In this episode, Josh breaks down the real source of power — and why it has nothing to do with force, dominance, or pushing harder.

Using the image of two men stepping into a cold shower, he shows how tension, resistance, and bracing yourself against experience actually make you weaker. Real power comes from the opposite: surrender. Dropping the shoulders. Breathing. Letting things be what they are instead of fighting reality.

Josh explains why men often lose their power by acting like "little boys," why women feel it immediately, and why surrender — not force — is the fastest way to become the grounded, centered version of yourself you keep trying to reach.

This is the hack. And there aren't many.

In this episode, Josh tells the story of a successful man who spent his entire life feeling like a fraud — and how that feeling traced all the way back to one childhood wound.

He explains why every one of us has a theme that grows out of our earliest pain, and how those themes quietly repeat themselves through adulthood: invisibility, control, worth tied to achievement, fear of abandonment, and more.

Josh breaks down how these themes shape our relationships, careers, and internal narratives — and why the only way to stop being ruled by them is to finally recognize them.

Get to know your theme. Own it. Or it will own you.

In this episode, Josh talks about why dependency isn't a weakness — it's human biology. He explores how we're born needing connection, how early experiences of having no one to depend on shape us, and why so many people fear relying on anything good.

Through stories of mentors, training, and patients who "don't want to get dependent," Josh reframes dependency as a source of growth rather than shame. Real strength isn't doing it all alone — it's knowing what (and who) you can lean on.

We avoid tension because it feels like a problem, but it's often the thing trying to grow us. In this episode, Josh unpacks why anxiety, fear, and frustration aren't warnings to retreat—they're invitations to step into the moments we've been dodging.

Drawing from Freud, Marcus Aurelius, and real patient stories, he shows how pain ignored turns inward, but pain faced becomes movement. The obstacle isn't blocking your path—it is the path.

In this episode, Josh talks about the point where therapy ends and practice begins. He unpacks the idea that "we do enough therapy until we can engage in the yoga" — that healing only takes us so far before we have to stretch back into life.

Whether it's showing up differently in a relationship, taking a risk at work, or finally slowing down, growth only happens when we move between the two worlds — therapy and practice. Because if you're only doing therapy, you're hiding. And if you're only doing practice, you're bypassing.

The magic is in the stretch between the two.

In this first episode of Punk Rock Therapy, Josh Jonas lays down the foundation — fast, raw, and no BS. He explains why therapy and insight, while powerful, aren't enough on their own to move your life forward. Growth doesn't come from endless self-understanding — it comes from action.

Whether it's having the hard conversation, clearing your schedule, or finally stepping into the thing you've been avoiding, movement begins with courage. Insight might help you see the problem, but only courage builds the scaffolding for real change.

A quick, hard-hitting reminder: you don't need to wait until you're fully healed to move forward — you just need to take the next step.