After a six-month hiatus, Zessions is back, and so are we.

We're Mandi Roarke, LMFT, and Dr. Sapna Srivastava, Co-Founders of Zessio, a platform built by therapists, for therapists. We created Zessio to challenge the traditional boundaries of therapy by helping clinicians expand their impact through courses, resources, community, and collaboration, supporting both their clients and their own professional growth.

This season, we're trying something different. Instead of polished, presentation-style episodes, we're inviting you into the real conversations we have as therapists, business partners, and friends.

In this episode, Mandi shares her recent experience with catastrophic thinking and the feeling of being caught in a mental trap, even while knowing, intellectually, how to work through it. Together, we explore the relationship between anxiety, nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and why insight alone isn't always enough to create change.

Whether you're a therapist or simply someone who has found yourself spiraling into worst-case scenarios, we hope this conversation reminds you that healing isn't about perfection; it's about curiosity, connection, and learning to support ourselves with the same compassion we offer others.

In this episode:

•  Why we've been away, and what's next for Zessions 
•  Our shift toward more authentic, unscripted conversations 
•  Understanding catastrophic thinking and the nervous system 
•  Why movement and somatic practices can help interrupt the spiral 
•  The reminder that therapists need support, too 

When therapists thrive, communities can heal.

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