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

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