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The Truth About Healing Podcast

The Truth About Healing Podcast

Written by: Dana Carretta-Stein
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The Truth About Healing is a trauma-informed, neuroscience-based podcast designed to cut through the overwhelming noise of modern wellness culture and explain what healing actually is and what it isn’t.


In an era flooded with mental health misinformation, toxic positivity, spiritual bypassing, and oversimplified “coping strategies,” this podcast offers clarity, accuracy, and grounded nervous system education.


Hosted by EMDR therapist and consultant Dana Carretta-Stein, the show reframes symptoms as intelligent survival responses and helps listeners understand why they feel stuck, burned out, anxious, or disconnected without shame or pathology.


This podcast bridges the gap between clinical knowledge and real life, translating complex concepts like EMDR, polyvagal theory, attachment trauma, and nervous system regulation into language that makes sense and actually helps.


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Episodes
  • Why Am I Like This? (And Why It Actually Makes Sense)

    Why Am I Like This? (And Why It Actually Makes Sense)
    Apr 24 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:
    Your reactions, patterns, anxiety, burnout, and relationship dynamics aren’t happening by accident.

    They’re rooted in how your nervous system has learned to survive.

    And when you understand the why, everything starts to make a lot more sense.

    On this podcast, you can expect:

    • Clear, real-life explanations of how your nervous system actually works
    • Honest conversations about trauma, patterns, and healing
    • Expert interviews in mental health and neuroscience
    • Real stories from people doing the work
    • Practical, no-BS tools that help you feel more in control of your responses

    This isn’t about fixing yourself.
    It’s about finally understanding yourself.

    If you’re tired of overthinking, repeating patterns, or feeling stuck in ways you can’t explain, this is where things start to click.

    🎙️ Follow the show and start getting answers to the questions you’ve been asking your whole life.
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