For this special bonus episode, Ben shares his experience volunteering at Experience Camps, a free nonprofit camp for kids ages 9–18 who have lost someone they love. After spending a week alongside these kids, Ben talks with Kevin about what he learned about grief, healing, connection, and finding joy even in the middle of loss.

To learn more visit www.experiencecamps.com

 

For this special bonus episode, Ben shares his experience volunteering at Experience Camps, a free nonprofit camp for kids ages 9&ndash;18 who have lost someone they love. After spending a week alongside these kids, Ben talks with Kevin about what he learned about grief, healing, connection, and finding joy even in the middle of loss.
To learn more visit <a href="https://www.experiencecamps.com">www.experiencecamps.com</a>
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Two best friends sitting down with different therapists and experts every week to talk through the stuff everyone struggles with but nobody says out loud. Anxiety. Dating. Relationships. Career. Family Dynamics. Grief. The list goes on.

We're not experts. We're just two very curious, slightly unhinged guys who can label our feelings (most of the time). 

Because therapy’s expensive, but thankfully podcasts aren’t ;)

Subscribe and follow along on IG at @freetherapy and TT at @freetherapypod

Two best friends sitting down with different therapists and experts every week to talk through the stuff everyone struggles with but nobody says out loud. Anxiety. Dating. Relationships. Career. Family Dynamics. Grief. The list goes on.
We're not experts. We're just two very curious, slightly unhinged guys who can label our feelings (most of the time).&nbsp;
Because therapy&rsquo;s expensive, but thankfully podcasts aren&rsquo;t ;)
Subscribe and follow along on IG at @freetherapy and TT at @freetherapypod

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My experience at grief camp for kids | Bonus Episode #19

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Intro

Why men misunderstand therapy

Training Your Brain Like a Muscle

 Grief, Service, and Healing

Ranking Robin Williams' Movies

Building Pym After Loss

This week is about the journey to healing, not the moment you lose someone, but everything it actually takes to rebuild after.

Our guest is Zak Williams, mental health advocate, founder of the wellness brand Pym, and the son of Robin Williams. He's been in therapy since he was a small child, and that lifelong relationship with it is part of what's made him such a vocal advocate for men actually getting help.

He talks about what actually helped him heal in the years after his father's death, and makes the case that recovery isn't one big breakthrough so much as a set of small, practical shifts - how you think, how you rest, how you show up for other people. It's less about getting over loss and more about building a life that can hold it.

He also opens up about the kind of man his father was off-screen, the kindness and generosity that defined him, and by the end, we talk him into blind-ranking his dad's ten most iconic movies, from Good Morning, Vietnam to Mrs. Doubtfire.

If you've ever lost someone and felt like you were supposed to have moved on by now, this one is for you.

New episodes every week. Follow on the iHeart app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram at @freetherapy.

And as a reminder, we are not therapists, and while this may feel like therapy, it's not. So if you're struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional who can help.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:06:44 – Why Men Misunderstand Therapy
00:12:14 – Training Your Brain Like a Muscle
00:17:33 – Grief, Service, and Healing
00:23:10 – Ranking Robin Williams' Movies
00:28:02 – Building Pym After Loss

This week is about the journey to healing, not the moment you lose someone, but everything it actually takes to rebuild after.
Our guest is Zak Williams, mental health advocate, founder of the wellness brand Pym, and the son of Robin Williams. He's been in therapy since he was a small child, and that lifelong relationship with it is part of what's made him such a vocal advocate for men actually getting help.
He talks about what actually helped him heal in the years after his father's death, and makes the case that recovery isn't one big breakthrough so much as a set of small, practical shifts - how you think, how you rest, how you show up for other people. It's less about getting over loss and more about building a life that can hold it.
He also opens up about the kind of man his father was off-screen, the kindness and generosity that defined him, and by the end, we talk him into blind-ranking his dad's ten most iconic movies, from Good Morning, Vietnam to Mrs. Doubtfire.
If you've ever lost someone and felt like you were supposed to have moved on by now, this one is for you.
New episodes every week. Follow on the iHeart app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram at @freetherapy.
And as a reminder, we are not therapists, and while this may feel like therapy, it's not. So if you're struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional who can help.
<ul>
<li>00:00:00 &ndash; Intro</li>
<li>00:06:44 &ndash; Why Men Misunderstand Therapy</li>
<li>00:12:14 &ndash; Training Your Brain Like a Muscle</li>
<li>00:17:33 &ndash; Grief, Service, and Healing</li>
<li>00:23:10 &ndash; Ranking Robin Williams' Movies</li>
<li>00:28:02 &ndash; Building Pym After Loss</li>
</ul>

Robin Williams' son, Zak Williams, on healing after loss #24

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Psychedelic Therapy: Benefits and Risks

Ketamine, MDMA, Psilocybin, and the Research

Feeling Stuck and Parts Work

Getting Better at Feeling

Integration and Healing Beyond the Session

This week we explore psychedelic therapy with Dr. Nick Brüss, whether it can help you heal, what people misunderstand about it, and why the experience itself is only part of the work.

