On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa checks in on her homework from Man's Search for Meaning, then asks Misty a thought-provoking question: what do you think self-help will look like in the future? We also mention two other GHY episodes. If you'd like to listen to them, you can do so here: For the Love of Men by Liz Plank, Part 1 For the Love of Men by Liz Plank, Part 2 If you haven't already, please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty and Lisa review Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. Viktor Emil Frankl was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor. He was also the founder of logotherapy (literally "healing through meaning")–– a meaning-centered school of psychotherapy, considered the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy –– following the theories developed by Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler. He is the author of many books, but is most noted for his best-selling book Man's Search for Meaning based on his experiences in various Nazi concentration camps.  In this Man's Search for Meaning book review podcast, we cover something from each of the three sections in the book, including: Experiences in a Nazi Concentration Camp Logotherapy in a Nutshell Postscript 1984 - The Case for a Tragic Optimism If you'd like to read the book, you can purchase Man's Search for meaning here.  If you'd like to learn more about Viktor Frankl, you can visit his website here.  If you'd like to hear the other episodes of GHY we mention during this episode, you can listen to them here: Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller Minisode 086: Would you take back your struggles if you could? And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa shares part of an article from Psychology Today that talks about "the untranslatables" - words from other languages that define human experiences.  If you'd like to hear our episode covering The Little Book of Hygge, you can listen right here.  You can also check out Deirdre's Magic Wraps here.  If you haven't already, please rate, review, and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review How To Get A Man Without Getting Played: 29 Dating Secrets to Catch Mr. Right, Set Your Standards, And Eliminate Time Wasters by Bruce Bryans. We know. Can you believe we dipped our toes in this pool again? Just like our last review of his book, we can find nothing about this author, other than they are incredibly prolific and like to write lots of books about dating. From the author’s website: Bruce Bryans is a successful author with a passion for research into the dating and mating rituals of men and women. He doesn’t fashion himself as some all-knowing “relationship guru”, but instead prefers to provide insightful information based on the social and biological factors that bring men and women together for love and romance. In this How To Get A Man Without Getting Played book review podcast, we cover the following chapters: Introduction Chapter 1: How to Date a Man to Get His Love and Respect Chapter 2:  Power Dating Strategies for finding Mr. Right Chapter 3: The Beliefs and Standards of High-Value Women Chapter 4: How to Capture His Heart and Bring Out His Best Final Thoughts If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here.  You can also visit the author's website here.  During this episode, we also mention the previous book we reviewed by Bruce Bryans. You can check out that book review here: Texts So Good He Can't Ignore: Sassy Texting Secrets for Attracting High-Quality Men (and Keeping the One You Want) by Bruce Bryans We also talk about our episode with author Gemma Hartley and her book Fed Up, where she discusses some of the ways rape culture is perpetuated. Listen here. You can also find our episodes reviewing For the Love of Men by Liz Plank here: Part One and Part Two.  Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa checks in on her homework from How to Be an Imperfectionist, then shares a moving story from a listener.  If you'd like to hear the GHY episode we mention about "f*ck off funds", you can listen to it here. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism by Stephen Guise.  Stephen Guise is an international bestselling author, blogger, and entrepreneur. His books have been translated into 17 languages. As an author, Guise is known for delivering highly actionable, world-class behavior change strategies in a humorous wrapper. Stephen lives near Disney World in Orlando, Florida. We cover most of the main ideas in this How to Be an Imperfectionist book review podcast, including: Why perfectionism is bad Redefining success Making your dreams casual Adopting a binary mindset Creating success cycles If you'd like to buy the book, you can do so here.  And if you'd like to learn more about the author, check out his website.  You can also listen to the other GHY episodes we mention by clicking here: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert If you enjoyed our podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to Go Help Yourself! #Imlerfectionist #ImlerfectionismAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa invites author Rebecca Scritchfield back to lead us through a guided body scan. Rebecca  is a well-being coach, registered dietitian nutritionist, ACSM certified exercise physiologist, and author of Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out--And Never Say Diet Again.  