Bad Therapist
Ash Compton & Rachel Monroe
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S2E5 Dr. Phil
Rachel and Ash peer into the soul of Phil McGraw, Oprah's favorite straight-talking daytime TV guru, who has more recently pivoted to pro-ICE content creator. Folksy animal metaphors abound. …
S2E4 Wilhelm Reich
Ash and Rachel explore the checkered career of Wilhelm Reich, and try not to get too boxed in about it. Sources: Wilhelm Reich, The Sexual Revolution, 1945 Wilhelm Reich, Selected Writings, 1960…
S2E3 Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Rachel and Ash venture into the world of neuro-linguistic programming, trying (and failing) to use word-spells to get everything they've ever wanted. Content warning: NXIVM, murder, pick-up artists.…
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Rachel and Ash explore the work of Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and her five stages of death/grief. A scammy cult is involved, because a scammy cult always seems to be involved. SOURCES: Elizabeth…
S2E1 AI Chatbot Therapy
Ash and Rachel delve into the world of chatbot therapy -- sit back and listen as the machines glitch out and reveal their true selves. SOURCES: Hillman, James, and Michael Ventura. We've Had a…
S2 Season 2 Trailer
Season 2 of Bad Therapist starts April 14th.
S1E9 Hysteria: Part 2
Part Two of Two on Hysteria. Ash and Rachel seek knowns and unknowns about the contested origins of Hysteria finding its way into the emergent psychological annals. Golden Siggie takes the lead. Find…
S1E8 Hysteria: Part 1
Part One of Two on Hysteria. Ash and Rachel dig into the tangled history of this complex and ever-evolving diagnosis, starting with its medical origins. From ancient theories to outdated treatments,…
S1 You're Wrong About: Bad Therapist
This week, in honor of St. Valentine's Day, Bad Therapist makes a special guest appearance on a favorite podcast, You're Wrong About, to get to the bottom of Emotional Labor— a sociological and…
S1E7 Polarity
Rachel and Ash discuss an idea that's all the rage among coaches and influencer types in Austin and elsewhere: polarity. Spoiler alert: it's essentially a New Age-y version of Men Are From Mars,…
S1E6 Rock & Roll Therapists
Ash and Rachel tackle two bad therapists (or one bad therapist and one flawed-but-relatable ex-therapist) who worked with the rich and famous: Eugene Landy, the man who trapped and swindled Brian…
S1 Culture Study: Bad Therapist
Rachel and Ash make a guest appearance on one of their favorite podcasts, Culture Study, to chat with Anne Helen Petersen about the rise of therapy speak, their least-favorite therapized buzz words,…
S1E5 Conversion Therapy
This one's a little different: First, Rachel talks to her uncle, John Monroe, who was subjected to conversion therapy in the 1970s. Then Rachel & Ash discuss a few of the harmful pseudoscientists…
S1E4 The Unexpected Origins of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Ash (INTP) & Rachel (ENFP) explore the very strange origin story of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator — a journey that ventures into erotic Carl Jung fanfiction, an intense mother-daughter dynamic,…
S1E3 The Life Coach School
Rachel and Ash discuss the astonishing abundance of coaches via an exploration of The Life Coach School, a glossy (and expensive!) program with some MLM-esque overtones. SOURCES: - I'm a Life…
S1E2 The Shadow Side of Shadow Work
Ash & Rachel discuss the hot new Tiktok trend: #shadowwork. What is the shadow and why are all these Austin influencers suddenly preoccupied with it? SOURCES: - How a Self-Published Book Broke…
S1E1 The Sullivanians - A Therapeutic Commune Gone Wrong
Rachel & Ash discuss the Sullivanians/Fourth Wall community, a collective of self-credentialed therapists with great real estate and solid politics that, can you believe it, turned into something…
Welcome to Bad Therapist
Rachel Monroe and Ash Compton introduce Bad Therapist. Topics include: the conception for the pod, their bad therapists, and, somehow, puppets. Produced by Zoe Kurland. Music by Flock of Dimes.
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Welcome to Bad Therapist, a podcast about the shadow side of mental health, and the scammers and manipulators who reside there. Cads, opportunists, and charlatans have been a part of the world of…
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Bad Therapist has published 19 episodes since November 2024, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.
Bad Therapist is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 58m.
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