🎙️ The Aurora Session: Veterans Day Special — “From Service to Healing”

This Veterans Day, we’re honored to feature Rose Fedechko, LAC, a U.S. Army Veteran, trauma-informed therapist, and passionate advocate for sensory-integrative care. 🌿

In this heartfelt conversation, Rose shares her journey from serving as a Captain in Operation Iraqi Freedom to becoming a Licensed Associate Counselor specializing in trauma, resilience, and neurodivergent care.

Together, we explore:

🇺🇸 How her military experience shaped her approach to mental health and healing

🧠 What therapists should know about working with veterans and military culture

💬 The power of CBT, DBT, and sensory-informed strategies in trauma recovery.

Rose’s insight reminds us that healing takes courage — and that empathy, understanding, and presence can make all the difference. 💛

Tune in for a powerful, grounded discussion honoring our veterans and the therapists who walk beside them.

🎧 Listen now on The Aurora Session: Beyond The Couch

The Aurora Session: Beyond The Couch is back — and we’re kicking things off with our first-ever Therapist Roundtable.

Join Theresa, Ariyon, Kim, and Fern for a real, unfiltered conversation on trending mental health topics, therapy myths, and yes… a few therapist pet peeves. 👀

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More Than Physical: The Mental Health Side of Fibroids

In this episode, Ariyon Fountaine, MSW, LSW, a licensed therapist at AuroraSun Counseling, sits down with Theresa Santucci to share her personal fibroid journey — how it has affected her mental health and how women’s health issues can impact mental well-being. Together they explore the connection between physical and mental health, touching on painful menstrual cramps, endometriosis, and PCOS.

This conversation aims to spark awareness and dialogue around health issues affecting women, especially women of color. Ariyon and Theresa also discuss medical gaslighting and how therapists can help advocate for and support clients navigating these challenges.

In this week’s Aurora Sessions: Beyond the Couch, Theresa sits down with Danielle Delmonaco—nurse, personal trainer, wellness coach-in-training, nonprofit leader, and mom—to explore what it really means to live a balanced, healthy life.

Danielle shares her inspiring journey from the NICU to motherhood through adoption, her passion for empowering others as a wellness coach, and the role of movement, motivation, and mindset in creating sustainable health. She opens up about the challenges and joys of parenting, how she integrates wellness into family life, and why building community matters—on and off the water—with the Wicked Warriors of East Greenwich, the dragon boat team she leads to support mothers and children in need.

🎙️ You’ll hear:

💡 The difference between personal training & wellness coaching

💡 Strategies for staying motivated when life feels “too busy”

💡 How adoption has shaped Danielle’s perspective on health & balance

💡 The power of community, connection, and resilience

Whether you’re a parent, a wellness seeker, or someone curious about coaching, this conversation is full of encouragement and practical wisdom.

🌊 Tune in, breathe deep, and let’s take these insights beyond the couch.

“How do you keep going after rejection in the arts? 🎭 Seth Bisen-Hersh shares his secret to staying motivated and chasing your dreams.”

🎭 NEW EPISODE 🎶

This week I’m joined by the incredibly talented Seth Bisen-Hersh—award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer. From Off-Broadway hits like Love Quirks (now making its London debut!) to his latest film Malka (now eligible for an Oscar nomination ✨), Seth’s creative journey is nothing short of inspiring.

In this episode, Seth opens up about the realities of the industry—how he engages in self-care, and most importantly, how to stay motivated to keep pursuing your dreams no matter the challenges.

If you’ve ever dreamed of following your creative calling (or just love a behind-the-scenes peek into Broadway, film, and beyond), this conversation is for you!

This week on The Aurora Sessions: Beyond the Couch, I sit down with Todd Kinder—a leader whose journey spans over two decades in the pageant world. From judge to Executive Director, and now President of Miss New Jersey Volunteer, Todd shares how his passion for leadership, service, and inclusion has shaped not only the stage but the lives of countless contestants and volunteers.

We dive into:

👑 Todd’s path from pageant judge to organizational leader

🌈 His work leading Inspira Health’s LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group

🧠 Why mental health and empowerment are at the heart of his mission

💡 Lessons in leadership, community, and purpose

Todd’s story is one of vision, resilience, and using the crown as a platform for meaningful change.

🎧 Tune in now to hear the conversation and join us as we go beyond the spotlight—and into the heart of leadership.

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🎙️ Part 2: Friendship, Community & the Changing Face of Mental Health – Theresa Interviews Moulakshi

In this follow-up episode, Theresa takes the host chair to ask Moulakshi thoughtful, real-world questions about mental health in today’s world. Together, they explore what employers are recognizing now that they didn’t a decade ago, how to harness social media for positive impact, and the powerful role friendship and community play in emotional well-being. They dive into the differences between romantic and platonic relationships, reflect on the habits that have unknowingly boosted their mental health over the years, and discuss the unique considerations for immigrants and children of immigrants. This is a candid, insightful conversation about connection, culture, and the everyday choices that shape our mental health. 💬💛

The guests opinions are of their own and not of their employer

#MentalHealthMatters #PodcastLife #FriendshipAndWellbeing #SocialMediaForGood #WorkplaceWellness #CommunityCare #RelationshipsMatter #ChildrenOfImmigrants #ImmigrantStories #PositiveHabits #TherapistLife #SoulSisters #HealingJourney #AuroraCounseling #MentalHealthAwareness

🎙️ Part 1: A Soul Sisterhood Story – Moulakshi Interviews Theresa

This episode flips the script—Moulakshi Roychowdhury takes the host seat to interview Theresa in a heartfelt conversation spanning nearly four decades of friendship. From meeting at age 10 when a simple knock on the door began a lifelong bond, to navigating bullying, body image, being children of immigrants, and the universal need to belong—this is a story of home, peace, and unconditional acceptance. Mou also asks Theresa about her personal journal—the one that inspired her to become a therapist and eventually open Aurora—revealing the deep roots of her passion for helping others. 💛

The guests opinions are of their own and not of their employer

#SoulSisters #FriendshipGoals #PodcastLife #MentalHealthAwareness #BodyImage #ChildrenOfImmigrants #WomenSupportingWomen #AuroraSunCounseling #LifeStories #TherapistLife #PodcastInterview #TrueFriendship #Empowerment #Belonging #HealingJourney