Episode Description (YouTube & Spotify)In this deeply personal episode of No Business Being a Castano, we’re flipping the script— Amy Castano’s therapist, Stephen Moore, joins Amy & Jono on the couch for an unfiltered chat about healing, identity, and finding strength when you feel completely broken.From the dark days of not being able to sleep alone, to understanding the roots of emotional reactions and childhood wounds, this conversation is a raw and real look at mental health. There will be tears.We unpack:
• The real reason Amy started therapy
• What “inner strength” really means
• How trauma can be stored and triggered without you realising
• The impact of cultural silence and tall poppy syndrome
• The healing power of revisiting your younger selfPlus, we introduce a new mental health-themed version of High, Low, Castano—an honest check-in on the week’s emotional highs, lows and those weirdly wonderful in-betweens.If you’ve ever thought therapy wasn’t for you, or you’re in the thick of a hard chapter, this one’s for you. Vulnerable, empowering, and full of heart.

Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Meet my therapist
01:10 – The moment I broke and needed help
02:30 – The power of showing vulnerability
06:00 – What the early days of therapy looked like
09:30 – Therapy vs culture: “Just get over it”
13:00 – Healing the inner child
17:20 – Why it’s okay to not be okay
23:00 – Processing trauma stored in the body
27:30 – Owning your confidence after chaos
30:00 – High, Low, Castano (Mental Health Edition)
37:00 – Building a support team around your mind
42:00 – Shining despite tall poppy syndrome
44:00 – Outro: The journey is the reward

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