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

This week, Lisa and Misty bring you the book SMART with Dr. Sood: The Four-Module Stress Management And Resiliency Training Program.  Amit Sood, M.D. is one of the world's leading experts on resilience and wellbeing, and executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing. He was also professor of medicine, and Chair for student life and wellness at Mayo Clinic. He has received numerous awards including the 2010 Distinguished Service, 2010 Innovator of the Year, 2013 Outstanding Physician Scientist and 2016 Faculty of the Year awards, all from Mayo Clinic. Dr. Sood has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed papers and is the author of several books.In this SMART with Dr. Sood book review podcast, we cover his proposal for a new version of Mindfulness, as well as two core practices that he suggests in the Gratitude and Mindful Presence modules.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.Sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.coGet in touch with us: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on instagram at gohelpyourselfpodcastIf you like what you're hearing, leave us a review.xoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of GHY, Misty covers what the vagus nerve is, how it affects your body, and different ways to activate it to combat anxiety.The articles she covers can be referenced here:https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-does-the-vagus-nerve-dohttps://health.clevelandclinic.org/vagus-nerve-stimulationGet in touch with us at gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com - we love hearing from you!You can also sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.co and follow us on instagram @gohelpyourselfpodcast.If you like what you're hearing, leave us a review.xoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa and Misty debate a question that doesn’t get asked enough: for all of the advice, programs, supplements (and more) that is sold to us by the multi-trillion dollar wellness industry, is wellness actually attainable?In this informative and lively discussion, Lisa references several articles, which are linked below:“How Capitalism Creates Barriers To Wellness”“Is It Possible to Have Wellness Without Toxic Wellness Culture?” “Achieving Wellness In A Capitalist Society”Get in touch with us: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com - we love hearing from you!You can also sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.co and follow us on instagram @gohelpyourselfpodcast.If you like what you're hearing, leave us a review.xoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa shares 4 ways to give incredible gifts. Here are links if you'd like to visit some of the resources Lisa mentions:Uncommon Goods: www.uncommongoods.com/Wirecutter: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/CrateJoy: www.cratejoy.com/Best Products List: www.bestproducts.com/lifestyle/news/g1252/gifts-that-give-to-charity/Lotto Love: givelottolove.com/Heifer International: www.heifer.org/Sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.coGet in touch with us: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on instagram at gohelpyourselfpodcastIf you like what you're hearing, leave us a review.xoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa and Misty discuss how to be a better partner in order to have better relationships, including advice from John Gottman, Brené Brown, and Harville Hendrix.This can be applied to better romantic relationships, better friendships, and better relationships with your family. Sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.coGet in touch with us: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on instagram at gohelpyourselfpodcastIf you like what you're hearing, leave us a review.xoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa shares the science behind bad gift giving, also known as the phenomenon of "present resentment" or "gift choice misalignment."You can read the full LA Times article here. You can also check out the full study here.Sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.coGet in touch with us: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on instagram at gohelpyourselfpodcastIf you like what you're hearing, leave us a review.xoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Misty shares the reasons why New Year's resolutions don't work -- and what to do instead.Love GHY? Sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.co.Get in touch with us: email us at gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com.You can also find us on Instagram @gohelpyourselfpodcastAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, we're talking about Social Jetlag: the dicrepancy between your body's biological clock and your social schedule, which is especially pronounced in the fall and winter months when days are shorter.If you'd like to learn more about the science behind this phenomenon, check out this article on Social Jetlag. This Stylist article also does a great job describing the effects of Social Jetlag, and here are tips on what to do about it.As promised, you can download Misty's Holiday Survival Guide here.You can also grab Lisa's Holiday Hygge Guide here.GHY has a new website, too! https://www.gohelpyourself.co/Get in touch:email: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @gohelpyourselfpodcastIf you like what you're hearing, leave us a review. Or not, whatevs -- we're here to serve. XOAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, we are re-releasing one of our fan-favorite episodes: our review of the New York Times Bestseller The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking. As promised, you can download Lisa's Holiday Hygge Guide here.This episode was originally released in October of 2019 and we wanted to revisit it as the holiday season and winter are upon us.About the author:Meik Wiking is the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute. He is a Research Associate for Denmark at the World Database of Happiness, member of the policy advisory group for the Global Happiness Policy Report and Founding member of The Latin American Network for Wellbeing and Quality of Life Policies.  In this Little Book of Hygge book review, Misty and Lisa get cozy with these chapters:1 Light2 We Need To Talk About Hygge3 Togetherness4 Food And Drink5 Clothing6 Home7 Hygge Outside The Home8 Hygge All Year Round9 Hygge On The Cheap10 Hygge Tour Of Copenhagen11 Christmas12 Summer Hygge13 Five Dimensions Of Hygge14 Hygge And HappinessIf you like what you’re hearing, you can buy the book here.If you want to know more about the author, head to the Happiness Research Institute.Check out our new website here: https://www.gohelpyourself.co/You can also grab Misty's Holiday Survival Guide here.Get in touch with us! You can reach us at:email: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @gohelpyourselfpodcastIf you like what you're hearing, leave us a review. Or not, whatevs -- we're here to serve. XOAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week on GHY, we're talking about Non-Sleep Deep Rest.In this episode, you will learn:What non-sleep deep rest is and how it can help youHow to do NSDRNSDR’s relationship to Yoga NidraHow NSDR is different than meditationWhen to use NSDR vs. Yoga Nidra or meditationWhy you shouldn’t meditate before sleep--If you'd like to learn more about non-sleep deep rest (developed by Dr. Andrew Huberman), check out this episode of The Huberman Lab podcast.You can also listen to Andrew Huberman's non-sleep deep rest protocol here. (It's ten minutes long and very relaxing.)Check out our new website here: https://www.gohelpyourself.co/As promised, you can download Lisa's Holiday Hygge Guide here.You can also grab Misty's Holiday Survival Guide here.Get in touch with us! You can reach us at:email: gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @gohelpyourselfpodcastIf you like what you're hearing, leave us a review. Or not, whatevs -- we're here to serve. XOAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands