Host Jason Schreurs and lowheaven guitarist Alex Pley talks about his experiences with support groups and how they are so important to a mental wellness plan. Alex has attended and facilitated support groups and is also a a mental health professional who works in group therapy. The punk scene and support groups have a lot in common, according to Alex, in that they provide a place where people understand each other and can band together over common struggles. 

http://lowheavenband.bandcamp.com

Featured song clips:
lowheaven - "Cancer Sleep" from collapse (Skeletal Lightning, 2023)
Protest The Hero - "Nautical" live in Hamilton, Ontario, (June 10, 2006)
lowheaven - "Of Us Away" from collapse (Skeletal Lightning, 2023)

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 Scream Therapy book here: screamtherapyhq.com/book

SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH!
screamtherapy.com/store

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 73: Alex Pley of lowheaven on mental health support groups

Hey, you may be wondering why this is episode 84.5 instead of episode 85.  And why it’s a re-airing of episode 25 with Rosie Richeson from 2020.

Just as I finished episode 85, it was brought to my attention by the enough. podcast that my originally scheduled guest was harbouring a sexual predator and abuser. My scheduled guest’s bandmate has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault and abuse. He and the rest of the band denied the allegations and posted victim-blaming rhetoric on social media. Like the caring and kind people who produce the enough. podcast, I stand with these survivors and will not be giving my scheduled guest any airtime.

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Rosie Richeson, screamer in Night Witch, a hardcore/punk band from Tallahassee, Florida. Rosie talks about the mental health advocacy work she's done and how to take care of yourself to avoid burnout. She also addresses sexual predators in the punk scene and her zero tolerance policy on dudes who use the punk scene to abuse people.

http://nightwitchfl.bandcamp.com

Featured songs:
Night Witch - "No Access" from Who's Next (2018)
Bad Sleep - "Reaction" from Self Titled (2018)
Night Witch - "Lucky" from Discography (2017)
Night Witch - "Who's Next" from Who's Next (2018)

Photo: Courage Music Photography

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

SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH!
screamtherapy.com/store

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 84.5: Rosie Richeson ex-Night Witch on sexual predators in the punk scene

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Mean Bikini vocalist Milli Lyman to the podcast to talk about their life with Tourette's, an often misunderstood neurological condition. Milli talks about the physical and vocal tics they have dealt with their whole life, as well as attention deficit hyperactivity, and how both conditions have given them the opportunity to be their authentic selves. 

mean-bikini@bandcamp.com 

Featured song clips:
Mean Bikini - "Forever Young" from Calculated Risks (Outhouse Records, 2023) 
Blastbeatology - "320bpm Blast Beats" (YouTube channel, 2019) 
Mean Bikini - "A Eulogy" from Calculated Risks (Outhouse Records, 2023) 

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

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 85: Milli Lyman of Mean Bikini on living with Tourette's

Joseph Lekkas of Palm Ghosts guests on episode 86. Host Jason Schreurs talks to Joseph about how his work in the music business caused his anxiety to skyrocket into panic attacks and social anxiety. After recuperating from a horrible bout of agoraphobia and depression, Joseph was able to return to creating and recording his own music, a much-needed form of therapy.

http://palmghosts.net

Featured song clips:
Palm Ghosts - "Wide Awake and Waiting" from Wide Awake and Waiting (Ice Queen Records, 2020)
Palm Ghosts- “Automatic for the Modern Age” (Poptek/Sweet Cheetah/Sell The Heart/Engineer Records, 2023)

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!
teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 86: Joseph Lekkas of Palm Ghosts on work stress and clinical anxiety

Host Jason Schreurs is joined by Tim Anderl of Sweet Cheetah PR and Records to talk about his model of helping folks in the punk scene promote their music and projects in exchange for volunteer work and donations. Instead of charging his friends for PR work, Tim volunteers his time in a "pay it forward"-style punk endeavour.

Instagram: sweetcheetahpr

Featured song clips:
Bats & Mice - "Worst Time"  from PS: Seriously (Lovitt Records, 2024)
The 1984 Draft's - "Holiday Inn" from Split 7 with Chris Broach (Poptek Records/Sweet Cheetah 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

SCREAM THERAPY MERCH!
teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 87: Tim Anderl of Sweet Cheetah PR on giving back to the punk scene

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Missouri addictions counsellor and solo punk musician Kelly Betz to the podcast. Kelly talks about his own drug and alcohol misuse and how he was able to get and stay sober. Kelly's work with youth and adults with addiction issues has been from a lived experience and through a punk-ethics lens.

http://kellybetz.bandcamp.com

Featured song clips:
Kelly Betz - "Hitch Hiker" from LOST Everywhere I Go (2021)
Kelly Betz - "Bored" from Small Town (2023)

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!
teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 88: Kelly Betz on addiction and sobriety in the punk scene

Host Jason Schreurs is joined by Elijah Scarpati of "trans slut rock" duo, Um, Jennifer? Elijah talks about how transitioning affected his mental health in positive ways through the validation of identity, but also presented a new set of challenges, both internally and externally. 

http://umjennifer.bandcamp.com 

Featured song clips:
Um, Jennifer? - "Cut Me Open" from The Girl Class EP (Final Girl Records, 2024)
Um, Jennifer? - "Jazz Machine" from The Girl Class EP (Final Girl 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

SCREAM THERAPY MERCH!
teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 89: Elijah Scarpati of Um, Jennifer? on transitioning and mental health

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Chris Broach of Braid to the podcast to talk about his attention deficit hyperactivity and how it affected his personal and musical life. Diagnosed in his 30s, Chris looks back on his younger years of playing music and touring with a lens of acceptance, responsibility, and ownership.

http://chrisbroach.com

Featured song clips:
Braid - "Circus of the Stars" from  Please Drive Faster (Polyvinyl Record Co., 1999)
Minor Threat - "Seeing Red" from First Two Seven Inches (Dischord Records, 1984)
Cap'n Jazz - "Oh Messy Life" from Analphabetapolothology (Jade Tree Records, 1998)
The Firebird Band - "Nothing Not Dance Party"  from The Setting Sun and Its Satellites (Headhunter Records, 2000)
SNST - "Remember How It Ends" from Remember How It Ends (SNST Records, 2017)

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!
http://screamtherapyhq.com/book

SCREAM THERAPY MERCH!
http://teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 90: Chris Broach of Braid on living with attention deficit hyperactivity

Host Jason Schreurs recaps episodes 81-90 of Scream Therapy. If you missed any of these episodes, it's time to catch up!

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 Scream Therapy book here: http://screamtherapyhq.com/book

SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH!
http://teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy

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" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation
Various Artists - Flex Your Head (Dischord Records, 1982)

Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 90.5: Host Jason Schreurs recaps episodes 81-90

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. 

SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH!
teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy

Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 73: Alex Pley of lowheaven on mental health support groups

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