Rebecca has influenced millions through her writing, podcast, workshops, and appearances in over 100 media outlets including NBC Nightly News, CNN, the TODAY show, O Magazine, Real Simple, Time, and many others. Rebecca is a freelance writer for The Washington Post and Self magazine, an advisor to Health Magazine (2019) and Diversify Dietetics, and a mom of two young girls.  Get ready to relax, we're in good hands!  Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and recommend Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We have a special announcement: GHY is hosting its first live event! Join us for Happy-ish Hour on Saturday December 5th at 10:00am PST. Grab your tickets here! Space is extremely limited, as we really want quality time with all those who attend. We can't wait to meet you! XOXO, Lisa & MistyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa talks with Rebecca Scritchfield, author of Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out--And Never Say Diet Again.  Rebecca  is a well-being coach, registered dietitian nutritionist, ACSM certified exercise physiologist, and author. Rebecca has influenced millions through her writing, podcast, workshops, and appearances in over 100 media outlets including NBC Nightly News, CNN, the TODAY show, O Magazine, Real Simple, Time, and many others. Rebecca is a freelance writer for The Washington Post and Self magazine, an advisor to Health Magazine (2019) and Diversify Dietetics, and a mom of two young girls.  In this Body Kindness book review podcast and discussion with the author, we discuss the three pillars of Body Kindness: Love, Connect and Care, and touch on the four parts of the book: Part one: What You Do Part two: How You Feel Part three: Who You Are Part four: Where You Belong In this episode, we mention that Lisa was a guest on Rebecca’s podcast, Body Kindness. If you would like to listen to their great conversation, you can do so here. If you like what you're hearing, and want to know more, head to the author's website here. If you want to buy the book and learn more about Body Kindness, you can do so here. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and recommend Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty checks in on her homework from How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. Then, she shares an article called Kintsugi and the Art of Repair: Life Is What Makes Us.  If you'd like to listen to the other GHY episodes and links we mention, you can check them out here: Ibram X. Kendi's Ted Talk Misty's experience doing a virtual meditation retreat GHY's review of Know My Name: A Memor by Chanel Miller Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review the #1 New York Times bestseller How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. Kendi is a multiple #1 NYT bestselling author, a National Book Award recipient, and one of America's foremost historians and antiracist voices. He is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and the Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research as well as a contributor writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News Racial Justice Contributor. In 2020, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In this How To Be An Antiracist book review podcast, we talk about a few concepts from various chapters, including: 1. Definitions 3. Power 4. Biology 14. Gender 15. Sexuality and a few more in passing.  We also mention Ibram X. Kendi's Ted Talk, if you'd like to watch it. If you'd like to learn more about the author, you can do so here. If you'd like to buy the book, you can do so here. And please rate, review, subscribe and recommend Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, we are joined again by special guest Ben Sheehan for election-themed trivia! IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY TROUBLE VOTING OR ARE EXPERIENCING INTIMIDATION AT THE POLLS, you can report it to the ACLU's Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Ben Sheehan is the author of OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work. He is also a former award-winning executive producer at Funny Or Die. He founded OMG WTF (Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida) to teach voters about state executive races during the 2018 midterms. The Hollywood Reporter listed him as one of entertainment’s 35 Rising Executives Under 35 and OMG WTF’s Gerrymander Jewelry was a finalist for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2019. In 2016, he helped register 50,000 voters through digital videos as the executive director of Save the Day. The projects he’s been involved with have received over a billion views. If you'd like to learn more about Ben, you can follow him on Instagram and Twitter. Make sure to check out his other account @omgwtfvote and his website, OMGWTF.VOTE, too! BUY BEN'S BOOK and help raise money for local book stores at the same time!  You can also buy his stunning and hilarious gerrymander jewelry right here.  If you'd like to listen to our episode covering Ben's book, check out our OMG WTF book review here.  And check out last week's episode where he talks with us about his book, self-help, and what it was like becoming a first-time author during a pandemic.  You can also follow Lisa, Misty, and Go Help Yourself on Instagram. As always, please subscribe, rate, and review GHY!