Scream Therapy

Scream Therapy

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Scream Therapy episodes

  • Episode 120: Harry Bailey of Death Goals on the dichotomy of punk rock
    Harry Bailey from UK queercore due Death Goals joins Scream Therapy host Jason Schreurs to talk about how punk rock has been the best AND worst thing in their lives. Harry explains that the anxiety, existential dread, and gender dysphoria they feel is outweighed by the joy of playing music and being part of the punk scene.
    http://deathgoals.bandcamp.com
    Featured song clips:
    Death Goals - "Tchotchke" from Survival Is An Act Of Defiance (2025)
    The Hirs Collective live at New Friends Fest (Toronto, 2023)
    Turnstile - "Blackout" (Glastonbury, 2022)
    Death Goals - "Even a Worm Can Turn" from Survival Is An Act Of Defiance (2025)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    http://screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    27 min
  • Episode 119: Max Lajoie of Spite House on using grief to fuel creativity
    Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Spite House singer/guitarist Max Lajoie to the podcast. Max, also a music producer in Montreal, talks about losing both of his parents in a 10-year span and how he has processed his grief through that journey.
    http://spitehousemtl.bandcamp.com
    Featured song clips:
    Spite House - "Midway" from Desertion (Pure Noise Records, 2025)
    Defeater - "Bastards" from Letters Home (Bridge 9 Records, 2013)
    Jawbreaker - "Do You Still Hate Me?" from 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (Blackball Records, 1994)
    Hot Water Music - "Free Radio Gainesville" from No Division (Some Records, 1999)
    Spite House - "10 Days" from Desertion (Pure Noise Records, 2025)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    27 min
  • Episode 118: Sarinn Blawatt of Alien Boys on the culture of care
    Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Sarinn Blawatt, singer of Vancouver punk band Alien Boys, to talk about the culture of care. Having worked in harm reduction services for more than 15 years, Sarinn links their involvement in the punk scene and its empathic ethos to the important work they do in health care.
    http://alienboys.bandcamp.com
    Featured song clips:
    Alien Boys - "The Lever" from The Weight of it All (2023)
    Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated" from Road to Ruin (Sire Records, 1978)
    Dead Kennedys - "Drug Me" from Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (Cherry Red Records, 1980)
    Alien Boys - "Shrinkwrap" from The Weight of it All (2023)
    Photo: Bobbi Barbarich
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    http://screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    28 min
  • Episode 117: Sean Kathman of Start Today on harm reduction
    Sean Kathman of Start Today Harm Reduction joins host Jason Schreurs to talk about his work in the punk scene to spread the word about safe substance use. Sean talks about his life as a nurse manager at a substance use disorder unit, and how personal tragedy shaped his path toward helping others.
    http://starttodayharmreduction.org
    Featured song clips:
    Gorilla Biscuits - "Start Today" from Start Today (Revelation Records, 1989)
    Leftover Crack - "Banned in P.C." from Rock the 40 Oz. Reloaded (Bankshot! Records, 2015)
    Alkaline Trio - "Keep 'Em Coming" from Maybe I'll Catch Fire (Asian Man Records, 2000)
    Silverstein - "Smashed Into Pieces" from When Broken Is Easily Fixed (Craft Recordings, 2004)
    Rancid - "Black & Blue" from Let's Go (Epitaph Records, 1994)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    27 min
  • Episode 116: Mike Hard of God Bullies on living in a "mentally ill" society
    Mike Hard from noise rockers God Bullies joins host Jason Schreurs to talk about how our capitalist society makes us all "mentally ill." Mike talks about the effect today's world has on our psyche and how it's impossible not to experience mental anguish because of it.
    http://god-bullies.bandcamp.com
    Featured song clips:
    God Bullies - "I Am Mighty" from As Above, So Below (Reptilian Records, 2024)
    Iggy Pop - "Lust for Life" from Lust for Life (RCA, 1977)
    God Bullies - "As Above, So Below" from As Above, So Below (Reptilian Records, 2024)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    http://screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    28 min
  • Episode 115: Clinical Social Worker Carrie Eberhardy on sandplay therapy
    Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Clinical Social Worker Carrie Eberhardy to talk about her work in sandplay therapy, a safe and protected space where people can explore different parts of themselves. Carrie re-discovered punk rock later in life and recalls how bands like The Descendents helped her reclaim her youth.
