You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist
Hosted by Stephanie and Lisa Mustard · Stephanie Winn
4.2from 339 ratings
- 237
- Episodes
- 83
- Transcribed
- 339
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 538K
- YouTube views
About You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist
A podcast at the intersection of psychology and culture that intimately explores the human experience and critiques the counseling profession. Your host, Stephanie Winn, distills wisdom gained from her practice as a family therapist and coach while pivoting towards questions of how to apply a practical understanding of psychology to the novel dilemmas of the 21st century, from political polarization to medical malpractice. What does ethical mental health care look like in a normless age, as our moral compasses spin in search of true north? How can therapists treat patients under pressure to affirm everything from the notion of "gender identity" to assisted suicide? Primarily a long-form interview podcast, Stephanie invites unorthodox, free-thinking guests from many walks of life, including counselors, social workers, medical professionals, writers, researchers, and people with unique lived experience, such as detransitioners. Curious about many things, Stephanie’s interdisciplinary psychological lens investigates challenging social issues and inspires transformation in the self, relationships, and society. She is known for bringing calm warmth to painful subjects, and astute perceptiveness to ethically complex issues. Pick up a torch to illuminate the dark night and join us on this journey through the inner wilderness. You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist ranks in the top 1% globally according to ListenNotes. New episodes are released every Monday. Three and a half years after the show's inception in May of 2022, Stephanie became a Christian, representing the crystallization of moral, spiritual, and existential views she had been openly grappling with along with her audience and guests. Newer episodes (#188 forward) may sometimes reflect a Christian understanding, interwoven with and applied to the same issues the podcast has always addressed. The podcast remains diverse and continues to feature guests from all viewpoints.
- Publisher
- Stephanie Winn
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 May 2022
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
83 of 237 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
238. Why Do You Care So Much? Anita Bartholomew on Queer Theory and Kids
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
237. "I Found My Real Father": Adam B. Coleman on DNA, Faith, and Belonging
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
236. No Contact: How Ideology Is Breaking Families Apart, With Noelle Mering
Inside a recent episode
238. Why Do You Care So Much? Anita Bartholomew on Queer Theory and Kids
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Because if you introduce the belief in the first place, an impressionable, vulnerable child can latch onto that, can make sense of the world through it. It can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. And now they're on a path to lifelong medicalization. So you're nodding along going, yes, yes, of course, right? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist
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- Anita Bartholomew
- Adam B Coleman
- Noelle Mering
- Kristopher Kaliebe
- Chris Legg
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 538,083
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 176 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.9 / 5
- 163 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 95 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist?
Stephanie and Lisa Mustard host the show. Published by Stephanie Winn.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist take guests?
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