It’s Not Therapy!
I’m Liana Kerzner and I am not a therapist! I navigate the madness of mental health with interesting guests, inspiring stories and real questions from regular people!
I’m Liana Kerzner and I am not a therapist! I navigate the madness of mental health with interesting guests, inspiring stories and real questions from regular people!
Episodes
Feb 26, 2026
The Good News About AI and Mental Health
Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
48 min
Many people fear that A.I. represent the end of our world as we know it. Liana sees A.I. for what it is - a tool that can be used for good or ill - and she relates her experiments with A.I. as a means of bettering our lives. Helping with "adulting"? Good. Helping to visualize emotions? Good. Replacing human connection with chatbots? Bad. While AI doesn't "think" or "feel," it can help take the terror out of engaging with the world.
Feb 26, 2026
48 min
Feb 19, 2026
The Truth About A.I. and Mental Health
Feb 19, 2026
Feb 19, 2026
48 min
A.I. Artificial Intelligence. It's definitely the former and not the latter. What's being called "intelligence" does not actually think and the information and advice it offers can be not just wrong, but dangerous. Liana deconstructs how "AI" operates, shares the red flags to be aware of and how to reclaim your thoughts that AI has polluted.
Feb 19, 2026
48 min
Feb 12, 2026
True Confidence
Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026
48 min
Confidence is about self-assuredness, self-acceptance and the strength to be flexible when facing challenges. What's being packaged as 'confidence' in some quarters is the opposite - fear presented as bluster, extreme need for external validation and fragility projected as 'strength'. Liana lays out her personal journey for learning the difference between the two versions of confidence and how to spot and deal with those confusing ass-ertiveness for assuredness.
Feb 12, 2026
48 min
Feb 5, 2026
Madness Misdiagnosed
Feb 5, 2026
Feb 5, 2026
48 min
While the overwhelming majority of mental health professionals listen closely to their patients and work diligently to provide the best in care, there are some whose attempts at healing lead to misdiagnosis with serious adverse effects. Liana talks to Benton Savage, author of the book "Wrong Side Out - Madness Misdiagnosed" about his experience with his mental illness being misdiagnosed, how such things happen, how he uncovered his actual condition and how you can learn from his experiences.
Feb 5, 2026
48 min
Jan 29, 2026
Jan 29, 2026
48 min
If there's one thing you can find an endless free supply of, it's advice. Sometimes, that's a good thing. Other times, not as much. But how can you tell the good advice from the bad? And how do you know if the advice you're giving will help or hurt? Liana takes you through her 9 types of bad advice, in her first list of 2026!
Jan 29, 2026
48 min
Jan 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
48 min
Gossip can be Educational!What can a gossipy celebrity moms' feud teach us all about the danger of throwing shade, the real pain of ostracism, toxic group dynamics and why husbands shouldn't immediately jump to publicly defend their wife? Liana ties the Ashley Tisdale/Hillary Duff/Mr. Hillary Duff/Mandy Moore blow-up to some darkly funny personal family experiences to illustrate all the above, and more!
Jan 15, 2026
48 min
Jan 8, 2026
Resentment
Jan 8, 2026
Jan 8, 2026
48 min
Resentment is a feeling of having been wronged by a person/people or a situation. It spins off feelings of anger, bitterness and indignation which weigh us down, yet do nothing to resolve those feelings. Liana shares her personal history and struggles with resentment, using her trademark mix of humour and reflection to provide a path for you to connect with and banish your resentment burden.
Jan 8, 2026
48 min
Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2025
48 min
Soleiman Faqiri was murdered by jail guards in an Ontario jail in December of 2016 after an altercation with a neighbour. Soli, as his family called him, had schizoaffective disorder, and a judge had ordered him to be transferred from jail to an appropriate hospital. Before that could happen, Soli had his hands and feet bound, his face covered by a spit hood, and endured over 50 bruises and other injuries from jail guards, causing his death - which was ruled a homicide. A government inquiry found numerous violations of procedure in Soli's treatment and issued a report with recommendations for the better treatment of mentally-ill prisoners. 2 years later, none of the recommendations have been followed and none of the guards who beat Soli to death have been charged in his murder. Soli's brother Yusef speaks to Liana about the efforts of him, his family, and advocates across the country to effect positive change in the corrections system in memory of Soli through https://justiceforsoli.com/
Dec 18, 2025
48 min
Dec 11, 2025
How To Get It All Done Without Doing Yourself In
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 11, 2025
48 min
Meep Meep. Run.
What can Wile E. Coyote's nemesis the Road Runner tell us about gaining greater control over our lives? A lot! And so can Steven Puri of thesukha.co, an expert in helping people create order from the chaos of daily living. What's your chronotype? Why are you tying yourself in knots to meet the expectations of others? Liana talks to Steven about all of this and more, with simple steps to simplify your life.
Dec 11, 2025
48 min
Nov 20, 2025
Femininity and Fear
Nov 20, 2025
Nov 20, 2025
48 min
Are you tired of being afraid but don’t know how to live any other way? Do you believe that good things never happen to you and the bad things keep finding you? You don’t have to live that way. Liana talks to Riana Malia, creator of the Clear To Create method for high achieving women, about how to change your thinking so you stop attracting the same type of rotten people again and again, by getting in touch with your own values.
Nov 20, 2025
48 min

Do you need therapy?
Or solutions?
Therapy is great for a lot of things. But it's not designed to get you through your day to day. Too often, people get defined by their diagnosis, instead of realizing that many mental wellness skills are learned, not innate. This podcast can give you tools to understand how you perceive and process challenges, so you can be your best self!




