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.

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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.

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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 talks to MakeWar's Jose Prieto about his history with panic attacks and how's learned to cope with them. The attacks are terrifying when they are happening, but Jose says one of the ways to manage them is to embrace them. They always pass, he says. 

http://makewarband.com 

Featured song clips:
MakeWar - "Enemy" from A Paradoxical Theory of Change (Fat Wreck Chords, 2024)
The Offspring - "The Meaning of Life" from Ixnay On The Hombre (Sony/BMG, 1997)
Off With Their Heads - "Start Walking" from Home (Epitaph Records, 2013)
MakeWar - "Tell Me" from A Paradoxical Theory of Change (Fat Wreck Chords, 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 93: Jose Prieto of MakeWar on living with panic attacks

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#257 - When Life is Hard, Unfair, and Hurts!

Host Jason Schreurs and lifelong punk rock troubadour Cactus Vella chat about his history in punk and dealing with personal struggles along the way. Whether it was anxiety, panic attacks, or substance misuse, Cactus has always leaned on punk rock to help him cope and eventually stabilize.

http://cactusvellamusic.com

Featured song clips:
Public Mess - "Garbage Island" from Garbage Island (Anxiety Attack Records, 2024)
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three - “Folsom Prison Blues” from Reelin' in the Years Archive (1968)
Cactus Vella - "Sailin' On into the Unknown"
from Sailin' On (Anxiety Attack Records, 2012)
Leatherface - "I Want the Moon" from Mush (Roughneck Recording, 1991)
Off with Their Heads - "Start Walking" from Home (Epitaph Records, 2013)
Public Mess - "Summer, Don't Let Me Down" from Summer, Don't Let Me Down (Anxiety Attack 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 103: Cactus Vella on the benefits of being a lifelong punk

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When Anxiety Feels Overwhelming

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 - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 111: Lance Curran of With Patience on losing a friend to suicide

Exam/assessment/test anxiety is very common, not just for school children, but also for university/college students and adults facing tests or exams at work. This anxiety or stress doesn’t, in most cases, lead to panic attacks on the day, but it can do for a minority of people and once you do experience a panic attack in that situation, the fear of having another panic attack in the same, or similar situation CAN provoke another one when you’re in that same situation).

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From Panic Attacks to Purpose: My Journey Through Workplace Stress | Ep 268

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Have you ever felt your heart racing during a work meeting for no apparent reason? Or experienced that sinking feeling when rumors of layoffs begin circulating? You're far from alone.

Workplace anxiety is a silent epidemic that affects countless professionals, yet it's rarely discussed in honest terms. This episode delves into the profound mental health impact of corporate America's realities – particularly the trauma of restructurings and layoffs that educational institutions never prepare us for. From watching colleagues being escorted out by security to eventually facing my own termination, these experiences created lasting anxiety that spiraled into panic attacks, excessive drinking, and ultimately a mental health crisis that led me to a psychiatric hospital admission.

The journey through corporate trauma reveals how our bodies hold onto stress long after triggering events occur. When we feel powerless in professional settings, the anxiety doesn't stay contained at work – it follows us home, affecting relationships and self-worth. Most devastatingly, we often judge ourselves harshly for these natural human responses, thinking we should just "power through" instead of acknowledging genuine trauma.

What makes this conversation particularly valuable is the recognition that education fails to equip us for these inevitable workplace challenges. We learn technical skills and subject expertise, but nobody teaches us how to cope when our professional identity is suddenly stripped away or when we witness the systematic dismantling of our workplace community. This gap in preparation leaves countless professionals vulnerable when facing career disruptions.

Share this episode with someone who might be struggling silently with workplace anxiety. Remember the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 via phone, text, or chat – because nobody should face these challenges alone.

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3:09 Experiencing Workplace Anxiety and Panic
8:45 The Trauma of Corporate Restructuring
16:19 Personal Impact of Being Let Go
22:00 Seeking Help and Checking Ego
24:53 Call for Better Mental Health Education

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