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty are joined by special guest Ben Sheehan, author of OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work. Ben Sheehan is a former award-winning executive producer at Funny Or Die. He founded OMG WTF (Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida) to teach voters about state executive races during the 2018 midterms. The Hollywood Reporter listed him as one of entertainment’s 35 Rising Executives Under 35 and OMG WTF’s Gerrymander Jewelry was a finalist for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2019. In 2016, he helped register 50,000 voters through digital videos as the executive director of Save the Day. The projects he’s been involved with have received over a billion views. If you'd like to learn more about Ben, you can follow him on Instagram and Twitter. Make sure to check out his other account @omgwtfvote and his website, OMGWTF.VOTE, too! BUY BEN'S BOOK and help raise money for local book stores at the same time!  You can also buy the stunning and hilarious gerrymander jewelry right here.  If you'd like to listen to our episode covering Ben's book, check out our OMG WTF book review here.  If you'd like to listen to our review of Liz Plank's For the Love of Men that we mention during this episode, here is Part 1 and Part 2.  You can also follow Lisa, Misty, and Go Help Yourself on Instagram. As always, please subscribe, rate, and review GHY!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty shares an article from the New York Times about how to help someone who has lost a job.  Make sure to listen to last week's episode for an amazing conversation with special guest Caroline Giuliani.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty are joined by special guest Caroline Giuliani, who offers advice about how to navigate difficult conversations around politics. Her father, Rudy Giuliani, is President Trump's Lawyer -- and she is an open supporter of the Democrats. After this episode was recorded, Caroline published an article in Vanity Fair called "Rudy Giuliani Is My Father. Please, Everyone, Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris." Read it here.  Caroline is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker originally from New York City. After working in a wide range of entertainment industry positions from representation to studio development and production, she now focuses on directing full time. With a passion for creating bold content, her work is aimed primarily at reducing the shame and stigma associated with mental health and sexuality. Her latest film, Or (Someone) Else, is a psychological thriller about a woman struggling to break free from an abusive relationship and the powerful mental health ramifications of her repressed anger. It stars Emily Althaus (Orange is the New Black, The Handmaid's Tale) & Peter Vack (Love Life, Someone Great, The Bold Type) and was produced by a largely-female crew (more than 50%), including the Director of Photography, producer, and editor, among many other positions. You can watch the promo of the film here.  If you'd like to learn more about Caroline, you can follow her on Instagram, on Twitter, or at her website here.  If you'd like to learn more about Healing Tree, the non-profit Caroline supports, you can do that here.  To support the Biden/Harris campaign, click right here.  Please visit Vote.org to make sure you are registered to vote, get election reminders, request an absentee ballot, or find your polling place.  You can follow Lisa on Instagram here. You can follow Misty on Instagram here. You can follow GHY on Instagram here and on Twitter here.  As always, please rate, review, and subscribe to Go Help Yourself.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, we are joined by special guest Renee Colvert of the podcast "Can I Pet Your Dog?" to talk about how dogs can contribute to self-help. Renee Colvert is a Los Angeles based writer, comedian, and co-host of the wildly successful and entertaining podcast Can I Pet Your Dog? If you'd like to learn more about Renee, check out her twitter and instagram. If you'd like to see the explosion of adorableness that is her dog Tugboat, check out his very own instagram, too! (You can also see many other cute animals on GHY's insta account here.) Misty and Lisa were also guests on CIPYD and got to meet Tugboat, bring Lisa's dog Wrigley, and talk about her journey with him and her other dog Zoey. Check out that episode here. If you'd like to listen to the episode of GHY that covers the book Fed Up by Gemma Hartley, you can do that here.  And if you'd like to read I'll Be Home Soon, the book about preventing and treating your dog's separation anxiety, you can purchase it here.  As always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. Carol Dweck is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, and has won nine lifetime achievement awards for her research. She addressed the United Nations on the eve of their new global development plan and has advised governments on educational and economic policies. Her work has been featured in almost every major national publication, and she has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and 20/20. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California. We cover the major concepts in this Mindset book review podcast, including: The Fixed Mindset The Growth Mindset How we form our Mindsets How to praise children so they develop a Growth Mindset How to change your Mindset If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here.  You can also learn more about the author here.  