Jake Ernst
Therapist
Appears in 224 Episodes
Survivor & Hot Girl Walks
This Isn't Therapy... it's the long-time-coming episode about the social ins-and-outs of Survivor and the TikTok trend "Hot Girl Walks."Asking for a Friend:https://for...
The Chore of Self-Care & The Mindset Quiz
This Isn’t Therapy… it’s an episode about how self-care is now being seen as equivalent to chores for certain groups of people. Next, Jake and Simon take the lovely li...
Finding Love & Sexy AI Companions
This Isn't Therapy... it's the episode about finding love and the phenomenon of Sexy AI companions. In this episode, Jake and Simon tackle a question from a lovely lis...
The Default Mode Network & Feeling “Muted”
This Isn’t Therapy… it’s the episode about The Default Mode Network, responsible for helping us be bored, self reflect, and go into real rest. From there, Simon and Ja...
Extinction of Experience & Friendship Breakups
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about the extinction of essential human experiences and what to do when you and your friends are on shaky ground.Asking for a Fri...
Decision Fatigue & Being Attracted To Your Therapist
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about decision overwhelm and being attracted to your therapist.Asking for a Friend:https://forms.gle/LofZNaNzGe22W7XG7Follow us!I...
The Drama Triangle & Bedrotting
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about The Drama Triangle by Stephen Karpman and chronically online terminology, from brainrot to bedrot. Asking for a Friend:http...
Setting Good Goals & Disaster Capitalism
This Isn't Therapy... it's an episode about goal setting and the careless need to create carnage in the name of profit.Asking for a Friend:https://forms.gle/LofZNaNzGe...
🦌🎁 Rizzdolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 🎁🦌
Tune in to the NOW HOLIDAY CLASSIC, Rizzdolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and hang around for the past two years of holiday remixes: 'Twas The Night Before Therapy and How ...
30-Day Digital Detox & The Roles of Social Change
This Isn't Therapy... it's an essential guide for detoxing from our digital devices and a discussion about the roles of social change. Asking for a Friend:https://form...
Wayward & "The Performative Male"
This Isn't Therapy... it's a discussion about this Fall's most popular Netflix show, Wayward, and therapeutic treatment programs. Then we discuss the controversial ide...
Labubus & FOMO-JOMO
This Isn't Therapy... it's a convo about fans and fandoms, trends and crazes, and the recent fanaticism about Labubus. Next up, we'll cover JOMO: The Joy of Missing Ou...
Touch Deprivation & Wicked: For Good
This Isn't Therapy... it's a long-awaited discussion of Wicked: For Good! But first, we discuss the emerging phenomenon of touch deprivation and how skin hunger keeps ...
K-Pop Demon Hunters & Mushroom Mommies
We're back!! This Isn't Therapy...this is a fun, flirty, fab convo about K-Pop Demon Hunters and Mushroom Mommies. Both have more therapy themes than you think…Asking ...
ENCORE: Giving feedback to your therapist
This Isn't Therapy...this is an episode about some hard truths learned in therapy. Ever wonder how to give your therapist some feedback?! Or even how would my therapis...
ENCORE: The pursuit of endless bliss
This Isn't Therapy... it's an *encore* episode about the pursuit of endless bliss. Many people arrive to therapy with a "fantasy goal" thinking they want to be calm, h...
ENCORE: Is therapy harming kids?
This Isn't Therapy...this is an *encore* critical look at the argument that children need less therapy, not more, and how this "mental heath culture" is stripping pare...
ENCORE: The pressure to be happy
This Isn't Therapy... it's the *encore* episode about the pressure to be happy. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about how to feel authentically happy when there's...
ENCORE: How social media is re-wiring our brain
This Isn't Therapy... it's the *encore* surprise solo session with Jake! In this episode, Jake shares two snippets from his weekly newsletter Just Trying To Help. Jake...
ENCORE: Doom-slang is making us numb
This Isn't Therapy... it's an *encore* doomy episode about the ever-evolving landscape of doomslang. Doomslang, coined by author and linguist Amanda Montell, is a term...
