Unchecked

Welcome back to Unchecked! This week, we delve into the concept of emotional wounds, exploring their origins, impacts, and the importance of healing. We'll discuss how childhood experiences shape our emotional scars and how these wounds can affect our relationships and self-perception. This episode emphasizes the significance of understanding the science behind emotional wounds, particularly the role of the amygdala in processing fear and anxiety. We'll also provide practical advice on how to identify and heal these wounds, encouraging you to transform your pain into personal breakthroughs.

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What is Unchecked?

What if everything you’ve been told about your brain—and healing—is outdated, oversimplified, or flat-out wrong?

Welcome to Unchecked, the podcast that blows the lid off the traditional mental health system. Neuroscientist Dr. Nicolina Bruno and certified coach Sharon Heno, a licensed professional counselor with over 20 years of experience, are pulling back the curtain on a system that too often keeps people stuck, sick, and silent.

This is where science meets soul. Where clinical coldness gets replaced with real talk. And where we stop pathologizing the human experience.

From trauma and stigma to identity, neuroscience, and self-healing—nothing is off-limits. Sharon says what most professionals won’t. Nicolina decodes the science no one else explains. Together, they’re flipping the script on what mental wellness really means.

No filters. No performance. No playing small.
This is Unchecked—raw, rebellious, and relentlessly real.

Stay bold. Stay curious. And above all, stay unchecked.