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Go Help Yourself: A Comedy Self-Help Podcast to Make Life Suck Less Misty Stinnett & Lisa Linke
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Join Lisa Linke and Misty Stinnett as they explore every aspect of the self-help world, laughing their way through the best and worst advice.
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Pivotal Updates From Everyone’s Favorite “Old Person” Magazine
On this episode of GHY, Lisa brings back her favorite "old person" magazine to share some action-packed (and research backed) life tips from The Bottom Line magazine, including:
Why Dissatisfaction with life is normalHow overtraining leads to lower moodsExtreme heat is linked to more mental health emergenciesWomen are both happier and sadder than menHow a consistent sleep schedule protects your heart How to use tea bags to freshen the smell of your carThe love language mythwhy “happy wife, happy life” doesn’t hold up under the scrutiny of researchWhy planned sex is just as fulfilling as spontaneous sexOkay, Bottom Line!
We also reference the following episodes: Why We Sleep by Dr. Matthew Walker, The Paradox of Productivity, and The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman.
If you want to learn more about The Bottom Line, you can do so here.
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Now You See Them, Now You Don't: The Psychological Fallout of Ghosting
On this episode of GHY, Lisa and Misty dive deep into the topic of ghosting in dating. Lisa shares two recent articles: Ghosting Is an Inescapable Part of Dating. Is It Ever OK? and 7 Ways to Respond to Ghosting. This leads to a very lively discussion about the fabric of humanity and brings up the question... are we owed anything by anyone?
We also touch on a previous episode where we reviewed Amanda Seales’s book Small Doses, in which she discusses three types of ghosting:
Bread crumbingStashingSubmariningAs Misty would say: ugh.
As Lisa would say: people gonna people.
Boo!
You can also listen to our episode of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.
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The Power of the Pen: Why Handwriting is Crucial for Learning
On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Misty shares an article about why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning by NPR. Don't let handwriting die, everyone!
We also mention our episode of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens.
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The Art of Gray Rocking: Navigating Interactions with Difficult People
In this episode, Lisa and Misty review the Gray Rock method for navigating interactions with difficult people, based on this article from the New York Times.
If you'd like to listen to the Bruce Bryans book reviews we mention, you can find those here:
Texts So Good He Can't Ignore: Sassy Texting Secrets for Attracting High-Quality Men (and Keeping the One You Want) by Bruce Bryans
How To Get A Man Without Getting Played: 29 Dating Secrets to Catch Mr. Right, Set Your Standards, And Eliminate Time Wasters by Bruce Bryans
Don't miss the reviews for the Hutzler 571 banana slicer or this critique of the BIC pen for women.
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Closing Time: The Dos and Don'ts of Email Sign-Offs
In this episode, Lisa and Misty discuss email signature and sign-offs: the good, the bad, and the truly savage (according to survey respondents). Check out the article Lisa shares from The Muse, Bored Panda’s crowdsourced suggestions, or this blog post from Omnisend that has links to the studies we referenced.
Cheers!
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Self-Help vs. Therapy: When to Work With a Professional + How to Spot Toxic Self-Help
On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa shares an article from Forbes where a psychologist analyzes self-help vs. therapy, as well as how to spot and avoid toxic self-help.
If you want to learn more about the author, the studies mentioned, or to read the article, you can do so here.
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Customer Reviews
Hilarious and informative
Thank you for this great podcast! You’ve reviewed plenty of books that are on my reading list. During this quarantine, it’s been great to listen to something funny and informative. I’ve listened to at least 5 podcasts in the past two days!