In this episode, we also mention how much we love the book The Self-Driven Child. You can check out our review of the book here: The Self-Driven Child Part 1 The Self-Driven Child Part 2 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, we review five terms feminists should know according to an instagram post from The Feminist Collective: intersectionality, gaslighting, derailing, cultural appropriation, and androcentrism. This amazing post covers the parts of speech, definitions and types of use of each word, where applicable. If you'd like to hear our episode covering The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, you can do that right here.  Be sure to rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review Notoriously Dapper: How to Be a Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body Confidence by Kelvin Davis. Born in 1987, Kelvin Davis is a fashion blogger turned model and author. He founded Notoriously Dapper, a body-positive menswear blog showcasing outfits to inspire men of all sizes to find confidence in their appearance and embrace who they are. Kelvin has been featured in top-ranked media sources such as The New York Times, Glamour Magazine, BuzzFeed, The Daily Dot, Dazed Magazine, The New York Post and Huffington Post. This book has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award and is also an Amazon bestseller in the etiquette category.  We cover the following chapters in this Notoriously Dapper book review podcast: Gentleman, Redefined Gentleman Gestures Modeling Good Behavior Behavior at the Workplace Marriage, Money & Morality Family Affairs If you want to learn more about the author, you can visit his website here. If you'd like to buy the book, you can do so here. If you'd like to hear the other GHY episode we mention, you can listen to How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are here.  And as always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa checks in on her homework from So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport, then shares an article about "fuck off funds." Trigger warning: the article Lisa reads contains descriptions of sexual harassment and domestic violence. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport. Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He's also a writer who focuses on the impact of technology on society. He's the author of six books, including Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, and writes regular essays for his popular website, calnewport.com. We cover something from every part of the book in this So Good They Can't Ignore You podcast book review, including: Rule #1: Don't Follow Your Passion Rule #2: Be So Good They Can't Ignore You (Or, the Importance of Skill) Rule #3: Turn Down a Promotion (Or, the Importance of Control) Rule #4: Think Small, Act Big (Or, the Importance of Mission) We also cover concepts like Career Capital and the Adjacent Possible. If you like what you're hearing, you can learn more about Cal Newport at his website here, and you can purchase the book here. Here are the two other GHY episodes we mention: Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance by Angela Duckworth How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens (also known as the Zettelkasten Method) As always, please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa and Misty bring you an epic tale from a trio of listener emails... in particular responding to this previous episode about what to do when you say something stupid.  LLLs, we bring you: PAM'S FART SAGA! Tune in and get ready for the ride of your life! You can check out Pam's awesome illustrations here. And as always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty cover one of the best-selling self-help books of all time: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Originally written in 1937, this book has sold an estimated 50+ million copies. Oliver Napoleon Hill (1883 –1970) was an American self-help author. He is known best for his book Think and Grow Rich which is among the 10 best-selling self-help books of all time. There is contention with his history, however, which is covered briefly in this episode and extensively in this article from Gizmodo. In this multi-million, New York Times bestseller Think and Grow Rich book review, we cover the following chapters: General Introduction Desire Faith Auto-Suggestion Specialized Knowledge Imagination Organized Planning Decision Persistence Power of the Master Mind The Mystery of Sex Transmutation The Sub-Conscious Mind The Brain The Sixth Sense How to Outwit the Six Ghosts Of Fear If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book  here. If you are interested in a version of this book written by a Black author, check out Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice: A Guide to Success for Black Americans. We also reference several of our previous episodes during this review, including:  Oracle At The Supermarket How to Win Friends and Influence People The Power of Positive Thinking The Secret How to Take Smart Notes and a minisode where we discuss the question: Should the Self-help Industry Be Regulated? Please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Hello from your tiny pocket friends! This is a special bonus episode because so many of you kindly reached out asking about our well-being. While we are personally safe from the wildfires raging on the West coast, we want to share some ways that you can help those affected, as outlined in this article from Bustle. We also talk briefly about the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and mention that her favorite organization was the ACLU. If you would like to do so, here is the link to donate. Friendly reminder to make sure you're registered to vote! Go to vote.org to check your registration, register, request an absentee ballot, find your polling place and fill out your census. It's got everything! And, as always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself. Stay safe out there, friends.