Scream Therapy

By Jason Schreurs

Scream Therapy is a podcast about using punk rock as a catalyst for mental health. My guests are other members of the punk music scene who, like me, have lived experience with mental health challenges... more

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The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.

Scream Therapy episodes:

June 27, 2021 Episode 39: Rob Rufus of Die Young with Me and Blacklist Royals on situational depression
Host Jason Schreurs is joined by Rob Rufus, author of Die Young with Me, a coming of age memoir about him being diagnosed with cancer. We talk about situational depression and the psychological effects of beating stage four cancer. Rob also plays drum in Nashville/West Virginia melodic punk band Blacklist Royals.
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Die-Young-with-Me/Rob-Rufus/9781501142628
https://www.facebook.com/blacklistroyalsfb
Featured songs:
Blacklist Royals - "No Looking Back" from Semper Liberi (Paper + Plastick, 2010)
Blacklist Royals - "Reject It" from Doomsday Girl EP (Paper + Plastick, 2010)
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
26min
June 13, 2021 Episode 38: Megan Cadena-Fernandez of Foxtails on complex PTSD
Host Jason Schreurs is joined by Megan Cadena-Fernandez, vocalist/bassist of Foxtails, to share their experiences living with complex PTSD. Megan also tackles the subject of being a non-binary person of colour in the punk scene and the discrimination they face in it, a mirror for the world outside of punk.
https://fffoxtails.bandcamp.com
Featured songs:
Foxtails - "The Chickening" from Querida Hija (Emocat Records, 2019)
Foxtails - "I Experienced Ego Death on a Skramcave Thread/NDE Thread" [ZH1 Sessions, 2019]
Foxtails - "It Was the First Time I Remembered a Saturday Night I Forgot About" from Querida Hija (Emocat Records, 2019)
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
29min
May 30, 2021 Episode 37: Jenna Pup of The HIRS Collective on queer community and mental health
Host Jason Schreurs talks to Jenna Pup of The HIRS Collective about being open regarding mental health struggles. Among other topics, we talk about how the Philadelphia queer punk scene gave Jenna a safer place to express herself through screaming and songwriting about trans and queer rights.
https://hirs.bandcamp.com
Featured songs:
The HIRS Collective - "Say Her Name" from The Third 100 Songs (Get Better Records, 2021)
The HIRS Collective live at the First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia (2016)
The HIRS Collective - "A Premise/T.D.O.V." from The Third 100 Songs (Get Better Records, 2021)
The HIRS Collective - "Trans Woman Dies of Old Age" from The Third 100 Songs (Get Better Records, 2021)
Photo: Troy Memis
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
26min
May 16, 2021 Episode 36: Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy on how physical illness affects mental health
Host Jason Schreurs is joined by Marisa Dabice from Philadelphia alt-punk band Mannequin Pussy. Marisa talks about how a cancer scare when she was a teen affected her mental health and exasperated her depression. She also talks about how toxic relationships have affected her life through the years.
https://mannequinpussy.bandcamp.com
https://epitaph.com/artists/mannequin-pussy
Featured songs:
Mannequin Pussy - "Cream" from Patience (Epitaph Records, 2019)
Mannequin Pussy - "Perfect" from Perfect EP (Epitaph Records, 2021)
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
27min
May 02, 2021 Episode 35: Geoff Rickly of Thursday on addiction as a mental health condition
Host Jason Schreurs talks to Geoff Rickly of Thursday and United Nations about his depression and how he became addicted to heroin after the breakup of his main band. Geoff talks about what music meant to him growing up and through his adulthood. Clean and sober for the past few years, Geoff now helps others both publicly and privately.
https://thursday.net
https://theofficialun.bandcamp.com
Featured songs:
Thursday - "As He Climbed the Dark Mountain" from Split 7” with Envy (Temporary Residence, 2008)
Ink & Dagger - "Shadowtalker" from Drive This Seven Inch Wooden Stake Through My Philadelphia Heart (Initial Records, 1997)
Ink & Dagger- "Caretaker" from Drive This Seven Inch Wooden Stake Through My Philadelphia Heart (Initial Records, 1997)
