Pod Therapy
PodTherapy
An explicit comedy and mental health question & answer show with real therapists. Balanced with equal parts irreverent humor and compassionate sincerity, Pod Therapy answers real people's questions about life, love, mental health, health and everything else every week. Ask your questions anonymously and read our show disclaimers at www.PodTherapy.net.
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Sep 24, 2026 • 1h 43min
#455: Touch Trauma, Sister's Love Triangle, Listening Skills
This week's questions are about managing touch trauma while dating, how to confront a sister's love triangle, and developing your listening skills in a distracting world. Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-therapy/id1330907570 If you are a Spotify user, please rate us! https://open.spotify.com/show/5cQrvuOT3yXZRGoVWP92h6 Submit a question to the show! www.PodTherapy.net Help us reach #1 on Goodpods! https://goodpods.com/podcasts/pod-therapy-84774 Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Podtherapy)Instagram @PodTherapyGuysTwitter @PodTherapyGuysYoutube.com/@podtherapyguysResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Sep 17, 2026 • 1h 29min
#454: Compulsive Sexualizing, Job Hunting, Reaching out to dead friends family
This week we have questions about how we manage our lives while being so busy, when to graduate therapy, and how to get over an ex relationship. Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-therapy/id1330907570 If you are a Spotify user, please rate us! https://open.spotify.com/show/5cQrvuOT3yXZRGoVWP92h6 Submit a question to the show! www.PodTherapy.net Help us reach #1 on Goodpods! https://goodpods.com/podcasts/pod-therapy-84774 Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Podtherapy)Instagram @PodTherapyGuysTwitter @PodTherapyGuysYoutube.com/@podtherapyguysResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Sep 10, 2026 • 1h 18min
#453: Afterwork Activities, Tenure in Therapy, Can't Get Over an Ex
This week we have questions about how we manage our lives while being so busy, when to graduate therapy, and how to get over an ex relationship. Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-therapy/id1330907570 If you are a Spotify user, please rate us! https://open.spotify.com/show/5cQrvuOT3yXZRGoVWP92h6 Submit a question to the show! www.PodTherapy.net Help us reach #1 on Goodpods! https://goodpods.com/podcasts/pod-therapy-84774 Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Podtherapy)Instagram @PodTherapyGuysTwitter @PodTherapyGuysYoutube.com/@podtherapyguysResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Sep 3, 2026 • 1h 34min
#452: Mid Life Crisis, Generational Trauma, Enmeshed Boyfriend
This week we have questions about the difference between a mid life crisis and depression, the effect on generational trauma, and how to manage a boyfriend who is enmeshed with his sister and mother. Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-therapy/id1330907570 If you are a Spotify user, please rate us! https://open.spotify.com/show/5cQrvuOT3yXZRGoVWP92h6 Submit a question to the show! www.PodTherapy.net Help us reach #1 on Goodpods! https://goodpods.com/podcasts/pod-therapy-84774 Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Podtherapy)Instagram @PodTherapyGuysTwitter @PodTherapyGuysYoutube.com/@podtherapyguysResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Aug 27, 2026 • 1h 30min
#451: Choosing Attitudes, Trusting the Gut, Premarital Counseling
This week's questions come on whether a person can really choose their attitutde, whether we should trust our gut, and how to front load marriage skills in counseling. Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-therapy/id1330907570 If you are a Spotify user, please rate us! https://open.spotify.com/show/5cQrvuOT3yXZRGoVWP92h6 Submit a question to the show! www.PodTherapy.net Help us reach #1 on Goodpods! https://goodpods.com/podcasts/pod-therapy-84774 Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Podtherapy)Instagram @PodTherapyGuysTwitter @PodTherapyGuysYoutube.com/@podtherapyguysResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Aug 20, 2026 • 1h 25min
#450: Stagnant Therapy, Heartbreak in Open Relationships, Mourning a Pet
This week we have questions on what to do when therapy gets stagnant, how to help your spouse through heartbreak in open relationships, and mourning the loss of a pet. Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-therapy/id1330907570 If you are a Spotify user, please rate us! https://open.spotify.com/show/5cQrvuOT3yXZRGoVWP92h6 Submit a question to the show! www.PodTherapy.net Help us reach #1 on Goodpods! https://goodpods.com/podcasts/pod-therapy-84774 Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Podtherapy)Instagram @PodTherapyGuysTwitter @PodTherapyGuysYoutube.com/@podtherapyguysResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Aug 13, 2026 • 1h 38min
#449: Non Judgmental Therapists, Partner Won't Grow, Arguments vs Compatibility
We have special guest Brian Brushwood (https://www.shwood.com/) join us as we discuss questions on whether therapists are always non judgmental, how to live with a partner who refuses to addres their mental health, and whether arguments can indicate that you are just incompatible in your relationships.Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-therapy/id1330907570 If you are a Spotify user, please rate us! https://open.spotify.com/show/5cQrvuOT3yXZRGoVWP92h6 Submit a question to the show! www.PodTherapy.net Help us reach #1 on Goodpods! https://goodpods.com/podcasts/pod-therapy-84774 Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Podtherapy)Instagram @PodTherapyGuysTwitter @PodTherapyGuysYoutube.com/@podtherapyguysResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Aug 6, 2026 • 1h 24min
#448: Science vs Therapy, AuDHD Assessment, Routines
Everybody is back together, and we've got questions on neuroscience vs psychotherapy, identify as and being assessed for autism and adhd, and developing healthy morning and evening routinesListen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us!If you are a Spotify user, please rate us!Submit a question to the show!Help us reach #1 on Goodpods!Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:FacebookInstagramTwitterResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Jul 30, 2026 • 1h 37min
#447: Therapist Fit, Chronic Illness, Pregnancy Brain
Jim is back from Cancun, and we have questions on how to find the right Therapist Fit, managing your life with Chronic Illness, and whether Pregnancy Brain is an excuse for big emotions. Listen to the show on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@podtherapyguysJoin our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us!If you are a Spotify user, please rate us!Submit a question to the show!Help us reach #1 on Goodpods!Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:FacebookInstagramTwitterResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
Jul 23, 2026 • 1h 22min
#446: Self-Compassion, Feeling Attacked, Struggling with Loneliness
This week we answer questions from listeners trying to be more compassionate to themselves, feeling attacked by "I feel" statements, and struggling with loneliness. Join our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us!If you are a Spotify user, please rate us!Submit a question to the show!Help us reach #1 on Goodpods!Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:[email protected] us on Social Media:FacebookInstagramTwitterResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211