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty checks in on her homework from The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, and is joined by special guest Andrew Skotzko to talk about the experience of doing a virtual meditation retreat.  If you tried to find your “why” and your “just cause” as outlined in last episode's book review of The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, let us know how it went! Misty and Lisa can be reached at [email protected] and Andrew Skotzko can be reached at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! You can also visit Andrew's website here, and listen to his podcast, Enliven with Andrew Skotzko, here.  Misty and Andrew completed their virtual meditation retreat through Spiritrock.org. Misty also loves The Headspace App for meditation, as well as these two virtual yoga classes: Perseverance Yoga with Victoria Gluchoski Yoga with Adriene And Andrew recommends: The Insight Meditation Society Insight LA Waking Up Meditation App The 10% Happier Meditation App Please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, we review The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, joined by special guest host Andrew Skotzko.  Simon Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. From members of Congress to foreign ambassadors, from small businesses to corporations like Microsoft and 3M, from Hollywood to the Pentagon, he has presented his ideas about the power of why. He has written multiple books, including the New York Times bestsellers Leaders Eat Last and Start With Why, and is quoted frequently by national publications. We cover the following ideas in this Infinite Game book review: Finite vs. Infinite Games Just Cause Trusting Teams Worthy Rivals Existential Flexibility The Courage to Lead If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase The Infinite Game here. You can also visit Simon Sinek's website here.  Special guest host Andrew Skotzko is a product leader with insatiable curiosity for how we build better futures. He's been building and advising tech startups and social ventures for a decade and has worked on award-winning products directly supporting tens of millions of users. Previously, Andrew served as entrepreneur-in-residence with Dr. Peter Diamandis, as Hacker-in-Residence at 500 Startups (which is a fund that invests in early-stage startups) and is also part of the adjunct faculty at Singularity University, a think tank in Silicon Valley.  His mission is to give life to human potential, creativity, and consciousness through social science and technology. His podcast, ENLIVEN, is an exploration of how conscious leaders can build products and companies with a soul, and make things that make things better. If you'd like to learn more, please visit Andrew's website here. You can listen to his podcast, Enliven with Andrew Skotzko, here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa reads Misty parts of an article from The Atlantic about how the book White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo is not always well received by people in the Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities. The article was written by John McWhorter. McWhorter is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He teaches linguistics at Columbia University, hosts the podcast Lexicon Valley, and is the author, most recently, of Words on the Move. If you'd like to hear our White Fragility book review episode, you can do so right here. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy Charlie Mackesy is an artist, cartoonist and book illustrator who has lived and worked on four continents. His work features in books, private collections and both public and private spaces around the world. He collaborated with Nelson Mandela in 2006 to create a set of lithographs. In this The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse book review, Lisa and Misty cover an article from The Washington Post that explains how the book came to be, who the author is, and the impact it’s had on the world since its publication in October 2019. Lisa also shares with Misty some of the drawings from the book, which you can see excerpts from on the author’s Instagram. If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can also learn more about the author at his website.  And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa checks in on her homework from The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday. Then, Misty asks a thought-provoking question: would you take your struggles back if you could?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty & Lisa review the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday. Ryan Holiday is a writer and media strategist. When he was 19 years old, he dropped out of college to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power. He had a successful marketing career at American Apparel and went on to found a creative agency called Brass Check, which has advised clients like Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as many prominent bestselling authors, including Neil Strauss, Tony Robbins and Tim Ferriss. He is the author of ten books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, Conspiracy, and Stillness is the Key, which have sold more than two million copies in thirty languages.  