This Isn’t Therapy... it's a podcast about it!
Therapy themes are everywhere you look— they’re in your relationships, in the culture, and yes, inside of you, Mary! Each week, Jake Ernst and Simon Paluck peel back the therapy curtain to discuss the very things people are talking to their therapists about. Anxiety. Boundaries. People Pleasing. Their narcissistic mother. No topic is off limits!
New episodes drop every Thursday.
The hosts:
Jake: https://www.instagram.com/mswjake
Simon: https://www.instagram.com/directedbysimon
The pod: https://www.instagram.com/notatherapypodcast
This isn’t therapy… it’s a conversation about 2022! In this episode, Jake and Simon bounce The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock back and forth. We are rounding up and rounding out the year with a c…
This isn’t therapy… it’s a conversation about when the past is present in the therapy room. In this episode, Jake and Simon explore two therapy terms, transference and countertransference, to open up…
This Isn't Therapy...but this is a throwback to a past episode about mindfulness - or what Jake calls "meeting the moment." Through the stories of two lovely listeners, Jake and Simon talk about how …
This Isn't Therapy...it's a conversation about WHY YOU'RE SO OBSESSED WITH ME. In episode 57 of the pod, Jake and Simon discuss popularity via the seminal film and cinematic masterpiece Mean Girls. W…
This isn't therapy... it’s the episode about social media, dopamine, and the pleasure/pain balance. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about the principles of social media addiction and how the dev…
This isn't therapy...it’s a conversation about spotting red flags in therapy. In today's world, there has been increased attention put on the potential warning signs, or red flags, in our lives and r…
This isn't therapy... it’s the long-overdue episode about anger. Jake and Simon talk about the one quality of anger that makes it so strongly felt and unpack four major types of anger— long anger, sh…
This isn't therapy...it’s the episode about the morality of therapy-seeking. Recently some therapists have noticed that clients are showing up to therapy without a problem to solve or a goal to work …
This isn't therapy... it's the grand opening of the Ha-Ha Chuckle Hut! Just kidding. It's the conversation about deflecting with humor. In this week's episode, Jake and Simon talk about the ups and d…
This isn't therapy... it's the episode about Internal Family Systems Therapy! Dr. Richard Schwartz developed IFS in response to clients' descriptions of various parts within themselves. In this episo…
This isn't therapy-- it's your how-to guide to building better boundaries. In this episode, Jake and Simon dissect the art of boundary building. Using a fictional client named Kevin, they dive deep i…
This isn't therapy, bro! It's an episode about the gnarly new film "Bros". In this episode, two bros Jake and Simon bro out to a discussion about the role of (hyper)masculinity in queer culture. For …
This isn't therapy... it's an episode about being sexy online. In this day and age, some people are leading hypersexual double lives on the internet which is causing an array of mental health symptom…
This isn't therapy...but this is an episode about learning from our mistakes. Jake and Simon reach into two #lovelylistener stories with their grubby little paws to discuss what it means to regret ou…
This Isn't Therapy but this is an episode about processing regrets and meeting our shadow parts! Ooooo, spooky! What are the feelings behind regrets? Why do they feel so bad? What are shadow parts?! …
This isn't Therapy-- it's an episode about the not/new trend of "Quiet Quitting." In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about the pros and cons of quitting quietly. They also talk about "quiet firing"…
This isn't therapy, baby, it's the two year celebration episode. In this episode, Jake and Simon answer listener questions and ask questions of each other. They talk about family grief, use of social…
This isn't Therapy but this is a conversation about working through grief and loss. Jake and Simon read two stories from our #lovelylisteners. The first, explores letting go of a partner and the othe…
Hello, hi! This isn't therapy, it's a chitchat about how to navigate periods of change and growth. You know what they say: Change is inevitable and the only constant in life is change. In this episod…
Thissssss isn't therapy, y'all, it's the sequel to the episode about therapy myths. In this episode, Jake and Simon discuss more of the myths about therapy by answering the questions submitted by the…