Episode 113: Aly Jados of Violets on awareness and stability

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Aly Jados of Chicago post-punk band Violets onto the show to talk about awareness around one's mental health and how it helps with stability. Aly and Jason discuss the importance of medical labels versus focusing on what makes us inspired and creative. http://violets2.bandcamp.com Featured song clips: Violets - "Devotion" from Violets EP (2025) Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" live on Saturday Night Live, 1992) Black Sabbath - "Paranoid" live at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France (1970) Violets - "Eras" from Violets EP (2025) The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it. ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK! screamtherapyhq.com/book NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE! http://screamtherapy.threadless.com About this podcast: Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself. Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]