We cover every part of the book in this Obstacle Is the Way Book Review, including: Part 1: PERCEPTION Part 2: ACTION Part 3: WILL If you like what you're hearing, and want to know more, you can  learn more about the author at his website here.  If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so here. If you'd like to listen to the other episodes of Go Help Yourself that Lisa and Misty mention, check out their reviews of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens (all about the Zettelkasten method) and The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson.  As always, please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, we check in on Misty's homework from The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Then, we read a listener email about How to Take Smart Notes from fellow podcast host Andrew Skotzko. And as a bonus, Lisa lets us know how trolling Mark Manson on twitter is going! We mention the article links Andrew Skotzko sent, and here they are: The zettelkasten method is closely related to a much older practice called commonplace books (as described in this article by Ryan Holiday). To that end, you might enjoy some of these related resources: Why & How to keep a commonplace book Ryan Holiday's notecard system — one of the better fleshed out implementations of this idea that I've seen Syntopical reading (pulled from Adler's excellent book on ... how to read a book) Creating an idea index while reading, from Maria Popova via Tim Ferriss via Cal Newport  Also, check out Andrew's podcast Enliven with Andrew Skotzko!  And as always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review the New York Times Bestseller The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. Originally released in 2012, this book spent more than sixty weeks on the NYT Bestseller list! Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter for The New York Times. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale University, and a frequent guest on This American Life, NPR, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Frontline, and other programs. We cover each section in this Power of Habit book review, including: PART ONE The Habits of Individuals THE HABIT LOOP How Habits Work THE CRAVING BRAIN How to Create New Habits THE GOLDEN RULE OF HABIT CHANGE Why Transformation Occurs PART TWO The Habits of Successful Organizations KEYSTONE HABITS, OR THE BALLAD OF PAUL O’NEILL Which Habits Matter Most STARBUCKS AND THE HABIT OF SUCCESS When Willpower Becomes Automatic THE POWER OF A CRISIS How Leaders Create Habits Through Accident and Design HOW TARGET KNOWS WHAT YOU WANT BEFORE YOU DO When Companies Predict (and Manipulate) Habits PART THREE The Habits of Societies SADDLEBACK CHURCH & THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT How Movements Happen THE NEUROLOGY OF FREE WILL Are We Responsible for Our Habits? If you would like to purchase the book, you may do so here. If you would like to learn more about the author, you can visit his website. And if you'd like to listen to our episode on Atomic Habits by James Clear, you can do that right here.  As always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself! It really does help other amazing listeners, like you, find our podcast!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa checks in on her homework from The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer. Then, she presents a challenge to both herself and Misty: say something you're good at, without making any disclaimers.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty and Lisa review the New York Times Bestseller The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer. Michael A. Singer is the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Untethered Soul and New York Times bestseller The Surrender Experiment, which have been published worldwide. He had a deep inner awakening in 1971 while working on his doctorate in economics and went into seclusion to focus on yoga and meditation. In 1975, he founded Temple of the Universe, a now long-established yoga and meditation center where people of any religion or set of beliefs can come together to experience inner peace. He is also the creator of a leading-edge software package that transformed the medical practice management industry, and founding CEO of a billion dollar public company whose achievements are archived in the Smithsonian Institution. Along with his more than four decades of spiritual teaching, Michael has made major contributions in the areas of business, education, healthcare, and environmental protection. Misty covers every part of the book in this Surrender Experiment book review.  If you'd like to listen Go Help Yourself's review of The Untethered Soul (also by Michael A. Singer), you can do so here.  And if you'd like to learn more about Michael Singer, check out his website.  If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so here. If you haven't already, please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa & Misty share emails from listeners who are making their homes more hyggelig during safer-at-home times.  Don't know what "hyggelig" means? Check out our episode on The Little Book of Hygge (episode #43)! It's a wonderful concept all about making your home and life more cozy. We'd love to hear from you, too! Email us at [email protected]. And make sure to follow us on instagram @GoHelpYourselfPodcast Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself. It's very hygge of you!