Scream Therapy

On episode 54 host Jason Schreurs is joined by Razor leader and guitarist Dave Carlo to talk about parenting children with mental health conditions. Dave's family has been in crisis the past two years with health issues, and he talks about his approach to parenting in difficult times. He also addresses Razor's violent and vigilant lyrics and how they are actually a healthy outlet for him and his b...

On Flex Your Head episode 14 host Jason Schreurs and his buddy-pal guest Drue Swalwell examine the flawless Call the Doctor, the second album by Olympia three-piece punk band Sleater-Kinney. Jason boldly declares this album a top three of the episodes we've done, completely star-eyed over Call the Doctor, which sits in the pantheon of classic albums by the likes of Fugazi, Nomeansno, Minor Threat,...

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 - “O...

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...

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...

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 Int...

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, 199...

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 thi...

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 -...

On Flex Your Head episode 12 host Jason Schreurs and now-regular guest Drue Swalwell try to encapsulate in words the pure majesty of Jawbreaker's 24 Hour Revenge Therapy. I know. Good luck, right? Listen to us try our best as we fawn over the band's groundbreaking emo punk/melodic hardcore and Blake Schwarzenbach's incomparable songwriting. http://jawbreakerband.com Featured song clips: Jawbreaker...

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes graphic novelist and punk musician Reid Chancellor to talk about making the decision to step away from the punk scene to take care of his mental and physical health. When Reid returned to the scene, he had a new perspective and a book about the connection between punk and mental health. handtossedrecords.bandcamp.com microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/artist/reid-chancell...

On Flex Your Head episode 11 host Jason Schreurs welcomes Nelson from Nelson for his first (and definitely not last) episode. We talk about the majesty and power that is Fugazi's 13 Songs, a landmark in the second wave of Dischord Records/DC punk/hardcore. How do you put such amazingness into words? We try our best. http://fugazi.bandcamp.com dischord.com/band/fugazi dischord.com/fugazi_live_serie...

Host Jason Schreurs and Jason Shevchuk (the two Jasons!) of Former Member, Kid Dynamite, and None More Black discuss stage fright and social anxiety. Shev, as his friends call him, explains how anxiety came on for him later in life and what he does to prepare for the pre-show über-jitters that he suffers from. https://formermember.bandcamp.com https://kiddynamitephl.bandcamp.com https://nonemorebl...

On Flex Your Head episode 10 host Jason Schreurs welcomes back Drue Swalwell to talk about Bikini Kill's 1993 scream-fest Pussy Whipped and its importance in the punk world for female-identified and male-identified people. bikinikill.bandcamp.com Featured song clips: Bikini Kill - "Blood One" from Pussy Whipped (Kill Rock Stars, 1993) Bikini Kill - "Star Bellied Boy" from Pussy Whipped (Kill Rock...

Host Jason Schreurs and Dani Hernandez of Venezuelan music collective Zeta talk about the importance of music in healing and transformation. Dani and the members of Zeta believe music has the potential to change the world. https://www.joinzeta.com Featured song clips: Zeta - "El Canto de la Victoria" from Todo Bailarlo (Skeletal Lightning, 2022) Dani Hernandez - "El Canto de la Victoria" (acoustic...

On Flex Your Head episode 9 host Jason Schreurs and guest Indie Mike wax emotive over Rites of Spring's discography 'End on End.' Although the word "emo" is said too many times in this episode, Mike and I are both steadfast in the belief that RoS were simply a punk/hardcore band that wore its heart on its sleeve more than most did. ritesofspring.bandcamp.com/album/end-on-end Featured song clips: R...

Host Jason Schreurs and Kellie Newsome from the Carlat Psychiatry Podcast talk about punks and bipolar mania. Newsome, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, talks about how some artists are able to harness mania for heightened creativity, unless they go too far. thecarlatreport.com/podcast Featured song clips: The Velvet Underground live at the Annual Dinner of the New York Society for Clinical Psychi...

On Flex Your Head episode 8 host Jason Schreurs and guest Mike Isacson discuss Nomeansno's 1993 weirdness-defining masterwork 'Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?' “Because I'm so… fucking… smart...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdRQiMO2mmU&ab_channel=Gilpow https://alternativetentacles.com/artists/nomeansno Featured song clips: Nomeansno - "The Land of the Living" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy...

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Bobby Bray, guitarist and screecher in San Diego grind-weirdos The Locust. Bobby talks about screaming as preventative therapy and offers his opinions about mental health and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Illness. You know I hate that word! http://robertbray.net threeoneg.com/artists/the-locust threeoneg.com/artists/inus Featured song clips: The Locu...

On Flex Your Head episode 7 host Jason Schreurs welcomes back the impeccably bearded Drue Swalwell to talk about Drive Like Jehu's mid-'90s frayed-nerves classic Yank Crime. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FbdCzKUwoZs1v9bCl43Ev?autoplay=true Featured song clips: Drive Like Jehu - "Here Come the Rome Plows" from Yank Crime (Interscope Records, 1994) Drive Like Jehu - "Luau" from Yank Crime (Inters...

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Amanda Filippelli to the podcast. Amanda is a Pittsburgh-based author, editor, and book coach who teaches connection and healing through storytelling. Before becoming a professional writer, she worked in the mental healthcare system for 10 years, teaching adolescent trauma survivors how they can find empowerment in their stories. https://amandafilippelli.com Featured s...

On Flex Your Head episode six host Jason Schreurs welcomes back One-Named Mike to talk about Minor Threat's integral, life-changing hardcore compiled on their first two 7"s. https://minorthreat.bandcamp.com Featured song clips: Minor Threat - "Filler" from The First Two 7"s (Dischord Records, 1984) Minor Threat - "Minor Threat" from The First Two 7"s (Dischord Records, 1984) Minor Threat - "In My...

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Jason Hamacher to the podcast. Jason is the drummer for Zealot R.I.P. and has also drummed in Frodus, Decahedron (with Joe Lally of Fugazi, need to sneak that in here), Battery, and Combatwoundedveteran, among others. Jason talks about functioning with attention deficit hyperactivity and channelling it into creative projects such music and photography. zealotrip31g.ban...

On the fifth episode of Flex Your Head host Jason Schreurs welcomes back Mike Isacson to talk about Hüsker Dü's double theme album Zen Arcade, which explores the troubled upbringing of a young man and the effects on his mental health. Flex Your Head is a special episode series of the Scream Therapy podcast dissecting classic punk albums with my guests. Hüsker Dü on Spotify https://open.spotify.com...

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Foxx Bodies singer Bella Vanek to the podcast. Bella talks about being hospitalized and diagnosed bipolar. She also shares what led up to her mental health crisis and how she's managed her multiple diagnoses since. https://foxxbodies.bandcamp.com Featured songs: Foxx Bodies - "Bad Kid" from Vixen (Kill Rock Stars, 2021) Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl" live in Yale, New Have...