Dr. Nick Bruss is a therapist and researcher who has spent over a decade working in psychedelic-assisted therapy and Internal Family Systems (parts work). We talk about its potential to help people struggling with depression and PTSD, why understanding your past doesn’t always mean you feel better, and what it means to build a different relationship with your emotions.

Nick helps us explore what healing requires, and how some of these lessons apply even if you never take psychedelics.

If you understand why you’re struggling but still feel stuck, this one might be for you.

New episodes every week. Follow on the iHeart app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram at @freetherapy.

And as a reminder, we are not therapists, and while this may feel like therapy, it's not. So if you're struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional who can help.

00:00 Intro
05:04 Psychedelic Therapy: Benefits and Risks
08:41 Ketamine, MDMA, Psilocybin, and the Research
15:19 Feeling Stuck and Parts Work
25:36 Getting Better at Feeling
28:41 Integration and Healing Beyond the Session

 

This week we explore psychedelic therapy with Dr. Nick Br&uuml;ss, whether it can help you heal, what people misunderstand about it, and why the experience itself is only part of the work.
Dr. Nick Bruss is a therapist and researcher who has spent over a decade working in psychedelic-assisted therapy and Internal Family Systems (parts work). We talk about its potential to help people struggling with depression and PTSD, why understanding your past doesn&rsquo;t always mean you feel better, and what it means to build a different relationship with your emotions.
Nick helps us explore what healing requires, and how some of these lessons apply even if you never take psychedelics.
If you understand why you&rsquo;re struggling but still feel stuck, this one might be for you.
New episodes every week. Follow on the iHeart app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram at @freetherapy.
And as a reminder, we are not therapists, and while this may feel like therapy, it's not. So if you're struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional who can help.
00:00 Intro 05:04 Psychedelic Therapy: Benefits and Risks 08:41 Ketamine, MDMA, Psilocybin, and the Research 15:19 Feeling Stuck and Parts Work 25:36 Getting Better at Feeling 28:41 Integration and Healing Beyond the Session
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Can psychedelic therapy help you heal? #23

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What OCD actually is

Taboo Obsessions and Why They're So Common

OCD vs. OCPD

Shame, Men, & Staying Silent

Relationship OCD

Getting Help

This week is about OCD, what it actually is, why it's so widely misunderstood, and how it can look nothing like what you'd expect.

Allegra Kastens is a licensed therapist here in LA who specializes in OCD, and this is the most in-depth conversation we've had on the topic.

She breaks down the real difference between an intrusive thought and a compulsion, and makes the case that fighting or suppressing the thought is what actually keeps OCD in control. It's a far more common condition than people realize, and one of the least visible.

If you've ever been scared by your own thoughts, or you love someone whose mind won't let something go, this one is for you.

New episodes every week. Follow on the iHeart app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram at @freetherapy.

And as a reminder, we are not therapists, and while this may feel like therapy, it's not. So if you're struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional who can help.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:09:00 – What OCD Actually Is
00:15:10 – Taboo Obsessions and Why They're So Common
00:31:29 – OCD vs. OCPD
00:44:08 – Shame, Men, and Staying Silent
00:48:50 – Relationship OCD
00:54:17 – Getting Help

This week is about OCD, what it actually is, why it's so widely misunderstood, and how it can look nothing like what you'd expect.
Allegra Kastens is a licensed therapist here in LA who specializes in OCD, and this is the most in-depth conversation we've had on the topic.
She breaks down the real difference between an intrusive thought and a compulsion, and makes the case that fighting or suppressing the thought is what actually keeps OCD in control. It's a far more common condition than people realize, and one of the least visible.
If you've ever been scared by your own thoughts, or you love someone whose mind won't let something go, this one is for you.
New episodes every week. Follow on the iHeart app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram at @freetherapy.
And as a reminder, we are not therapists, and while this may feel like therapy, it's not. So if you're struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional who can help.
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>00:00:00 &ndash; Intro</li>
<li>00:09:00 &ndash; What OCD Actually Is</li>
<li>00:15:10 &ndash; Taboo Obsessions and Why They're So Common</li>
<li>00:31:29 &ndash; OCD vs. OCPD</li>
<li>00:44:08 &ndash; Shame, Men, and Staying Silent</li>
<li>00:48:50 &ndash; Relationship OCD</li>
<li>00:54:17 &ndash; Getting Help</li>
</ul>

The truth about OCD and intrusive thoughts #22

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My experience at grief camp for kids | Bonus Episode #19

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