Latest Isn't Podcast Episodes
ENCORE: Giving Feedback to Therapists 🫠
This Isn’t Therapy - July 04, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is an *encore* episode about some hard truths learned in therapy. Ever wonder how to give your therapist some feedback?! Or even how would my therapist react if I gave them some feedback?! Through a story posted by an anonymous reddit user, Jake and Simon exami...
ENCORE: Mattering
This Isn’t Therapy - June 27, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it’s an *encore* discussion about the importance of mattering. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about mattering, a feeling of meaningful significance to others, and what that looks like, sounds like, and feels like in relationships. Jake walks us through the qu...
ENCORE: AI Therapist vs. Human Therapist
This Isn’t Therapy - June 20, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's the *encore* episode about AI therapists and if they can ever replace the real thing. In this episode, Jake and Simon discuss a recent BBC article about why teens are seeking out AI therapist bots and what that means for the future of mental health. Conversati...
ENCORE: Loneliness vs. Being Alone
This Isn’t Therapy - June 13, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is a fun, flirty, fab, encore conversation about loneliness versus being alone. Through two #lovelylistener stories, Jake and Simon explore feelings around how we can feel lonely even though we're surrounded by people we love. Also, how being alone does not alw...
ENCORE: The Rise In Therapy Language
This Isn’t Therapy - June 06, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's the encore episode about the overuse of therapy language and the impact its having on our relationships. Gaslighting? Triggered? Trauma-bonding? What do these words actually mean!? And are we using them correctly? Listen to find out. Also, Jake and Simon welco...
Navigating Change
This Isn’t Therapy - May 30, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is our *final* episode until the summer break!! On this weeks eppy, Jake and Simon asked "how do you navigate change?" Through two #lovelylisteners stories, they explore the honest struggle that comes with sudden change and how defaulting to "old habits" isn't ...
Is doomslang making us all numb?
This Isn’t Therapy - May 23, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's a doomy episode about the ever-evolving landscape of doomslang. Doomslang, coined by author and linguist Amanda Montell, is a term used to describe dystopian jargon like “dumpster fire” and “doomscroll” and “bed rot”. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about...
The Control Paradox
This Isn’t Therapy - May 16, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is a fun, flirty, fab conversation about the control paradox! Arg! How do I get more control? Why must I try to fix everything?! Through two #lovelylistener stories, Simon and Jake explore the paradox of managing our fear of not having control by trying to get ...
Exploring our inner world
This Isn’t Therapy - May 09, 2024 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's a long-overdue convo about inner worlds and inner children! What is an inner child? Does everyone have one? How do I know if I have one? In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about how to reconnect with our inner kids and how to know whether or not our inner ch...
The eerie hype of self-improvement influencers
This Isn’t Therapy - May 02, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is an (accidental) deep dive into self-improvement influencers and the impact they're having on men: "how to be more alpha by yelling at the ocean!! How to get a six pack by eating a pound of raw liver a day!! Why being sad is a state of mind so go chew on a fo...
6 Types of Play Everyone Needs
This Isn’t Therapy - April 25, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis isn't therapy... it's an episode about the six types of play everyone needs. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about the growing rates of play deprivation and how we've become starved of this essential ingredient for wellbeing. They cover the three types of play we need in infan...
Does anyone feel like an actual adult?
This Isn’t Therapy - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's a conversation about becoming a confident, capable, and emotionally mature adult. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about the mirage of adulthood and the search for the "real adults". If you're feeling the pressure to perform a certain brand of adulthood, y...
Loneliness vs Being Alone
This Isn’t Therapy - April 11, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is a flirty fab conversation about loneliness versus being alone. Through two #lovelylistener stories, Jake and Simon explore feelings around how we can feel lonely even though we're surrounded by people we love. Also, how being alone does not always mean you a...
Mimetic Rivalries
This Isn’t Therapy - April 04, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is the second-half of a convo about needs (we love a Part 2!!) In this episode, Jake and Simon are piggy backing off last week's episode about uncovering our needs and are now exploring what happens when our needs lead to comparison or conflict. You know her, y...
Vocalizing your needs
This Isn’t Therapy - March 28, 2024 11:13 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is a two-part conversation about meeting your needs. What are my needs? What are your needs? How do we meet each others needs?! Oh boy!! In this fun, flirty, fab *throwback* episode, Jake and Simon chat through Primal, Survival, and Growth needs: their evolutio...
