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It’s Not Therapy! with Liana Kerzner
Feeling stuck, unmotivated, anxious, frustrated, or just plain ‘blah’? With mental health services stretched beyond capacity, and people experiencing historical levels of isolation, it’s time for an innovative strategy for overcoming everyday problems.
It’s Not Therapy! is that strategy - a radio, streaming, and podcast show that offers life skills supports for busy people!
It’s Not Therapy! Is hosted by Liana Kerzner, a professional communicator who offers a friendly ear and solutions that can bring swift, positive results. And because these are skills everyone can use, both solution-seekers and listeners benefit!
How exactly does this work? Each show revolves around a topic to generate discussion, with information, sometimes interviews, and email and call-in questions.
The topics It’s Not Therapy! covers include:
•The positives of “negativity”
•The problem with “normal”
•Healthy sexuality
•What anxiety is telling you
•Modern dating sucks
•Masculinity, femininity, and individuality
•Anger is okay
•I love my family and they’re driving me crazy!
•They’re a great friend, but…
•What it’s like to have autism
•Do we overuse the term “addiction”?
•Is social media making you antisocial?
•Being depressed vs having depression
•I love my job. I hate my coworkers.
•How to make positive mistakes
•What your fantasies are really telling you
•When empathy hurts
Of course, the questions don’t have to match the topic. Anything goes! Liana will empathize, validate, and offer solutions to people’s problems with self-compassion exercises, achievable goal setting, self-care, and personal boundary setting, and give them tools they can apply immediately.
It’s a new twist on the old school advice column. It’s the right fit for the realities of today. It’s effective. And It’s Not Therapy!
Feeling stuck, unmotivated, anxious, frustrated, or just plain ‘blah’? With mental health services stretched beyond capacity, and people experiencing historical levels of isolation, it’s time for an innovative strategy for overcoming everyday problems.
It’s Not Therapy! is that strategy - a radio, streaming, and podcast show that offers life skills supports for busy people!
It’s Not Therapy! Is hosted by Liana Kerzner, a professional communicator who offers a friendly ear and solutions that can bring swift, positive results. And because these are skills everyone can use, both solution-seekers and listeners benefit!
How exactly does this work? Each show revolves around a topic to generate discussion, with information, sometimes interviews, and email and call-in questions.
The topics It’s Not Therapy! covers include:
•The positives of “negativity”
•The problem with “normal”
•Healthy sexuality
•What anxiety is telling you
•Modern dating sucks
•Masculinity, femininity, and individuality
•Anger is okay
•I love my family and they’re driving me crazy!
•They’re a great friend, but…
•What it’s like to have autism
•Do we overuse the term “addiction”?
•Is social media making you antisocial?
•Being depressed vs having depression
•I love my job. I hate my coworkers.
•How to make positive mistakes
•What your fantasies are really telling you
•When empathy hurts
Of course, the questions don’t have to match the topic. Anything goes! Liana will empathize, validate, and offer solutions to people’s problems with self-compassion exercises, achievable goal setting, self-care, and personal boundary setting, and give them tools they can apply immediately.
It’s a new twist on the old school advice column. It’s the right fit for the realities of today. It’s effective. And It’s Not Therapy!
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The mental health system can feel like an exhausting catch-22: the process of seeking help creates the exact kind of stress, anxiety, and burnout it is supposed to treat. Psychotherapist Kirsten Davidson (mindthegaps.co) talks to Liana about strategies for seeking and achieving mental health supports that move you one step forward, not two steps back.
It's a rare thing when superhero TV or movies offer something deeper than rousing beat 'em up action, but HBO's series about DC Comics' Green Lantern, Lanterns, does it. Liana shares insight into how Lanterns maintains a tight balance between gritty crime drama and superhero fare, while also portraying various types of trauma, where it begins and its effects on the traumatized person and the people around them...while also delivering great acting, action and yes, some great beat 'em ups!
Online dating is a multi-billion dollar business...so why is dating harder than ever? Anxiety over rejection, communication deficits (real & imagined) and less-developed social skills are three big issues, along with a greater need for self-awareness and a host of other factors that have made dating in 2026 a daunting experience. Pieter Niemann, author of Swiping For Something Real, was born in South Africa and moved to Switzerland, so he knows what it's like to feel isolated and unsure of the rhythms of local social interactions. Pieter joins Liana to discuss how he managed to overcome his introversion and trepidation to build a community of friends and the confidence to wade into the dating world.
The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (https://www.camimh.ca/) released its fourth annual Mental Health and Substance Use Health Report Card and the results are… bad. Even worse than last year. Glenn Brimacombe, Past Public Affairs Chair of CAMIMH, joins Liana to discuss the results, and what we can do to turn these negative results into positive action, and make mental health services more accessible for everyone.
When Dolly Parton exited the stage last week, she left behind a legacy of authenticity, positivity, integrity, strength and resilience. Throughout a long career filled with well-earned triumphs, Dolly also faced a number of challenges, which she faced head-on with grace, strength and humour. Walking through Dolly's story, Liana highlights how Ms Parton's life is an embodiment of excellent mental health habits, lessons we can all learn from to our reach our inner-Dolly.
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