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, by listener request, Misty and Lisa take turns interviewing each other so you can get to know your hosts! You can follow Lisa Linke on instagram @itslinke and you can follow Misty Stinnett @mistyrose. And of course, be sure to follow Go Help Yourself podcast @gohelpyourselfpodcast on Instagram and @GHYpodcast on Twitter. If you'd like to see Lisa's hilarious Dance Moms parody that Misty mentions, check out Dog Moms here.  And if you'd like to check out Previs Pro, the storyboarding program Misty mentions for vision boarding, you can do that here.  And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty checks in on her homework from OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? and brings us a hilarious article from the New York Times about people who hate cooking in quarantine. Here are the Internet Chefs that Misty and Lisa mention during the episode: Gemma Stafford of Bigger Bolder Baking Chef John of Food Wishes Tabitha Brown Can you relate to the cooking disasters from this episode? Let us know by getting in touch! IG: @gohelpyourselfpodcast twitter: @ghypodcast Email: [email protected] And please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa & Misty review the newly-released OMG WTF Does The Constitution Actually Say?: A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work by Ben Sheehan. Ben Sheehan is a former award-winning executive producer at Funny Or Die. He founded OMG WTF (Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida) to teach voters about state executive races during the 2018 midterms. The Hollywood Reporter listed him as one of entertainment’s 35 Rising Executives Under 35 and OMG WTF’s Gerrymander Jewelry was a finalist for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2019. In 2016, he helped register 50,000 voters through digital videos as the executive director of Save the Day. The projects he’s been involved with have received over a billion views. In this OMG WTF Does The Constitution Actually Says? book review, we cover the Preamble and Article I of The U.S. Constitution. If you’d like to see what the author is up to, check out his twitter account. If you’d like to buy the book, you can do so here. And as always, don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa & Misty talk about how some white actors in Hollywood are issuing mea culpas about playing or voicing Black, Indigenous, or Characters of Color, and about how apologizing can be an important part of self-help. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty and Lisa review the New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. Ijeoma Oluo is a Seattle-based writer, speaker, and Internet Yeller.  She’s the author of the New York Times Best-Seller So You Want to Talk about Race, published in January by Seal Press. Named one of the The Root’s 100 Most Influential African Americans in 2017, one of the Most Influential People in Seattle by Seattle Magazine, one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Seattle by Seattle Met, and winner of the of the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award by the American Humanist Society, Oluo’s work focuses primarily on issues of race and identity, feminism, social and mental health, social justice, the arts, and personal essay. Her writing has been featured in The Washington Post, NBC News, Elle Magazine, TIME, The Stranger, and the Guardian, among other outlets.  In this So You Want to Talk About Race book review, we primarily cover Ijeoma Oluo's suggested tips of how to have conversations about race, but this book covers everything from police brutality to the school-to-prison-pipeline to cultural appropriation to the model minority myth, and so much more. It is a must-read for anyone hoping to strengthen their knowledge of how to be anti-racist and how to be a better ally.  If you'd like to learn more about Ijeoma Oluo, you can do so at her website here.  If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so here. If you'd like to listen to the podcasts Lisa and Misty mention to better understand how race was invented and constructed, please check out 1619 and Scene On Radio's Seeing White.  You can also contact your senators, sign petitions, make your voice heard and generally resist by using the amazing interface ResistBot! It truly takes only seconds. Sign up by texting "resist" to 50409.  And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

A Tale Of Two Quarantines... On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa shares her low-key trolling of Mark Manson on twitter (not really) and gives us a birds-eye view of what must be the greatest twitter non-feud-turned-into-epic-feuding-by-making-it-one: James Clear's quarantine tweets vs. Mark Manson's quarantine tweets You can follow both of these prolific tweeters at @jamesclear and @iammarkmanson Be sure to rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty and Lisa review the international bestseller The Drama Of The Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller. Alice Miller was a Polish-Swiss psychologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher and noted public intellectual.  