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
29min
April 18, 2021 Episode 34: Dr. Blythe TwoSisters of Tabula Rasa Psychology on mental health condition warning signs
Host Jason Schreurs is joined by Dr. Blythe TwoSisters of Tabula Rasa Psychology. Blythe talks about warning signs for mental health conditions and the supportive relationship she has with her clients. She also talks about her approach when clients want to run away from their problems or have suicidal ideation. Blythe's grew up in the Houston, Texas punk scene and was the "mom" of her friend group.
https://tabularasapsychology.com
Featured song:
Submission Hold - "Last Surviving Crocodile" from Waiting for Another Monkey to Throw the First Brick (Ebullition Records, 1998)
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
24min
April 04, 2021 Episode 33: Jonah Bayer of United Nations on pursuing a career in counselling
Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Jonah Bayer to the podcast. Jonah plays guitar in United Nations and is the former music editor at Alternative Press. Jonah is pursuing a career in mental health counselling and, in 2019, enrolled in the Clinical Mental Health Counselling Program at Antioch University in New England. Jonah's longterm goal is to provide counselling for bands. With his clients, he hopes to cover band dynamics, the pressures of touring, and what he calls arrested development; what to do for a career outside the band.
https://theofficialun.bandcamp.com
Featured songs:
United Nations - "Stairway To Mar-a-Lago" (2017)
At The Drive-In - "Arcarsenal" live at Big Day Out Festival (2001)
The Lovekill - "Heart Wires" from These Moments Are Momentum (Astro Magnetics, 2006)
Photo: Christian Napolitano
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
28min
March 21, 2021 Episode 32: Graphic novelist Ellen Forney of Rock Steady coaching on mental health plans
Host Jason Schreurs has graphic artist and mental health coach Ellen Forney on the podcast to talk about mental health plans and her own history living with bipolar. Ellen's graphic novels, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me, and Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life, have proven to be incredibly useful for many people's mental health journeys.
http://ellenforney.com
Featured songs:
The Gits - "Second Skin" from Frenching the Bully (C/Z Records, 1992)
The DT's - "Freedom" from Freedom 7" (Get Hip Recordings, 2010)
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
30min
March 07, 2021 Episode 31: Caithlin De Marrais of Rainer Maria on the importance of friendship for mental health
Host Jason Schreurs talks to Caithlin De Marrais, vocalist/bassist of Rainer Maria and solo artist, about how close friendships can provide therapy and foster mental health. Caithlin met Rainer Maria guitarist Kaia Fischer soon after she discovered punk rock and they formed a bond of more than 25 years creating music together. Through their songs they have faced their respective trauma and followed their journeys toward healing.
https://polyvinylrecords.com/artist/rainer_maria
https://caithlindemarrais.bandcamp.com
Featured songs:
Rainer Maria - "Communicator" from S/T (Polyvinyl Records, 2017)
Rainer Maria - "Ears Ring" from Long Knives Drawn (Polyvinyl Records, 2003)
Rainer Maria - "Tinfoil" live at Pre-Fest, Tampa, Florida (Mike Plante Photography, 2017)
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
29min
February 21, 2021 Episode 30.5: Host Jason Schreurs recaps episodes 21-30 & A Fractured Journey
Host Jason Schreurs recaps episodes 21-30 of Scream Therapy. If you missed any of these episodes, this will give you a taste of what you need to catch up on.
This episode also features a reading of my essay, A Fractured Journey, published at OC87 Recovery Diaries.
https://oc87recoverydiaries.org/bipolar-disorder-before-diagnosis
About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "Desperation Days"
Render Useless - "Grow"
Render Useless - "Fork in the Road"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
Artwork: Luke Ramsey - http://lukeramseystudio.com
Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
...more
22min

FAQs about Scream Therapy:

How many episodes does Scream Therapy have?

The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.