Is therapy harming kids?
This Isn’t Therapy - March 21, 2024 12:22 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is a critical look at the argument that children need less therapy, not more, and how this "mental heath culture" is stripping parents of autonomy, ultimately causing more harm than good. In this episode, Jake and Simon dive into a review (written by Anna Nordb...
Why we want what other people want
This Isn’t Therapy - March 14, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's the episode about mimetic desire: why we want what other people want. Human beings learn everything, including our desires, from imitation. In this episode, Jake and Simon go deep and peek behind the comparison curtain to reveal the reasons why we come to want...
Giving feedback to your therapist 👀
This Isn’t Therapy - March 13, 2024 23:41 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is an episode about some hard truths learned in therapy. Ever wonder how to give your therapist some feedback?! Or even how would my therapist react if I gave them some feedback?! Through a story posted by an anonymous reddit user, Jake and Simon examine a ther...
How social media re-wired us all
This Isn’t Therapy - February 29, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's the surprise solo session with Jake! In this episode, Jake shares two snippets from his weekly newsletter Just Trying To Help. Jake walks us through his theories for how social media is re-wiring our brains, reshaping our moods, and changing how we connect. P...
Stop Opening Up About Your Mental Health Online
This Isn’t Therapy - February 22, 2024 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it’s a very frank conversation about oversharing and opening up about your mental health online. In this day and age, we've normalized sharing everything online, but is it really helpful? That's the question being asked by Freya India in her recent article "Stop Op...
Scrutiny, shame, and Taylor Swift criticism
This Isn’t Therapy - February 15, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it’s a bold, beautiful, and brave conversation about ~scrutiny~. Lol no really, it's an important convo about how criticism, judgment, shame, and scrutiny have their way in the public and personal discourse. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about the pros and c...
Brené Brown answers Jake's question
This Isn’t Therapy - February 13, 2024 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis isn't therapy... it's the episode where Brené Brown answers a question from Jake about emotions: "I was thinking about the phrase Mixed Feelings and how feeling more than one feeling at a time can make it hard to label feelings accurately. How do we label emotions precisely when we...
Being chronically online
This Isn’t Therapy - February 08, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it’s a timely conversation about being chronically online. In segment one, Jake and Simon talk about Brené Brown’s recent splash back into social media (welcome back BB!) and read an excerpt from her tear-jerking blog post where she talks about taking time away fro...
Can we really fake it ‘til we make it?
This Isn’t Therapy - February 01, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about the age-old adage "fake it 'til you make it!" In this week's episode, Jake and Simon talk about whether or not it's really possible to fake it or pretend our way into a new reality. Through two Lovely Listener stories, they chat through the pr...
The pursuit of endless bliss 🙃✌️
This Isn’t Therapy - January 25, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about the pursuit of endless bliss. Many people arrive to therapy with a "fantasy goal" thinking they want to be calm, happy, and relaxed all the time. Through two #lovelylistener stories, Jake and Simon talk about how to find a realistic sense of j...
We talk to an AI therapist
This Isn’t Therapy - January 18, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's the episode about AI therapists and if they can ever replace the real thing. In this episode, Jake and Simon discuss a recent BBC article about why teens are seeking out AI therapist bots and what that means for the future of mental health. Conversational AI o...
Failed Expectations
This Isn’t Therapy - January 11, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is a conversation about failed expectations. Through two lovely listeners story submissions (and an article, see below), Jake and Simon explore the impact of not meeting the expectations others put on us, as well as the expectations we put on ourselves. Woof! B...
Asking For A Friend
This Isn’t Therapy - January 04, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis isn't therapy, Mary... it's a celebration of our newest segment! This is the first-ever Asking For A Friend roundup! In the past few weeks, we've received soooo many good questions that we just couldn't leave them all in 2023. We wanted to ring in the New Year by answering your fre...
Emotional immaturity 🥺
This Isn’t Therapy - December 28, 2023 05:45 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy... it's the episode about dealing with emotionally immature people. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about spotting the signs of an emotionally immature adult and how emotional immaturity in parents can impact the children they're raising. We're returning to a bel...
How The Grinch Stole Therapy
This Isn’t Therapy - December 21, 2023 08:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis Isn't Therapy...this is our original spin on the famed holiday classic!! This Isn't Therapy presents: How the Grinch Stole Therapy. Every Who down in Whoville liked wellness a lot...but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT. The Grinch hated wellness! The whole "the...
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