure this out before I act," this episode is for you. In this Truth Bomb, Dana breaks down one of the biggest myths that keeps people stuck: the belief that clarity comes first. The truth? Most of the time, clarity doesn't come from thinking harder. It comes from moving. When your nervous system doesn't feel safe taking imperfect action, it keeps you trapped in planning, researching, analyzing, and preparing. The problem is that overthinking oft...
• 💣 Truth Bomb: Overthinking Doesn't Create Clarity 17.06.2026

  In this Truth Bomb, Dana explains why overthinking isn't actually helping you solve the problem, it's helping your nervous system avoid uncertainty. The more your brain chases certainty, the more mental noise it creates. Before long, you're recycling the same thoughts, replaying the same scenarios, and convincing yourself that one more hour of thinking will finally make everything clear. Spoiler alert: it won't. When you stop chasing certainty, you create space for clarity. Because healing ...
• Episode 4: Overthinking Isn’t the Problem, Your Nervous System Is. 10.06.2026 42Min.

  Do you constantly replay conversations, analyze every possible outcome, or feel trapped in an endless loop of "what if" thinking? In this episode of The Truth About Healing, Dana Carretta-Stein and Claudio unpack the real reason overthinking happens and why it's often much more than a mindset problem. Through a trauma-informed and nervous-system-focused lens, they explore how overthinking can begin as a survival strategy, why it can feel impossible to turn off, and how unresolved experiences ...
• 💣Truth Bomb: Stop Winging Your EMDR Treatment Plans 03.06.2026

  EMDR isn't just about learning the protocol, it's about knowing where you're going and why. In this Truth Bomb, Dana challenges EMDR therapists to take an honest look at their treatment planning process. Could another therapist seamlessly pick up where you left off if a client needed to transfer care tomorrow? Or would they be starting from scratch? Effective EMDR therapy requires more than showing up and deciding what to target in the moment. It requires structured case conceptualization, or...
• 💣 Truth Bomb: Stop Explaining Yourself 03.06.2026

  Why do you keep explaining yourself? Why do you feel the need to overexplain, justify your decisions, or soften your needs before you say them out loud? Here's the truth: that's not communication. That's self-protection. At some point, your nervous system learned that it wasn't safe to simply say what you felt without managing someone else's reaction. So you learned to cushion the message, over-explain your reasoning, and make yourself easier to accept. But healing isn't finding the perfect e...
• Episode 3: A Therapist's Journey From Panic Attacks to Healing (ft. Frank Sarrapochiello) 03.06.2026 47Min.

  Most people hear about EMDR and think it's just moving your eyes back and forth. It's not. In this deeply honest conversation, Dana sits down with Peaceful Living therapist Frank Voce, who brings a rare perspective: he's experienced EMDR both as a client and as a newly trained EMDR therapist. After years of traditional talk therapy, panic attacks, anxiety, and feeling stuck, Frank found himself facing something he never expected—unprocessed trauma connected to 9/11 that was still impacting hi...
• 💣 Truth Bomb: They Didn't Trigger You 03.06.2026 1Min.

  Let me say something that might annoy a few people: Nobody "triggered" you. You got triggered by something. That may sound like semantics, but it's actually one of the most important shifts you can make in your healing journey. In this Truth Bomb, Dana explores why the language we use matters—and how saying "they triggered me" subtly gives away our power by making other people responsible for our internal experience. Through a nervous system lens, you'll learn how your brain is constantly sca...
• 💣Truth Bomb: You're Not Broken. You're Adapted. 03.06.2026

  What if there's nothing wrong with you? Most people spend years criticizing themselves for anxiety, overthinking, people-pleasing, emotional shutdown, or feeling constantly on edge. But what if those behaviors aren't signs that you're broken? In this Truth Bomb, Dana explains why healing starts when you stop asking, "What's wrong with me?" and start asking, "What happened to me?" Through a nervous-system and trauma-informed lens, you'll learn how many of the symptoms you judge yourself for we...
• Episode 2: Anxiety, Burnout, and the Cost of Carrying It Alone 03.06.2026 54Min.

  What if anxiety isn't the problem, it's your nervous system trying to get your attention? In this personal episode, Dana shares the story of her father's lifelong struggle with anxiety, how unresolved grief can impact both mental and physical health, and why burnout is often the result of a nervous system that has been running on empty for far too long. In this episode, you'll learn: Why anxiety is a signal, not a flaw The connection between grief, stress, and burnout&n...
• Episode 1: Why Am I Like This? (And Why It Actually Makes Sense) 03.06.2026 14Min.

  Welcome to The Truth About Healing. If you've ever found yourself asking: Why am I like this? Why do I keep repeating the same relationship patterns? Why do I understand something logically but still react emotionally? Why do I feel stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or disconnected—even when I'm doing all the "right" things? This podcast is for you. In this kickoff episode, Dana Carretta-Stein shares the mission behind The Truth About Healing and introduces the nervous system lens that...
• Why Am I Like This? | The Truth About Healing Trailer 2 01.06.2026 1Min.

  Why do you react the way you do? Why do certain relationships trigger you? Why does anxiety seem to show up out of nowhere? Why do you keep repeating patterns you swore you'd never repeat? Welcome to The Truth About Healing. Hosted by EMDR therapist, nervous system educator, and founder of Peaceful Living Mental Health Counseling, Dana Carretta-Stein, this podcast helps you understand the science, psychology, and nervous system patterns behind the way you think, feel, behave, and ...
• Why Am I Like This? | The Truth About Healing Trailer 1 24.04.2026

  If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, “Why the hell did I react like that?” Or “Why do I keep doing things I know I don’t want to do?” Or even watching your kids and wondering, “Why are they acting like this?” You’re not alone and more importantly, you’re not random. In this trailer episode of The Truth About Healing, Dana Carretta-Stein, EMDR therapist, nervous system educator, and professional “why” translator - introduces a different way of understanding yourself. Because the truth is: ...