This Isn’t Therapy

By Jake Ernst & Simon Paluck

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 Pal... more

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How many episodes does This Isn’t Therapy have?

The podcast currently has 223 episodes available.

This Isn’t Therapy episodes:

February 12, 2026 The Chore of Self-Care & The Mindset Quiz
This Isn’t Therapy… it’s an episode about how self-care is now being seen as equivalent to chores for certain groups of people. Next, Jake and Simon take the lovely listeners through The Mindset Quiz to help you reflect on your general mindset on certain topics; from love and belonging to managing change and control.
The Mindset Quiz
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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45min
February 05, 2026 Finding Love & Sexy AI Companions
This Isn't Therapy... it's the episode about finding love and the phenomenon of Sexy AI companions. In this episode, Jake and Simon tackle a question from a lovely listener and dive into the emerging world of AI-generated romantic relationships.
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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51min
January 29, 2026 The Default Mode Network & Feeling “Muted”
This Isn’t Therapy… it’s the episode about The Default Mode Network, responsible for helping us be bored, self reflect, and go into real rest. From there, Simon and Jake talk about what it might mean if you’re feeling muted emotions or blunted emotional reactions all too often.
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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39min
January 22, 2026 Extinction of Experience & Friendship Breakups
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about the extinction of essential human experiences and what to do when you and your friends are on shaky ground.
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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1h
January 15, 2026 Decision Fatigue & Being Attracted To Your Therapist
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about decision overwhelm and being attracted to your therapist.
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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45min
January 09, 2026 The Drama Triangle & Bedrotting
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about The Drama Triangle by Stephen Karpman and chronically online terminology, from brainrot to bedrot.
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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49min
January 01, 2026 Setting Good Goals & Disaster Capitalism
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about goal setting and the careless need to create carnage in the name of profit.
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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41min
December 25, 2025 🦌🎁 Rizzdolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 🎁🦌
Tune in to the NOW HOLIDAY CLASSIC, Rizzdolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and hang around for the past two years of holiday remixes: 'Twas The Night Before Therapy and How The Grinch Stole Therapy.
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22min
December 18, 2025 30-Day Digital Detox & The Roles of Social Change
This Isn't Therapy... it's an essential guide for detoxing from our digital devices and a discussion about the roles of social change.
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Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
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58min
December 11, 2025 Wayward & "The Performative Male"
This Isn't Therapy... it's a discussion about this Fall's most popular Netflix show, Wayward, and therapeutic treatment programs. Then we discuss the controversial identity of "the performative male" and what that means for modern masculinity.
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Listen to This Isn’t Therapy:
Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0gvAhpRsaI8lDip7B1Jpi9?si=HIWUpJYbRiuxpuMABa4I_A
⁠⁠Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/this-isnt-therapy/id1528399646
Original music composed by Kat Burns and performed by KASHKA.
...more
54min

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How many episodes does This Isn’t Therapy have?

The podcast currently has 223 episodes available.

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