    http://carrieeberhardy.com
    Featured song clips:
    Descendents - "Silly Girl" from I Don't Want to Grow Up (SST Records, 1987)
    Isolation - Anthem from "S/T 7 inch Underestimated Records (1997)
    Descendents - "Good Good Things" from I Don't Want to Grow Up (SST Records, 1987)
    Le Tigre - "Keep on Livin'" from Feminist Sweepstakes (Le Tigre Records, 2022)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    28 min
  • Episode 114: Mike Assatly of Unseemlier on capitalism anxiety
    Host Jason Schreurs and Unseemlier's Mike Assatly discuss how living in a capitalist society feeds anxiety and fear. As a punk, Mike tried to avoid "real life" for as long as he could. This has left him in a challenging place between the freedom of punk and having to fall in line in exchange for the possibility of financial stability.
    http://unseemlier.bandcamp.com
    Featured song clips:
    Unseemlier - “My Own Summer ( Pop Shuv It )” from I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere (Sell The Heart Records, 2025)
    BearTrap - "Mouthguard" from Nailed Shut (To Live a Lie Records, 2012)
    Unseemlier - “Power Chord Career Criminal” from I Have a Screw Loose, Somewhere (Sell the Heart Records, 2025)
    Photo: Alex Ilyadis
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    27 min
  • Episode 113: Aly Jados of Violets on awareness and stability
    Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Aly Jados of Chicago post-punk band Violets onto the show to talk about awareness around one's mental health and how it helps with stability. Aly and Jason discuss the importance of medical labels versus focusing on what makes us inspired and creative.
    http://violets2.bandcamp.com
    Featured song clips:
    Violets - "Devotion" from Violets EP (2025)
    Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" live on Saturday Night Live, 1992)
    Black Sabbath - "Paranoid" live at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France (1970)
    Violets - "Eras" from Violets EP (2025)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE!
    http://screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    25 min
  • Episode 112: Chad Price on life as a recovering alcoholic
    Chad Price comes onto the podcast to talk to host Jason Schreurs about his life as a recovering alcoholic. Known for his work in ALL, Drag the River, A Vulture Wake, and now the Chad Price Peace Coalition, Chad spent decades trying to balance his heavy drinking with constant travel, parties, parties, and more parties. Chad talks about how being in a punk band can be conducive to substance misuse.
    http://chadpricepeacecoalition.com
    Featured song clips:
    Chad Price Peace Coalition - “Rose” from A Perfect Pearl (Double Helix Records, 2015)
    ALL - “Original Me” from Breaking Things (Cruz Records, 1993)
    Drag the River - “Barroom Bliss” from Closed (Hometown Caravan, 2010)
    Social Distortion - Another State of Mind" - live at Osterrocknacht Düsseldorf (1997)
    Chad Price Peace Coalition - “A.M.” from A Perfect Pearl (Double Helix Records, 2015)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    SCREAM THERAPY MERCH!
    http://screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    27 min
  • Episode 111: Lance Curran of With Patience on losing a friend to suicide
    Lance Curran of Chicago post-hardcore band With Patience joins host Jason Schreurs to talk about the survivor's guilt he felt after a friend of his committed suicide when they were 14. Growing up as a depressed teen, Lance always wondered how he was able to get through those years when others hadn't. He explains that getting into punk and playing in bands was the outlet he needed to process his grief.
    http://withpatiencechicago.bandcamp.com
    Featured song clips:
    With Patience -"Exit as Instructed" from Triptych (2025)
    Bad Religion - "Drastic Actions" from How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (Epitaph Records, 1982)
    With Patience -"Heart Is a Pump" from Triptych (2025)
    The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
    ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK!
    screamtherapyhq.com/book
    SCREAM THERAPY MERCH!
    http://screamtherapy.threadless.com
    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 clips:
    Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
    Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"
    Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]
    28 min

About Scream Therapy

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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.