What happens when the person helping others navigate life's hardest moments suddenly finds themselves facing one of their own?

In this deeply personal episode, Licensed 2 Spill co-host Julie Stark, LCSW, shares her cancer journey and how it transformed her understanding of resilience, fear, healing, identity, and what it means to truly receive support.

Together, Julie and Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, discuss the realities of living with uncertainty, the emotional impact of illness, and why healing is not always about returning to who you were, but learning to embrace who you're becoming.

A powerful conversation for survivors, caregivers, therapists, healthcare professionals, and anyone navigating life's unexpected challenges.

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Everyone talks about “women supporting women.” But what happens when support feels more complicated?

In this episode, Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, sits down with Hayley Schapiro, LCSW, for a thoughtful conversation about collaboration, competition, mentorship, control, projection, power dynamics, and the realities many women quietly navigate in professional spaces.

An honest discussion about support, boundaries, leadership, and the dynamics shaping women in business, therapy, and entrepreneurship.

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Streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.

No scripts. No surface-level empowerment talk. Just a real conversation about dynamics many women experience, but rarely discuss openly.

🎙️ Licensed 2 Spill is hosted by licensed therapists Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, and Julie Stark, LCSW, bringing unfiltered conversations about mental health, relationships, entrepreneurship, therapy culture, trauma, identity, and human behavior.

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In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill, we sit down with Robert “Bobby” Kuck, LCSW, a clinical social worker and mental performance coach with over 10 years of experience in mental health, addiction, and psychiatric emergency services.

We talk about:

Why did he choose this profession

What grad school actually felt like

How he developed his no-nonsense therapeutic style

His work with athletes and mental performance

The realities of being a therapist today

This is a real conversation about the profession, no filters, no surface-level answers.

🎙️ Hosted by Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, and Julie Stark, LCSW

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Everyone loves the phrase “women supporting women.”

But what happens when collaboration comes with competition, projection, or quiet sabotage behind the scenes?

In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill, licensed therapists Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, and Julie Stark, LCSW, have an honest conversation about the realities of collaboration, entrepreneurship, and human behavior within professional communities.

From powerful female support systems to the complicated dynamics that can arise when success enters the room, this episode explores the psychology behind what actually happens when women step into leadership, build businesses, and navigate professional ecosystems together.

This conversation is not about calling anyone out.

It’s about understanding patterns, recognizing projection, and having the kind of thoughtful discussion that often happens in therapy rooms but rarely happens publicly.

Topics discussed include:

The power of authentic collaboration
Why do some people celebrate your success, and others don’t
The psychology of projection and insecurity
Female entrepreneurship and community dynamics
Building ecosystems that actually support growth

If you’re interested in psychology, entrepreneurship, relationships, and honest conversations about human behavior, this episode is for you.

🎙️ Hosted byKristina Scaglione, LCSW-R & Julie Stark, LCSW

⚠️ Disclaimer: We are licensed therapists, but we are not your therapists. This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not therapy or medical advice.

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What does being a therapist actually feel like?

Not the curated version. The real one.

In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill, we’re talking about:

The emotional whiplash of back-to-back sessions

What “therapist face” really is and why it matters

Burnout culture and the pressure to be the stable one everywhere

The myths about what therapists do off-hours

Why we started this podcast in the first place

Therapy isn’t heavy because people have emotions.

It’s heavy because of the constant regulation, presence, and rapid pivots required behind the scenes.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s happening inside the therapy room, this conversation pulls back the curtain.

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Disclaimer: We’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. This podcast is for education and conversation, not therapy or a substitute for individualized care.

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Mental health language is everywhere, but not everything people call “trauma,” “OCD,” or “narcissism” is actually clinical.

In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill, Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, and Julie Stark, LCSW, unpack how therapy terms are often misused in pop culture and why that can make experiences feel more intense, overwhelming, or permanent than they actually are.

This conversation is about clarity, not correction, and about using language that supports healing instead of escalating distress.

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This episode wasn’t on the calendar.

In an honest, unrehearsed conversation, Kristina and Julie talk about Julie’s recent diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer and the ripple effects it’s had on her life, work, and sense of self.

They discuss the emotional weight of receiving unexpected health news, the importance of advocating for yourself in medical spaces, and what it’s been like to experience a powerful wave of community support during a time of uncertainty.

This episode explores resilience, recovery, friendship, and the reality of holding space for yourself and allowing others to hold space for you when life interrupts the plan.

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What’s the difference between a red flag, a green flag, and a beige flag—and why do we ignore the ones we know matter?

In this Licensed 2 Spill bonus episode, Kristina is joined by special guest Christina Scheinberg, LMHC for an honest, unfiltered conversation about:
• Client red flags
• Therapist red flags
• Real stories from inside the therapy room

This episode opens the door to a possible listener-submitted series.

📩 Want to share your experience? Anonymous submissions welcome:
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You’re productive. Responsible. Reliable.
And completely exhausted.

In this solo episode of Licensed 2 Spill, Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R unpacks why so many high-functioning people are actually living in survival mode and why burnout doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’ve been strong for too long.

This episode explores how over-functioning becomes a coping strategy, why rest feels uncomfortable instead of restorative, and what actually helps when your nervous system has never learned that slowing down is safe.

No toxic positivity.
No “just try harder.”
Just honest, therapist-level truth.

In this episode of Licensed 2 Spill, therapists and co-hosts Julie Stark, LCSW, and Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, break down why traditional New Year’s resolutions so often backfire, and how listeners can create real, sustainable change without burning out or blaming themselves.

As co-founders and clinical directors of Root & Rise Clinical Specialists, Julie and Kristina draw from years of clinical work to challenge the cultural pressure to “reinvent yourself” every January.

They explore how willpower, shame, and unrealistic expectations sabotage progress, and why nervous system regulation, safety, and small repeatable shifts matter far more than motivation.

This is Episode 2 of Licensed 2 Spill, where therapists get honest about what healing actually looks like beyond clichés, toxic positivity, and hustle culture.

Julie Stark is known for creating The Stark Contrast™, a photography-based therapeutic modality that helps clients explore emotional insight through contrast and reflection. Kristina Scaglione is widely known as the “Rogue Therapist” and is the founder of Limitless Integrative Wellness, home of the Limitless Mind-Spa Model™ & Wellness Collective in Port Jefferson.

🎙️ New episodes of Licensed 2 Spill every month, with topic teasers released in between.

💌 Listeners are encouraged to write in, share experiences, and submit questions via our dedicated podcast email: [email protected]

Your stories may shape future episodes.

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🔔 Subscribe, follow, share, and stay tuned, because sustainable change doesn’t come from pressure. It comes from practice.

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