Once Upon a Session
Once Upon a Session is a podcast where two therapists bring their love for books, storytelling, and emotional insight together. Each session explores a theme — attachment, grief, love, trauma, healing — through the lens of fictional characters and real-life growth. It’s cozy, funny, heartfelt, and deeply human.
Once Upon a Session
Session 1: Psych Wards
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Welcome back to Once Upon a Session — where stories meet healing.
We’re pulling back the curtain on life inside a psych ward — not the movie version, but the human one.
Vanessa and Nareesa talk about the realities of inpatient care, the stigma around psychiatric treatment, and how fiction gets mental health right (and wrong).
Disclaimer: We're licensed therapists, but not your therapists. This podcast is for education, reflection, and inspiration.