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

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

By: Misty Stinnett & Lisa Linke
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Self-help feels like a bit of a dumpster fire, doesn't it?

Whether you've binged every self-help book out there or are just getting started in your journey – Go Help Yourself is your source for calling bullsh*t on toxic positivity, turning your existential dread into actual growth, and getting it together without losing your soul (or sense of humor) in the process.

Misty loves self-help and is earnestly trying to improve her life, while Lisa hates anyone telling her what to do. Together, we bring a much-needed critical eye (and healthy dose of humor) to the wildly-unregulated world of self-help, sharing what we learn along the way.

Because we believe that, even though life is hard, personal development doesn’t have to be.

Welcome to your podcast to make life suck less!

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Episodes
  • Why I've Never Liked Self-Help with Josiah Jenkins

    Why I've Never Liked Self-Help with Josiah Jenkins
    Jun 24 2025

    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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    30 mins
  • LADS: A Guide to Respect and Consent by Alan Bissett

    LADS: A Guide to Respect and Consent by Alan Bissett
    Jun 18 2025

    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.

    Want more GHY?

    Download our secret episode here for FREE!

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    If you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review as it helps other people discover our show.

    xo



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    51 mins
  • Treat Yourself (But Should You?): Unpacking "Little Treat Culture"

    Treat Yourself (But Should You?): Unpacking "Little Treat Culture"
    Jun 10 2025

    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.)

    Want more GHY?

    Download our secret episode here for FREE!

    Follow us on instagram @gohelpyourselfpodcast

    For self-help tips delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter at gohelpyourself.co

    If you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review as it helps other people discover our show.

    xo



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very informative and well put together. enjoy the content and will be listening and suggesting to friends!

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I absolutely adore these ladies, they have genuinely helped me manage parts of my life that felt so overwhelming before just by reading and summarizing books! lol they are so funny and detail oriented when it comes to the actual skills and coping mechanisms that are being displayed in the books and even follow through with some of the homework attached to these books and review how helpful it was whilst providing said homework on the podcast!! they have genuinely changed my life and I will continue to recommend these hilarious ladies to anyone who feels they need a lil boost or help in their lives 💕 keep that shit up ladies!!

These two are wonderful!

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Asomugha and the 5th of the year is the first year in a year and I am sure you can make a difference for the rest and I hope that your day will go by the way I have to go back and see if you want me and the baby girl I love and love and miss u too much baby girl and baby girl is the way to get a good one for her birthday party 🎉 🥳 💖 💗 💕 ❤

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loved this and plan to get the book! you both are very enjoyable to listen to!

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