Scream Therapy – Details, episodes & analysis

On episode 134, host Jason Schreurs welcomes indie filmmaker Landon Ramirez to talk about his short film, Pit. The film portrays how punks find connection and community within the mosh pit's swirling energy. Pit features a dance troupe depicting the surreal elements of the film, and realizes Landon's artistic vision for Voices with Impact, a film grant program and festival. https://www.citrine-presents.com/shorts/mermaids/pit-by-landon-ramirez-coming-soon Featured song clips: Greys - "Use Your Delusion" from If Anything (Carpark Records, 2014) Gwar - "Ham On The Bone" from America Must Be Destroyed (Metal Blade Records, 1992) Gob - "Soda" from Too Late... No Friends (Mint Records, 1995) 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 STORE! 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 If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, seek help immediately. For help 24/7 contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK, or the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.

On episode 133, Ollie Trip of Fire in Mountains Festival joins Jason Schreurs. Ollie explains how the festival, which takes place on the traditional lands of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, focuses on mental health and sobriety. Along with the Firekeeper Alliance, who provide education and health programs for Blackfeet youth, Fire in the Mountains creates a healthy environment for its attendees while respecting the sacred land of the Blackfeet Nation. http://fitmfest.com Featured song clips: Neurosis - "Untethered" from An Undying Love for a Burning World (Neurot Recording, 2026) Neurosis - "Mirror Deep" from An Undying Love for a Burning World (Neurot Recording, 2026) Insect Warfare - "Enslaved by Machinery" from World Extermination (Earache Records, 2009) Choking Victim - "You Ought to Die" from Crack Rock Steady EP/Squatta's Paradise (Tent City Records, 1996) 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 STORE! 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 If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, seek help immediately. For help 24/7 contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK, or the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.

Nic Wood of UK melodic bands Tired of Fighting and Blame Yourself talks to host Jason Schreurs about the emotional pain of suicidal ideation. Nic has faced the lowest of lows and come out the other side, using music as a way to channel his struggles and triumphs. http://tiredoffighting.co.uk https://weareblameyourself.bandcamp.com Featured song clips: Tired of Fighting - "Night Dwellers" from And Then Suddenly It Hits You (Punkerton Records, 2026) Finch - "Grey Matter" from What It Is To Burn (Geffen Records, 2002) Blame Yourself - "Glue" (2023) Tired of Fighting - "Death Wish" from And Then Suddenly It Hits You (Punkerton Records, 2026) 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 STORE! 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 If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, seek help immediately. For help 24/7 contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK, or the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.

On episode 53 host Jason Schreurs and Surfbort singer Dani Miller discuss suicidal ideation and what we do to keep those thoughts at bay. Dani is candid about her struggles since she was a teen and the drug abuse that fuelled her bipolar episodes and suicidal thoughts. http://surfbort.bandcamp.com Featured song clips: Surfbort - “FML” from Keep on Truckin’ (Inner Freak Records, 2021) Surfbort - “Open Your Eyes” from Keep on Truckin’ (Inner Freak Records, 2021) Photo: Amanda Adam SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME 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

On episode 52 host Jason Schreurs talks to Ryan Young of Off With Their Heads and his online punk store Anxious and Angry about how the negative side of punk rock was a detriment to his mental health. Ryan says that over the years he's discovered that creating music and touring on his own terms was the best way to remain stable. http://anxiousandangry.com Featured song clips: Off With Their Heads - "Wrong" from From the Bottom (No Idea Records, 2008) Off With Their Heads - "I Am You" from From the Bottom (No Idea Records, 2008) SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME 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

On episode 51 host Jason Schreurs talks to Lesley University psychology professor Joe Mageary about how he integrated punk morals with his professional life in academia. Joe has published dissertations on many topics rooted in the DIY punk scene, including the therapeutic value of punk and hardcore. jmageary@lesley.edu Featured song clips: The Enemy Within - "I Won't Forget" from As Long as I can Walk, I’ll Step Out of Line (2012) Disaster Strikes - “The Fighting Path” from In the Age of Corporate Personhood (Alternative Tentacles, 2016) 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. SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH! teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Host Jason Schreurs recaps episodes 41-50 of Scream Therapy. If you missed any of these episodes, it's time to catch up! 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. SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH! teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy Intro/background music: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation Propagandhi - "Supporting Caste" from Supporting Caste (G7 Welcoming Committee/Smallman Records, 2009) Render Useless - "Bravery in a Sea of Cowards" Render Useless - "Clique" Render Useless - "Becoming Anti Human)" Render Useless - "Attention All Shoppers" Render Useless - "Inside the Opposite Side of a Hiding Place Window" From Discography (Clue#2 Records, 2007) Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Celeste Bell, co-director of the documentary film Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché and daughter of the influential X-Ray Spex singer. We discuss Poly's life with bipolar and how it informed her music and writing in the London punk scene and beyond. www.celeste-bell.com Featured song clips: X-Ray Spex - "I Am a Cliché" from Germfree Adolescents (Caroline Records reissue, 1991) X-Ray Spex - "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" from Germfree Adolescents (Caroline Records reissue, 1991) 1978 TV interview clip from Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché X-Ray Spex - "Plastic Bag" from Germfree Adolescents (EMI, 1978) X-Ray Spex - "Identity" from Germfree Adolescents (EMI, 1978) 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. SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH! teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

On Flex Your Head episode 13 host Jason Schreurs and first-time guest Donald Kennedy gush about White Lung's raw nerve of an album, 'Sorry.' This is Flex Your Head's newest album by far and is still one of the best punk albums of all time, even though it's only 10 songs in 19 minutes. If you don't agree that this album rules, you'll be bumming out two obsessed fans of 'Sorry,' and huge fans of this band's full discography, for that matter. http://whitelung.ca Featured song clips: White Lung - "Take the Mirror" from Sorry (Deranged Records, 2012) White Lung - "Thick Lip" from Sorry (Deranged Records, 2012) White Lung - "Bag" from Sorry (Deranged Records, 2012) White Lung - "St. Dad" from Sorry (Deranged Records, 2012) White Lung - "Bunny" from Sorry (Deranged Records, 2012) White Lung - "Glue" from Sorry (Deranged Records, 2012) White Lung - "Deadbeat" from Sorry (Deranged Records, 2012) About this podcast: Flex Your Head is a spinoff of the Scream Therapy podcast where host Jason Schreurs welcomes a guest each episode to discuss a classic punk album. The main Scream Therapy podcast 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. SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH! teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation Minor Threat - "12XU" (originally by Wire) from V/A - Flex Your Head (Dischord Records, 1982) Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Host Jason Schreurs and artist, researcher and therapist Jessica Masino Drass discuss how she uses the tenets of punk rock to inform the art therapy she uses with women who have trauma histories. She explains how "punk rock" concepts such as deconstruction/reconstruction and individualism/authenticity can be used as creative expression and healing. http://jessdrass.com Featured song clips: Tilt - "Past the Point" from 'Til It Kills (Fat Wreck Chords, 1995) L7 - "Everglade" from Bricks Are Heavy (Slash Records, 1992) 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. SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH! teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com