Go Help Yourself: A Comedy Self-Help Podcast to Make Life Suck Less

We're releasing another classic from the GHY archives! On this minisode, originally released in 2020 (and lovingly called the "Weekly Beef"), Misty shares an article on what to do when you say something stupid.  It was recommended by her brilliant friend Bryan Kett, who has a brilliant TedTalk. Watch it here and learn more about him at his website . Have a question, a story you'd l...

This week, we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself Archives! Please enjoy one of the first five books Misty and Lisa ever reviewed: the New York Times bestseller  You Are A Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness And Start Living An Awesome Life  by Jen Sincero. According to Sincero: “by the end of  You Are A Badass , you’ll understand  why  you are how you are, how to...

This week on GHY, we're releasing another classic episode from the GHY archives. Originally released in 2021, Lisa & Misty review the #1 New York Times bestseller The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation - Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, Misty and Lisa review the New York Times Bestseller The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey. Dave Ramsey is a personal money-management expert and radio personality. His seven best-selling books—Financial Peace, More Than Enough, Th...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, Misty and Lisa review How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Published in 1936, this is one of the best-selling books of all time. In 2011, it was number 19 on Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential books. We cover every part of the boo...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, Misty and Lisa review the #1 New York Times Bestseller   Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. In this non-fiction work, Elizabeth (who is also the author of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, Misty and Lisa review the #1 New York Times Bestseller  The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing  by Marie Kondo! Are you curious about the Konmari method? Well, Misty and Lisa cover every aspect of tidying up in this Life...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, Lisa and Misty review the #1 Amazon Bestseller Texts So Good He Can't Ignore: Sassy Texting Secrets for Attracting High-Quality Men (and Keeping the One You Want) by Bruce Bryans. According to the author's website : Bruce Bryans is an author and courtship resea...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, Lisa and Misty review the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Alan Singer. Michael A. Singer is the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Untethered Soul and New York Times bestseller The Surrender Experiment, w...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, we review the #1 Amazon bestseller: Attached. The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine, M.D., and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.  Dr. Amir Levine, M.D., is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist. H...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives! In this episode, originally released in 2019, Misty and Lisa review the #1 New York Times Bestseller Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing The Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant To Be by Rachel Hollis. Rachel Hollis is a #1 New York Times best-selling author of Girl, Wash Your Face, a TV per...

Self-help feels like a bit of a dumpster fire, doesn't it? Whether you've binged every self-help book out there or are just getting started in your journey – Go Help Yourself is your source for calling bullsh*t on toxic positivity, turning your existential dread into actual growth, and getting it together without losing your soul (or sense of humor) in the process. We're here to take t...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives!  In this episode, originally released in 2019, Misty and Lisa review the #1 New York Times Bestseller Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead by Brené Brown. Brené Brown is an American research professor in The Graduate College of Social Work at the Univers...

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa and Misty make a big announcement, including re-releasing fan-favorite episodes through the rest of the year, reflections about where we've been, and what the future will look like for GHY. If you'd like to be the first to know when our secret project drops, get on the mailing list at gohelpyourself.co You can also follow us on instagram  @gohelpyo...

This week we are re-releasing a classic episode from the Go Help Yourself archives! In this episode, originally released in 2019, Misty and Lisa review When Things Fall Apart – Heart Advice For Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön. Pema is an American  Tibetan Buddhist . She is an ordained nun,  acharya  and disciple of  Chögyam Trungpa  Rinpoche. Chödrön is the principal teacher at  Gampo Abbey  in  N...

On this episode, Lisa shares an article from the fall issue of the Audubon Society 's magazine, Audubon , about how to make the most of your limited time to connect with nature. Please wait for the ending because it is a delightful doozy.  Have a question, a story you'd like to share, or a topic request? Get in touch with us! Email us at gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com Want more GHY? Sign...

On this episode of GHY, Misty shares an article from Good Housekeeping about The Wobbly Work of Finding Relationship Balance by author and friend of the podcast Gemma Hartley. If you'd like to hear our episode covering Gemma's viral Harpers Bazaar article titled Women Aren't Nags, We're Just Fed Up , you can do so here . You can also listen to our episode interviewing Gemma on her...

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Misty shares an article about what adults forget about friendship . Don't miss this one if you want some actionable tips on how to bring the fun back to adult friendships. (Hint: break the "catch-up" cycle and start wasting time instead.) If you're enjoying GHY, please leave us a rating and review, as it helps other people find our show. Want mo...

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa shares three articles about political neuroscience: how imagination exercises can alter political views, from The Washington Post , anatomical differences in liberal and conservative brains from Scientific American , and how brains of the same political affiliation view (and sometimes bias) information similarly from Brown University . Keeping these differ...

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa shares an article from the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University about the moment our brain makes a decision , by brain/science/doctor daddy Michael Shadlan, MD, PhD . If you're enjoying GHY, please leave us a rating and review, as it helps other people find our show. Want more GHY? Sign up for our newsletter at  gohelpyourself.co Follow us on ins...

On this episode of GHY, Lisa shares the concept of The New Happy as outlined in an article from Fast Company. Get ready to consciously uncoumple all you thought you knew about happiness! If you’d like to learn more about the book New Happy , or its author Stephanie Harrison, visit thenewhappy.com . We also reference our review of The Upside of Your Dark Side and the necessity of dissatisfaction in...

Ever been bored on what should be an amazing vacation? This episode is for you! This week on GHY, Lisa shares an article from The Wall Street Journal about Peak Vacation Happiness and three ways to keep that joy going and fight the travel blues. We reference also reference our review of the book SMART with Dr. Sood.  If you're enjoying GHY, please leave us a rating and review, as it helps othe...

On this episode of GHY, Lisa shares an article about Why It’s So Hard to Admit You’re Wrong from the New York Times. Other episodes we mention: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi If you're enj...

On this episode of GHY, Lisa shares an article about The Remarkable Shelf-Life of the Offhand Comment from the New York Times. Here is the GHY episode we mention about What to Do When You Say Something Stupid. If you're enjoying GHY, please leave us a rating and review, as it helps other people find our show, too. Want more GHY? Sign up for our newsletter at  gohelpyourself.co Follow us on ins...

On this episode of GHY, Lisa and Misty dive into the rising occurrence of family estrangement, sparked by an article Misty shares from Cosmopolitan called Why So Many Young People Are Cutting Off Their Parents by Fortesa Latifi. If you're enjoying GHY, please leave us a rating and review, as it helps other people find our show. Want more GHY? Sign up for our newsletter at  gohelpyourself.co Fo...