350: Is Therapy a Scam?

The Connected Life

Justin Stumvoll

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

In a modern world with more access to therapy than ever before, the increase in emotional health seems to be accompanied by people who are more fragile and incapable than ever before. Which begs the question: Is therapy a scam? And if not, with so many modalities out there, what is the right path for you?

In this episode, Justin and Abi get personal about the moments therapy helped and the moments it missed the mark. They unpack why some counseling models fall short, what actually brings lasting healing, and how to find a therapist who’s a good fit for you. From emotional release to nervous system safety, reparative experiences to real empowerment, they break down the most important things to look for—and what to avoid.

Whether you’re new to therapy or wondering if it’s time to find someone else, this conversation will help you trust your gut and advocate for what you need.

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0:00.0	Life isn't perfect, and neither are we.
0:05.0	No, but we know how to face our fears and have some fun.
0:10.0	And talk about all the messiest things of life.
0:13.0	Like the messiest things.
0:15.0	Get connected to yourself, get connected to others, and get connected to the life right in front of you.
0:21.6	This is the connected life with Justin and Abby.
0:24.6	That's me.
0:25.5	That's you.
0:26.5	And you.
0:27.6	I want to kick this episode off by saying that therapy is a scam.
0:34.1	All of our therapists that listen are like, what? why did I send people your direction then that's
0:41.9	funny um no I actually love therapy obviously we've participated in many modalities of therapy
0:48.0	but there is a there's a cultural conversation that's happening around therapy right now.
0:54.6	A cultural controversy.
0:56.6	Mm-hmm.
0:57.0	That I really think would be great to address inside of this.
1:00.3	I know that in the bigger picture, we are a society that actually has more therapy than ever before. And the results are in.
1:15.1	More mental health issues than ever before. More fragility than ever before. And people are like,
1:21.8	why is that? Yes. Like, why is it that we have so much therapy and people seem to be so incapable and broken
1:28.8	in ways that it felt like they were capable before?
1:32.5	Yeah.
1:33.1	They got into the therapy monster.
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