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

This week Misty and Lisa conclude their review of 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 Nova Scotia, Canada. Lisa and Misty cover several of the last chapters in this final part of this two-part When Things Fall Apart book review, including: 8. Eight Worldly Dharmas 10. Curious about Existence 13. Widening the Circle of Compassion 16. Servants of Peace 17. Opinions 18. Reversing the Wheel of Samsara A lot of Buddhist information here in this second half! If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can visit the Pema Chödrön Foundation website here! And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Linda Linke, Lisa's Mom, joins us as a very special guest on this episode of the Weekly Beef!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week 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 Nova Scotia, Canada. Pema is interested in helping establish the monastic tradition in the West, as well in continuing her work with Buddhists of all traditions, sharing ideas and teachings. She has written several books: “The Wisdom of No Escape”, “Start Where You Are”, “When Things Fall Apart”, “The Places that Scare You”, “No Time to Lose” and “Practicing Peace in Times of War”, and most recently, “Smile at Fear”.  Lisa and Misty talk about the first seven chapters in this first part of two-parter When Things Fall Apart book review, including: Introduction Intimacy with Fear When Things Fall Apart This Very Moment Is the Perfect Teacher Relax As It Is It’s Never Too Late Not Causing Harm Hopelessness and Death Real uplifting stuff! If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can visit the Pema Chödrön Foundation website here! And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Lisa walks us through an alternative to the Konmari method from The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It's called Home Storage Solutions 101: 52 Weeks to an Organized Home. If you'd like to try this (free!) method, you can find all the details here.  Oh, and here's a link to the man who ate an entire airplane.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Lisa and Misty continue their review of the #1 New York Times bestseller A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle in this special two-part episode.   Make sure to listen for one of the best duck-related pun runners in the podcast world! Lisa and Misty cover each of the ten chapters in this New Earth book review, including: The Flowering of Human Consciousness Ego: The Current State of Humanity The Core of Ego Role-playing: The Many Faces of the Ego The Pain-Body Breaking Free Finding Who You Truly Are The Discovery of Inner Space Your Inner Purpose A New Earth But we focus on the last six in the second part of this two-part episode. If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here.  Check out Eckhart Tolle’s website here. Here's a link to the instagram account we love: @mytherapistsays Let us know what you thought of the book! Reach us here: E-mail: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @gohelpyourselfpodcast Twitter: @GHYPodcast And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Lisa and Misty discuss the toll of self-help. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Lisa and Misty review the #1 New York Times bestseller A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle. Lisa and Misty cover each of the ten chapters in this New Earth book review, including: The Flowering of Human Consciousness Ego: The Current State of Humanity The Core of Ego Role-playing: The Many Faces of the Ego The Pain-Body Breaking Free Finding Who You Truly Are The Discovery of Inner Space Your Inner Purpose A New Earth But we focus on the first four in the first part of this two-part episode. If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here.  Check out Eckhart Tolle’s website here. Let us know what you thought of the book! Reach us here: E-mail: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @gohelpyourselfpodcast Twitter: @GHYPodcast And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Lisa and Misty discuss various reactions and critiques to the wildly popular book from episode 11, 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.  We love this minisode because it opens up a larger discussion about the self-help world.  Read the article Lisa references about Rachel Hollis's "curated messiness" and other critiques here.  If you'd like to read Girl, Wash Your Face, you can purchase it here.  To view the trailer for "Born Into Brothels," click here. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week 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 personality, top motivational speaker, top podcast host, CCO of The Hollis Company and mother of four. Rachel was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the “Top 30 Entrepreneurs under 30” and she is deeply passionate about empowering women in business.  Known as "the Tony Robbins for women" because of her motivational high energy style, Rachel has a unique ability to empower and embolden a female audience. Motivational, inspirational, and always approachable, Rachel’s tell-it-like-it-is attitude is a refreshing approach that allows her to authentically connect with audiences everywhere.  Lisa and Misty review five chapters in this Girl Wash Your Face book review, but discuss the structure of all twenty. The five covered are: The Lie: Something Else Will Make Me Happy The Lie: I’ll Start Tomorrow The Lie: I’m Not Good Enough The Lie: I’m Going to Marry Matt Damon The Lie: I Will Never Get Past This If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can visit Rachel Hollis's website 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 updates us on her homework from The Charisma Myth and Misty and Lisa share the best and worst life hacks. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands