Therapy Gecko

Therapy Gecko

An unlicensed lizard psychologist travels the universe talking to strangers about absolutely nothing. TO CALL THE GECKO: follow me on https://www.twitch.tv/lyleforever to get a notification for when I am taking calls. I am usually live Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays but lately a lot of other times too. I am a gecko.

Episodes

September 24, 2025 73 mins

A caller explains how things ended with her 7 year on-again-off-again boyfriend, a caller talks through a former toxic relationship, and a final caller from the previous episode gives us an update on her soul quest to NYC.

I am getting married to a bottle of water. I am a gecko.

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A caller is intrigued by her new relationship dynamic, a second caller weighs in on the first using his own experience, a caller tries to network for the first time, and a final caller makes a push to improve his social life.

Do a backflip. I am a gecko.

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September 17, 2025 119 mins

A caller tells his life story of running away from his religious family at age 16 to hop freight trains across America for the next 12 years. It’s one of my favorite calls from this podcast. He discusses some of his most intense moments from living on the streets, as well as what caused him to finally put down his nomadic lifestyle. 

Take a listen. I am a gecko.

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September 14, 2025 65 mins

A caller is addicted to love, a caller goes to blind camp, and a final caller achieves a lifelong dream after many years.

It’s perfectly fine to play 6 hours of Tetris every day. I am a gecko.

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September 10, 2025 68 mins

I am reading viewer emails. Those email topics include being lonely in Japan, sexting with AI, fulfilling a fart fetish, iPad kids, and other things. I love reading mail.

Please go with me to the big dance. I am a gecko.

Send an email to therapygeckomail@gmail.com to maybe have it possibly read on the show potentially.

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September 7, 2025 88 mins

A caller navigates an intense workplace romance, a caller tries to overcome abandonment, a caller finds beauty in the small things, and a final caller has a life changing accident. 

I am the Connect 4 champion of Wisconsin. I am a gecko.

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September 5, 2025 63 mins

In this extra episode I chat with rising indie popstar aldn about where he thinks we go when we die, going through rehab, childhood memories, and more. He is a nice guy.

Check out aldn’s stuff here:

https://www.youtube.com/@hereisalden_

https://www.instagram.com/hereisalden/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GUw9Wzha61PkZoRVv1PDD

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September 3, 2025 74 mins

A caller discusses her bumpy divorce settlement involving cocaine and prostitutes, and a caller counts people on a bridge for pay.

It is time to use the bathroom at Paul Simon’s house. I am a gecko.

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A caller discusses the strict rules of the religious shelter they’re staying at, we get a positive update from a return caller, a guy almost dies doing kratom, a lady loves her goat centric job, and a final caller has regrets about monetizing his hobby. 

It is time to destroy a magnet. I am a gecko.

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August 29, 2025 10 mins

This was originally uploaded as a video on my youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/Otm9cDuVTfw?si=Q2Fh50k68ZTJ0Osv

I went to a gecko zoo in Brooklyn to discover whether it would be better to be a lizard or a human. I talked to people and learned things. I think you will enjoy it.

Watch 1 hour of uncut interviews + support my ability to make more of this kind of content here: patreon.com/lyleforever

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August 27, 2025 88 mins

In this IRL episode we talk to a college freshman with dreams of being famous, an illustrator who draws rich and famous people, 2 people on a first date from hinge, a man who can’t find someone to settle down with, and a guy who just moved to the city from Florida to pursue a more authentic life.

My dishwasher is broken. It never worked to begin with. I do not have a dishwasher. I am a gecko. 

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August 24, 2025 74 mins

A caller explains why she feels trapped in her relationship, we get updates from 2 returned callers who’ve improved their situations, and a final caller tries to escape their desk job to become a musician.

Don’t look under the bed. I am a gecko.

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August 20, 2025 77 mins

A caller relearns how to breathe, we talk about the subtle things we take for granted, we share our experiences with journaling, we ponder existentialism, we play pickleball, and we generally have a good time on this episode.

You can get very rich by fishing the coins out of fountains. I am a gecko.

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This is geckmail. It is a version of the podcast where instead of talking to other people I just rant alone and read emails.

Some of those email topics include hating your home country, a person who’s dad can’t stop marrying women from the internet, cracking your partner’s back for sexual pleasure, a life changing trip to Spain, and more.

I hope you enjoy listening. I love ice cream cake. I love it more than my fr...

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August 13, 2025 85 mins

Hello. In this IRL episode I talk with a woman who moved to the US from Russia and just got married, an aspiring lawyer trying not to let her family’s doubts get to her, I debate someone about intrinsic vs extrinsic validation, I do a push up contest against some guy, and talk to an aspiring therapist about why their past therapists have been bad.

Don’t smell that. I am a gecko. 

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August 10, 2025 73 mins

A caller reflects on the effects that cutting off his best friend has had on the friend group. 

Later a caller describes a supernatural religious experience they had and a caller kills time while working at an empty hotel in Amsterdam.

I do not sell insurance. I am a gecko.

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August 6, 2025 100 mins

In this IRL episode we speak with a street photographer with $400 pants, an avid Marvel fan fiction writer, we learn about gardening video games, and we talk to a geography/yoga teacher about how the park has evolved over the years. It was great. Please enjoy it.

We just missed our exit. I am a gecko. 

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August 3, 2025 78 mins

A caller explains their next plans after leaving the US Air Force, a caller considers ending a lifelong friendship, a caller hosts a very quaint garage sale, and a final caller explains what drove him to give up playing the ukulele. 

You must roll a 4 or higher. I am a gecko.

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July 30, 2025 90 mins

A caller attends a lego convention, a caller tries to socialize after having a child at a young age, a caller attempts to get out of a deep rut, and a final caller discusses the roller derby universe.

Does anyone know many calories are in an ant? I am a gecko.

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July 28, 2025 18 mins

This was originally uploaded as a video on my YouTube channel but I am putting it here too. I flew to Tijuana to meet up with a caller from this podcast and dance battle him at a park. It was a lot of fun.

Watch this as a video here: https://youtu.be/dspvl4n4tGM?si=EdpVsO87panX3WIP

Get bonus interviews from this trip + support my ability to make more of these kinds of videos: https://www.patreon.com/lyleforever

Geck bless.

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