Episode 238: Jason Ickovitz

[SpookyGhost]

The Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist opens up about the verbal abuse he endured as a kid from a father who pushed him to excel in baseball, and how therapy not only helped him cope but made him realize he wanted to be a therapist.

This episode is sponsored by the Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Community Walk http://www.chicagowalk.org

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[SpookyGhost]

For mental health resources discussed on the show, visit Teenline at www.teenlineonline.org or HelpGuide at www.helpguide.org

[Elmer68]

I learned quite a bit from this this interview. His kind, patient demeanor shines through- no doubt that he would be a great therapist.
However one big question was never addressed. Is he married and does he have children? Perhaps he wants to keep his outside family life separate and I would completely understand no wanting say anything about this in the interview. But I can't help but feel that this is curious

Elmer68

[Geoff 02]

When I heard the interview with Jason Ickovitz was going to be about playing sports, I thought that it wasn't going to interest me. But then his stories about him and his dad reminded me of when I was in grade school and flunking Math, and it got decided that my dad would start helping me with my homework.

Yikes.

I ended up getting a 'B,' but … it was not a bonding experience.

[evelynm]

Really enjoyed this interview. Having a calm and compassionate and emotionally available therapist like Jason would have been wonderful for my little brother, who experienced such trauma with sports with our father, and for me, who experienced crap with our father because of my inability to be the perfect pianist. "Do you know how much money I've spent on lessons?? And you can't even finish a piano recital!" And all I wanted to do was be alone with our piano and play "Streets of Laredo" and "Camelot" and make up songs and enjoy it. (And not have to go to piano practice and watch the veins in my piano teacher's head bulge out when he was trying to be patient with me. His name was Mr. Gross, btw.) I love the questions Paul asked Jason. I think this is one of the best interviews yet. Thanks so much!