On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Misty is joined by special guest Megan Parlen Isser to review the book Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Can Change Your Life by Rosamund Dean, which promises to help us cultivate a new, healthy and more mindful relationship with alcohol.

Journalist Rosamund Dean combines scientific expertise with practical advice in a game-changing four-step plan, and says drinking less will improve your mood, your skin and your body as well as reduce stress and anxiety for the long term.

In this Mindful Drinking book review podcast, we cover each part of Rosamund’s four-step plan:

• The Problem
• The Incentive
• The Clean Break
• The End Game

If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so at Bookshop.org and Libro.fm (and choose Bloomsbury Books to support as your independent book store).

About Megan Parlen Isser:

Megan was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA where she was a child actress from the age of 2 until 20. She decided to get out of the acting game and attended UCLA for undergrad and USC Annenberg's Graduate School for Journalism. She worked in the entertainment industry as an Executive Producer in documentary film and television and as a Creative Director for some of your favorite streaming projects.

She and her husband fled to Ashland, Oregon with their two young daughters during COVID for "a few weeks of relief from LA." Within 6 months, they bought a house and never left.

Megan is now the co-owner of Ashland's treasured independent bookstore Bloomsbury Books along with her husband. She is also a professor at Southern Oregon University in the Digital Cinema and Communications Department. In her spare time she likes to color with her daughters, read books, go on morning runs, walk her aging dog and laugh with her handsome husband.

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This week on Go Help Yourself, Lisa and Misty are joined by guest host Alisa Manjarrez to review the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins.

The Let Them Theory is a HUGE book. It promises to "forever change the way you think about relationships, control, and personal power. Whether you want to advance your career, motivate others to change, take creative risks, find deeper connections, build better habits, start a new chapter, or simply create more happiness in your life and relationships, this book gives you the mindset and tools to unlock your full potential." And in this Let Them book review podcast, we cover all the ways we think this book does -- and doesn't -- deliver.

Lisa also shares two articles that discuss some shortcomings of the theory, from The Cut and from Vox.

About our guest host:

Alisa Manjarrez is passionate about helping people grow into the kind of leaders others want to follow. Guided by her faith, she’s spent her career developing leaders, crafting stories that move people, and creating spaces where multicultural women can thrive.

She’s the Managing Director of Stories Bureau, where she helps brands like Mars Wrigley and Dropbox turn business strategy into clear, compelling narratives. Alisa also co-founded ZERA, a leadership development firm dedicated to creating the change they want to see: multicultural women in positions of power. You can hear her talk more about that on the What Rules!? podcast—where she asks successful multicultural women what rules they broke to outsmart the game and advance their careers.

With a Master’s in Organizational Leadership and experience coaching executives at companies like Google and Bank of America, Alisa brings both heart and strategy to every room she’s in.

You can connect with Alisa on LinkedIn or follow her on Instagram.

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Misty & Lisa

With summer travel up ahead for Lisa and Misty, GHY is going on a short and sweet summer break. But don't fret -- we'll be back with all new episodes in September.

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Get ready for lots of laughs! On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa sits down with Jim O'Heir, best known for his role playing the lovable punching bag Jerry on Parks and Recreation. Jim wrote a book about his experiences on the show, which Lisa read and reviews... all while doing her best to turn it into a self-help book, because she can't help herself. (Get it?) :)

In this Welcome To Pawnee book review podcast, Jim and Lisa share insights about working in the entertainment industry: the highs, the lows, and everything in between. But they mostly laugh and giggle because they are silly and funny and wonderful friends.

If you'd like to learn more about Jim O'Heir, you can follow him on instagram. If you'd like to read Jim's book, you can purchase Welcome to Pawnee here.

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On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Misty is joined by author Carla Litto to discuss her book Outsmarting Egomaniacs: How to Respond to Narcissists and Master Manipulators.

Carla Litto, MA, LMFT is a psychotherapist with two masters degrees in Psychology and a successful private practice in Los Angeles, CA who helps many people improve their personal relationships and transform their lives. She specializes in relationship issues, specifically Narcissistic Personality Disorder and emotional abuse recovery.

In this eye-opening conversation about standing up to narcissists and egomaniacs, we cover each of the four parts of Carla's book:

1. Part 1: Egomaniacs Come with a Bag of Tricks
2. Part 2: Know Your Enemy
3. Part 3: Becoming Bulletproof
4. Part 4: Your New Life

Carla outlines:

• The different types of egomaniacs and the manipulation tactics they tend to use
• How to deal with narcissists
• How to recognize new egomaniacs coming from a mile away
• How to get to know yourself better and reflect on how you got here (if you're in a relationship with a narcissist or are recovering from one)
• The importance of setting clear boundaries
• How to build your confidence and connections to create what Carla calls “an asshole free zone.”

If you'd like to learn more about Carla, you can visit her website here. You can purchase her book here.

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On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa and Misty are joined by special guest Josiah Jenkins to talk about his experience with self-help -- particularly why he has never liked it. Josiah's thoughtful answers lead us into a lovely conversation about why self-help is not for everyone -- and perhaps, why it shouldn't be.

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In today's episode, Lisa reviews the book LADS: A Guide to Respect and Consent by Alan Bissett. It won The School Librarians' Association Information Book of the Year Award in 2024, and was shortlisted for the Society of Authors Educational Writers' Award the same year.

In this LADS book review podcast, we cover the main takeaways from each chapter (+ the introduction), including:

1. Flirting, with Disaster
2. Porn on the Rocks
3. Locker Room Talk
4. The 'Nice' Guys
5. The Worst Guys
6. The Good Guys

About the author: Alan Bissett is a novelist, playwright and performer from Falkirk, Scotland. Formerly a secondary school teacher, bookshop assistant and university lecturer, Alan has been working as a full-time writer since 2007. He was the Glenfiddich 'Spirit of Scotland' Writer of the Year in 2012, and in 2016 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Stirling University for his Outstanding Contribution to Scottish Culture. In 2022, he was one of the writers of the Police Scotland video 'Don't Be That Guy', which looked at toxic male behaviors towards women.

If you want to learn more about the author or buy the book, you can visit his website.

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On today's episode of Go Help Yourself, Lisa shares the benefits and drawbacks of what has become known as "Little Treat Culture." An article from Psychology Today explains the principle behind it all, and another from the Huffington Post asks if it has already gone too far. Finally, Lisa brings a list from the NYT of little treats that creatives use to keep going.

In what ways does Little Treat Culture keep us motivated and on track? But if gone too far, can Little Treat Culture harm us? Tune in to find out.

(The two tweets we describe in the episode can be found here and here.)

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