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
Latest Episodes
Session 19: Lit in Lit- Stories Within the Story
What if one book leaves you questioning what’s real… while the other asks you to question the life you’re living?In this Lit in Lit episode, Vanessa dives into Verity by Colleen Hoover, exploring unreliable narration...
Session 18: Love Triangles & Toxic Relationships- Red Flags We Romanticize
Love triangles aren’t always about choosing between two people.Sometimes they’re about choosing between the relationship you have… and the one you deserve.In this episode, we explore the psychology behind toxic relationships throu...
Session 17: Self Sabotage- When Fear Wears a Disguise
Why do we push away the things we want most?In this episode, we explore the psychology of self-sabotage through Elide Lochan from Throne of Glass and Anthony Bridgerton from The Viscount Who Loved Me. One believes she’s...
Session 16: Daddy Issues- The Fathers Who Shape Us
Some of our earliest lessons about love, safety, and self-worth come from the people who raise us.In this episode, we explore the psychology of the father wound through Klaus Mikaelson from The Vampire Diaries and Dorian Havilli...
Session 15: Grief- The People We Become After Loss
Grief changes us.Sometimes in obvious ways.Sometimes in ways we don’t recognize until much later.In this episode, we explore the psychology of grief through Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones and Diana Martinez f...