The Hidden Story with Dr. Vassilia
Welcome to The Hidden Story, a podcast featuring the resilience stories of real people. Here, we go beneath the surface to explore the psychology shaping our patterns, relationships, and lives.
Hosted by Dr. Vassilia Binensztok, licensed psychotherapist, author, founder of Juno Counseling & Wellness, and national speaker, The Hidden Story features powerful conversations about overcoming adversity, paired with thoughtful interviews that unpack the psychodynamic forces beneath human behavior.
Episodes include in-depth discussions of psychodynamic, somatic, and neuroscience-informed psychology, along with solo episodes and Q&As that explore trauma, attachment, the nervous system, and meaning-making.
This is a space for depth, nuance, and understanding the stories beneath the story.
The Hidden Story with Dr. Vassilia
Latest Episodes
3-Time Olympian Anicka Newell on Fear, Performance & Working With Your Nervous System
In this episode of The Hidden Story, Dr. Vassilia sits down with Anicka Newell — a 3-time Olympian and elite pole vaulter — for a conversation about fear, pressure, resilience, and what it really takes to perform at the highest level without ab...
Jonathan Musick: Weight Loss, Grief, Faith & Finding Purpose After Losing Everything
What happens when life strips everything away, but you still choose to rise?In this powerful episode of The Hidden Story, Jonathan Music opens up about an extraordinary journey through grief, transformation, and resilience. After losing...
Fighting for More Than a Belt: Andre Ewell on Fatherhood, Loss, and Breaking the Cycle
What happens when the fight isn’t just in the octagon, but in your personal life, your past, and your identity as a father?In this episode of The Hidden Story, UFC fighter Andre Ewell opens up about one of the most painful chapters of h...
Turning Pressure Into Fuel: The Mindset Behind the Shots
In this episode of The Hidden Story, I sit down with Larry Moreno - former Division I basketball player turned viral trick shot creator - to explore the story beneath the highlights.Larry opens up about growing up in an environment...
He Lost the NFL - But Not Himself: Nic Harris on Resilience and Reinvention
Before the NFL, before Oklahoma, before the draft—there was a 15-year-old fighting to survive a childhood marked by dysfunction.In this episode of The Hidden Story, Nic Harris shares the parts of his story most people never see: be...