Once Upon a Feeling
Once Upon A Feeling is a storytelling and parenting podcast that honors children’s emotions and the complexity of caregiving. Through thoughtful conversations and developmentally informed insights, it helps parents create emotional space—so guidance comes from presence, not pressure.
Once Upon a Feeling
Latest Episodes
Beyond the stories #6 with Sophie Pierce and Rebecca Callahan
What does a worn-out pair of ballet slippers have to do with emotional development, attachment theory, and raising resilient kids? More than you might think. In this week's Beyond the Stories, host Rita sits down with...
Once upon a feeling #6 Sophie´s Slippers read by Madlaina
What happens when a child loses the thing they love most — the toy, the blanket, the worn-out pair of shoes that made them feel like themselves? In this episode, we explore transitional objects, big feelings, and the beautiful truth that the ma...
Beyond the stories #5 With Dr Anna Huang
When Mom Goes Out — Parenting Guilt, Big Feelings, and Raising Emotionally Aware KidsWhat happens to a family's emotional world when mom isn't there? And why does leaving — even for an hour — trigger such a loud alarm in so many parents...
Once upon a feeling #5 "When mom goes out" read by Annatina
That heavy feeling in your tummy when mom or dad has to leave. What do you do with it? And what if someone told you it was completely okay to feel it?In this episode of Once Upon a Feeling, Rita's daughter Annatina reads "When M...
Beyond the stories #4 With Rita Bezzola and Jessica Correnti
How Children Grieve — and How to Talk About ItWhat does grief actually look like in a child? And how do you talk about death, loss, and big feelings with kids who don't have the words yet? In this episode ...
