Jeremy is joined this week by Dr Rae Anne Ho Fung, a veteran, former teacher, and psychologist who founded The Balanced Collective. They discuss her healing journey from childhood adversity and military service to navigating systemic failures in education, healthcare, and the military-industrial complex, and how those experiences shaped her trauma-informed approach to therapy. Their conversation touches on moral injury in healing spaces, obviously critiques late stage capitalism and inevitable burnout, and the culture of stoicism in both veterans and therapists. Jeremy and Rae Anne end with a reminder that everyone needs help sometimes and healing only happens in community.

To learn more about Dr Rae Anne and her work, head over to balancedcollective.co, or give them a follow on Instagram, or for true, old-school professionals, LinkedIn.

Some great orgs and non-profits to also check out and support are Healing Warrior Hearts, who run retreats and workshops for vets and their families, the Veterans Health Coalition who do a ton of advocacy and also have an up-to-date resource directory, the Milwaukee Urban Stables who provide equine assisted services, and the SE WI Veteran Suicide Prevention Task Force. Jeremy also recommends checking out the documentary Make Peace or Die and the work to support gold star families. Veterans can find more resources here, and the crisis line has specific support for vets by pressing “1” after dialing “988”.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well! None of my online work would be possible without my media maven Kenny, so check out their work as well at kenlingdesign.com

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.

In this solo episode of Your Therapist Needs Therapy, Jeremy Schumacher critiques the ethics of wealth and fandom through the lens of Taylor Swift’s celebrity empire, arguing that she—like Jeff Bezos and other billionaires—profits from systemic exploitation and capitalist excess. He unpacks the contradictions of therapists and progressive individuals celebrating Swift while simultaneously claiming to decolonize mental health or oppose capitalism, framing it as a moral and class hypocrisy. Drawing parallels to Metalocalypse’s satirical band Dethklok, Jeremy illustrates how fandom and consumption blur with complicity, urging listeners to stay critically aware of how capitalism commodifies joy, identity, and activism.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well! None of my online work would be possible without my media maven Kenny, so check out their work as well at kenlingdesign.com

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.

Because, obviously, right? JFC, what is even happening.

But f’real, in this episode, Jeremy dismantles the Trump administration’s claim that Tylenol causes autism, explaining how the argument relies on bad science, a misuse of correlation, and misogynistic political agendas. He highlights how the ban is another act of political violence against women, restricting safe and necessary medication during pregnancy while feeding into the broader Christian nationalist project of control. The episode ends with Jeremy reminding listeners to manage stress, find joy, and lean on community as ways to survive in a time of fascism and systemic harm.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well! None of my online work would be possible without my media maven Kenny, so check out their work as well at kenlingdesign.com

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.

This week Jeremy talks with Alycea, aka the Transvangelical, about deconstruction, biblical translation, and the ways Christianity has been weaponized against marginalized people. They unpack how purity culture, evangelical teachings, and figures like James Dobson shaped harmful beliefs about sex, gender, and power, while Alycea highlights how context and translation reveal very different, often liberating, readings of scripture. The conversation also touches on systemic oppression, media literacy, and Alycea’s irreverent new book On Your Knees: The 69 Day Irreverent Devotional, which reclaims devotionals with humor, critique, and honesty.

To pre-order a copy of the book, go to transvangelical.com/on-your-knees. You can find all of Alycea’s work over at transvangelical.com, including OnlyFans, Substack, and Patreon. All socials are @transvangelical, so give her a follow on Threads, Instagram, and BlueSky.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well! None of my online work would be possible without my media maven Kenny, so check out their work as well at kenlingdesign.com

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.

Jeremy uses the shooting of Charlie Kirk to examine the hypocrisy in how political violence is defined and discussed in America. He argues that hateful rhetoric, propaganda, and systemic oppression are themselves forms of violence, and that mourning propagandists like Kirk ignores the ongoing harm they inflicted on marginalized communities. The episode pushes back against calls for “civility” in the face of fascism, insisting that empathy belongs with the victims of hate, not its architects.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well!

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.

This week Jeremy sits down with returning guest Kelsey Philippi to dive into the tangled relationship between guilt, shame, and dissociation, exploring how these experiences show up in therapy and everyday life. They discuss the systemic and cultural roots of shame, especially for neurodivergent and queer clients, and how authenticity and safety often exist in tension. The conversation closes with reflections on healing, rupture and repair in therapy, and the importance of building community—both human and non-human—in times of collective crisis.

To learn more about Kelsey and her work, head over to ERA Wellness or check out their Instagram. You can find more information about the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America here, check out their upcoming Climate Cafes, and give them a follow on Instagram.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well! None of my online work would be possible without my media maven Kenny, so check out their work as well at kenlingdesign.com

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.

This week Jeremy talks with Margaret Bronson, founder of Deconstruction Doulas, about her journey out of Doug Wilson’s high-control religious group and how she now supports survivors of similar environments. Margaret shares how online communities, secure attachment, and body awareness helped her leave and heal, while highlighting the systemic abuse, lack of accountability, and patriarchal control within these groups. Together, they discuss the importance of safe, supportive communities and the urgent need for financial and emotional resources for people escaping religious trauma.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well! None of my online work would be possible without my media maven Kenny, so check out their work as well at kenlingdesign.com

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.

This week Jeremy celebrates the death of awful human, James Dobson. James Dobson built Focus on the Family into one of the most powerful engines of evangelical control, peddling authoritarian parenting, rigid gender roles, and relentless attacks on queer people. His so-called “biblical counseling” left generations with shame, fear, and deep religious trauma that still echoes today. F*ck him and f*ck his work, around here we celebrate when bad people die.

As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him on Instagram and YouTube. To show your love for the show you can pick up some merch! We appreciate support from likes, follows, and shares as well! None of my online work would be possible without my media maven Kenny, so check out their work as well at kenlingdesign.com

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Podcasts about therapy do not replace actual therapy, and listening to a podcast about therapy does not signify a therapeutic relationship.

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call or text the nationwide crisis line at 988, or text HELLO to 741741. The Trevor Project has a crisis line for LGBTQ+ young people that can be reached by texting 678678.