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

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa is joined by Kate Cohen to talk about what to do if and when someone gives you a self-help book that you didn't ask for.  The book she mentions, Going Solo In The Kitchen, can be found here. Make sure to check out our Patreon community and grab some GHY merch, too.  Thanks for supporting Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa is joined by special guest Kate Cohen to present the New York Times bestseller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Kate Cohen has a master’s in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University. She’s a longtime friend of Lisa’s as they met doing improv in Chicago. When she’s not making people laugh or teaching improv students, she works in Learning & Development in Chicago.  Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. McKeown is the CEO of McKeown Inc., whose clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. In this New York Times bestseller Essentialism book review podcast, we cover points from each of the main sections of the book: -Essence -Explore -Eliminate -Execute As well as the Introduction and the final chapter, Be. Check out our Patreon to see how you can be part of our community! If you want to know more about the author, you can visit his website. If you want to buy the book, you can do so here. Check out all the GHY Merch we have available! 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, Lisa is joined by her best friend Sarah to talk about the experience of supporting a friend in grief.  Make sure to check out our Patreon community and grab some GHY merch, too.  Thanks for supporting Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa welcomes her best friend, Sarah Maher, back to the podcast to present the New York Times bestseller Trixie & Katya’s Guide To Modern Womanhood by Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova. Sarah is a writer, improviser and excellent best friend living in Chicago. Trixie Mattel is the drag persona of Brian Michael Firkus, an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian, author, actor, and tv personality from Milwaukee. Mattel is best known for being the winner of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and for placing sixth on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, known as Katya, is the drag persona of Brian Joseph McCook, an actor, author, recording artist, and comedian. Katya is best known for placing fifth on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race and placing as runner-up on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. In this Trixie & Katya’s Guide To Modern Womanhood book review podcast, we cover information from the three sections of the book: -Beauty and Style -Homemaking -Relationships Make sure to check out our Patreon to see how you can be part of our community! If you want to know more about the authors, you can visit their website. If you want to buy the book, you can do so here. Check out all the GHY Merch we have available! 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 and Lisa read a listener email with a different perspective about Louise Hay.  If you'd like, check out our episode reviewing You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay.  Make sure to check out our Patreon community and grab some GHY merch, too.  Thanks for supporting Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty and Lisa review the #1 New York Times bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex by John Gray, Ph.D. John Gray, Ph.D. is the #1 bestselling relationship author of all time. He is the author of over 20 books, including The New York Times #1 bestselling relationship book: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. His books have sold over 50 million copies in 50 different languages around the world. He’s a relationship counselor who earned degrees in meditation and took a correspondence course in psychology. He has made guest appearances on such shows as Oprah, The Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The CBS Morning Show, Live with Regis, Fox & Friends Weekend, Good Morning New York, Larry King Live, CNN and Company and many others. He has been profiled in major publications across the United States. John Gray lives with his wife and children in Northern California. In this Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus book review podcast, we think critically about the context in which this book was published almost thirty years ago, and how far the conversation about men, women, gender, and relationships has evolved since then.  If you like what you're hearing, you can buy the book here.  You can also visit the author's website here.  Other GHY episodes we mention can be found here: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown For the Love of Men by Liz Plank, Part 1 and Part 2. Fed Up by Gemma Hartley Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. Make sure to check out our Patreon community and grab some GHY merch, too.  Thanks for supporting Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa shares an article about how to write a heartfelt sympathy note.  The article was from Bottom Line Personal, and interviewed Florence Isaacs, author of numerous books on writing, including the best-selling Just A Note To Say: The Perfect Words For Every Occasion.  If you want to know more about the author of the article, visit her website.  Remember - we've moved our homework check-ins to Patreon! They are more personal and vulnerable. We're calling them Deep Dives and you can check out all the ways to join the community and have access here!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty and Lisa review The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills. Don Miguel Ruiz is the bestselling author of The Four Agreements (a New York Times bestseller for over a decade), The Four Agreements Companion Book, The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge, The Circle of Fire, and The Fifth Agreement.  Janet Mills is the founder and president of Amber-Allen Publishing and co-author, with don Miguel Ruiz, of six books in The Toltec Wisdom Series. Mills is also the creator of "The Four Agreements for a Better Life" online course, editor of Deepak Chopra's bestselling title, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, and the publisher of 11 world-renowned "Seth" books by Jane Roberts, which have been credited with launching the New Age movement. We cover the main ideas of the book in this Mastery of Love book review podcast, including: The Wounded Mind The Loss of Innocence The Track of Love, The Track of Fear The Magical Kitchen and more If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here.  If you'd like to learn more about the authors' work, you can visit their website here.  Make sure to check out our Patreon for ways to support the podcast (and get exclusive perks!) and don't forget to grab your GHY merch!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa is joined by Andy Eninger to discuss Power Check-Ins during crises. Andy Eninger is a designer and ideation junkie who has designed learning and development programs for over two decades. He has helped hundreds of corporations around the globe to develop their employees on topics ranging from sales enablement to fast feedback to inclusion to executive presence. Andy is the co-founder of Fairplay Communications, which uses the philosophies of improvisation to support learning and human connections.  If you’d like to know more about the delightful Andy Eninger, visit Fairplay Communications. Don't forget! We've moved our homework check-ins to Patreon. We're calling them Deep Dives, and we get much more intimate. Check out all the ways you can join the community, have access to these, and more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, special guest host Andy Eninger joins Lisa to review the New York Times Bestseller The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done by Kendra Adachi. Kendra Adachi is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way and creator of The Lazy Genius Podcast. She went to college to become a high school English teacher but instead became the Lazy Genius, passionately and candidly sharing how to stop doing it all for the sake of doing what matters. Andy Eninger is a designer and ideation junkie who has designed learning and development programs for over two decades. He has helped hundreds of corporations around the globe to develop their employees on topics ranging from sales enablement to fast feedback to inclusion to executive presence. He’s also a dear, dear friend of Lisa’s. In this The Lazy Genius Way book review podcast, we cover some of the 13 principles in the book: Decide Once Start Small Ask the Magic Question Live in the Season Build the Right Routines Set House Rules Put Everything in its Place Let People In Batch It Essentialize Go in the Right Order Schedule Rest Be Kind to Yourself If you like what you’re hearing, you can buy the book here. If you want to know more about the author, you can visit her website. If you’d like to know more about the delightful Andy Eninger, visit Fairplay Communications. Make sure to check out our Patreon for ways to support the podcast (and get exclusive perks!) and don't forget to grab your GHY merch!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands