Stop Overdiagnosing Yourself

The Algorithm Keeps You Spiraling

Deconstructing Viral Mental Health Myths

Your Quirks Aren’t Mental Illness

You're Not Incurable. You're Human.

"Trauma Dumping" is a Problematic Term

Trauma: Big T vs. Little T

What "Holding Space" Means

This week we sit down with therapist Leah Miller to talk about the TikTok-ification of mental health and why it might be doing more harm than good. The pendulum has swung. Mental health is finally mainstream, which is great, except now everyone is self-diagnosing from 30-second videos and walking away convinced something is deeply wrong with them.

We get into the words that are suddenly everywhere (narcissism, gaslighting, trauma dumping), what they actually mean clinically, and how they're being used in ways that are making people worse, not better. Leah explains the algorithm trap that turns one curious scroll into five days of doom content, the difference between being sad and being depressed, and why "asking for what you need" is not the same as being a narcissist.

She also gets into the bigger idea underneath all of it: the human experience can't be captured in a soundbite. Most of what you think is wrong with you isn't a disorder. It's just being a person.

If you've ever spiraled after a mental health TikTok and walked away convinced something was broken in you, this one's for you. Leah is one of those therapists who can take the most over-used buzzword on the internet and hand you back the actual meaning in a way that feels like a deep breath.

01:16 — Mental Health is Mainstream
03:50 — Stop Overdiagnosing Yourself
06:21 — The Algorithm Keeps You Spiraling
12:00 — Deconstructing Viral Mental Health Myths
16:38 — Your Quirks Aren’t Mental Illness
22:00 — You're Not Incurable. You're Human.
28:28 — "Trauma Dumping" is a Problematic Term
36:50 — Trauma: Big T vs. Little T
41:00 — What "Holding Space" Means

This week we sit down with therapist Leah Miller to talk about the TikTok-ification of mental health and why it might be doing more harm than good. The pendulum has swung. Mental health is finally mainstream, which is great, except now everyone is self-diagnosing from 30-second videos and walking away convinced something is deeply wrong with them.
We get into the words that are suddenly everywhere (narcissism, gaslighting, trauma dumping), what they actually mean clinically, and how they're being used in ways that are making people worse, not better. Leah explains the algorithm trap that turns one curious scroll into five days of doom content, the difference between being sad and being depressed, and why "asking for what you need" is not the same as being a narcissist.
She also gets into the bigger idea underneath all of it: the human experience can't be captured in a soundbite. Most of what you think is wrong with you isn't a disorder. It's just being a person.
If you've ever spiraled after a mental health TikTok and walked away convinced something was broken in you, this one's for you. Leah is one of those therapists who can take the most over-used buzzword on the internet and hand you back the actual meaning in a way that feels like a deep breath.
01:16 &mdash; Mental Health is Mainstream 03:50 &mdash; Stop Overdiagnosing Yourself 06:21 &mdash; The Algorithm Keeps You Spiraling 12:00 &mdash; Deconstructing Viral Mental Health Myths 16:38 &mdash; Your Quirks Aren&rsquo;t Mental Illness 22:00 &mdash; You're Not Incurable. You're Human. 28:28 &mdash; "Trauma Dumping" is a Problematic Term 36:50 &mdash; Trauma: Big T vs. Little T 41:00 &mdash; What "Holding Space" Means

Two best friends sitting down with a different expert therapist every week to unpack the stuff most guys struggle with but don't say out loud. Dating. Relationships. Modern masculinity. Career and purpose. Family. Self-worth. 

We want to uncover what it looks like to be a strong, loving, successful, empathetic, and masculine man today. Because the current playbook is absolute trash (cc: manosphere).

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

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

Two best friends sitting down with a different expert therapist every week to unpack the stuff most guys struggle with but don't say out loud. Dating. Relationships. Modern masculinity. Career and purpose. Family. Self-worth.&nbsp;
We want to uncover what it looks like to be a strong, loving, successful, empathetic, and masculine man today. Because the current playbook is absolute trash (cc: manosphere).
And we're not experts. We're just two very curious, slightly unhinged guys who can label our feelings (most of the time).&nbsp;
Subscribe and follow along on IG at @freetherapy and TT at @freetherapypod ✌️

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