Her book The Drama of the Gifted Child caused a sensation and became an international bestseller upon the English publication in 1981. Her views on the consequences of child abuse became highly influential. In 1953 Miller gained her doctorate in philosophy, psychology and sociology. Between 1953 and 1960, Miller studied psychoanalysis and practiced it between 1960 and 1980 in Zürich. In this Drama Of The Gifted Child book review, Lisa and Misty talk about the three sections of the book: 1: The Drama Of The Gifted Child And How We Became Psychotherapists 2: Depression And Grandiosity: Two Related Forms Of Denial 3: The Vicious Circle Of Contempt If you want to learn more about the author, read letters written to her over her lifetime, see more information about her work, or view her original paintings, you can visit her website. If you want to purchase this book, you can do so here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty and Lisa return to Stassi Schroeder, an author whose book they previously reviewed, to discuss her repeated bad behavior and the most recent consequences she experienced. You can read about the controversy here. Misty also shares an article from The Blissful Mind about what happens when self-care isn't enough.  And please remember to rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty and Lisa cover How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers by Sönke Ahrens. Thanks to Longtime Loyal Listener Jonneke for the recommendation! Dr. Sönke Ahrens is a writer and researcher in the field of education and social science, and author of the award-winning book Experiment and Exploration: Forms of World-Disclosure: From Epistemology to Bildung. He has worked at different universities, most recently as an interim professor for philosophy of education at the University for the German Federal Armed Forces in Munich. In this How to Take Smart Notes book review, Lisa and Misty explain what the Zettelkasten method is, and cover all three parts of the book from the following chapters: Introduction Everything You Need to Know Everything You Need to Do Everything You Need to Have A Few Things to Keep in Mind The Four Underlying Principles Writing Is the Only Thing That Matters Simplicity Is Paramount Nobody Ever Starts From Scratch Let the Work Carry You Forward The Six Steps to Successful Writing Separate and Interlocking Tasks Read for Understanding Take Smart Notes Develop Ideas Share Your Insight Make It a Habit Interested in seeing how a slip-box looks visually? Want to better visualize how to use the Zettelkasten method? Try this YouTube video. If you’d like to see how someone uses Zettelkasten software for their slip-box needs, check out this video. If you’d like to learn more about the author and see the slip-box tools available, you can do so at his website here. If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty is joined by special guest Lauriel Marger, who speaks about her experiences as a working artist. This is a special follow up to the War of Art book review that is not to be missed! If you'd like to follow Lauriel on social media, you can do so @lozmaza And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty cover The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. Steven Pressfield was an advertising copywriter, schoolteacher, tractor-trailer driver, bartender, oilfield roustabout, attendant in a mental hospital, fruit-picker in Washington state, and screenwriter. His struggles to make a living as an author, including the period when he was homeless and living out of the back of his car, are detailed in his book The War of Art. Pressfield graduated from Duke University in 1965. His first book, The Legend of Bagger Vance, was published in 1995, and was made into a 2000 film of the same name directed by Robert Redford and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Matt Damon. We cover all the main ideas in this War of Art book review, including resistance, turning pro, and the higher realm. If you like what you're hearing, you can learn more about the author at his website here.  If you would like to purchase the book, you can do so here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the weekly beef, Misty shares an article from the New York Times in defense of a good cry. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Happy Independence Day! This week, Misty and Lisa bring you the New York Times Bestseller A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump by David Plouffe. Plouffe is an American political strategist best known as the campaign manager for Barack Obama's successful 2008 presidential campaign. He was an outside senior advisor to Obama since the president's first day in office and was then appointed as a Senior Advisor to the President (inside the White House) in 2011 following the resignation of David Axelrod, who went on to start Obama's reelection campaign.  Plouffe wrote this book with the intention of sharing his experience working for and in campaigns for several decades, and his insights are usable to any volunteer or candidate, for any campaign, at any level, from local election up to, and including, President. In this A Citizen’s Guide To Beating Donald Trump book review, we cover the following chapters: Table of contents Introduction Offense/Defense Create Register Hosting Battlegrounds Money The Campaign Voting Election Night We also reference Vote Save America to make sure you’re registered to vote and also visit the Brennan Center for Justice if you want up-to-date research and reporting on voting issues. If you want to buy the book, you can do so here. And don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands