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.
Episodes
8 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...
The Fighter’s Story: Daryn Harris on Anxiety, Loss, Faith, and Finding Purpose in the Ring
In the ring, influencer and rising boxer Daryn Harris makes it look effortless. But the path that led her there was anything but easy.In this episode of The Hidden Story, Daryn opens up about the struggles behind her strength. She shares ho...
From 84 Arrests to Second Chances: William Freeman on Prison, Recovery, and Purpose
In this episode of The Hidden Story, Dr. Vassilia sits down with William Freeman, founder and CEO of People of Purpose, a Palm Beach County nonprofit dedicated to helping formerly incarcerated individuals rebuild their lives and reduce recidivi...
From Survival to Self-Acceptance: India’s Journey to Love, Faith, and Freedom
In this powerful episode, Dr. Vassilia sits down with India and her husband, known from Instagram’s 11:11 Wolves, to talk about survival, transformation, and the cost, and freedom, of living authentically.India shares her journey through in...