This book is a real mishmash for me. It reads like it was written in the 1950s but references stuff that has happened in the relative recent past. The book was published in 2004 for goodness sake! I have organized my comments about this book in order of worst tip to bets tips. Honestly, there are some fantastic tips in here that I have used to Big Success in my Relationships. And you can too!
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Hey gang. I interviewed Colby Wilk, an Intuitive Guide and Wayfinder. He is all about what he calls self-acceptance. We discussed his advice for working toward self-acceptance. He explained that improvement he sees in his clients usually happens once that person accepts the situation or circumstances that person is in and then concentrates on learning from, rather than fighting through, the situation. You want the nitty-gritty, dive into the episode.
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Hello all! This episode is all about Charlamagne tha God's book, Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks. This book is fantastic! I really enjoyed it. I feel like I learned a lot...even if his friend Aaron thinks I am the enemy. Come see what I loved so much about this book and then check out the book for yourself!
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I listened to Drew Afualo's LOUD this week. Spoiler alert: I did not really like it. But it's not for me. In fact, I am the enemy. So, I think it's understandable why I wouldn't like it, to an extent. But the book illustrates some of the living contradiction that Drew Afualo embodies. She claims that our society is driven by pleasing men, but she has made her living by making fun of men. She claims that women should de-center men from their lives, but men sit at the center of her professional life. There are some positive aspects to the book - you'll have to listen to my episode to find out what I think those aspects are.
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Sorry this one is getting to you a tad late. But I think the wait will be worth it. I review the fantastic David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. I will be reviewing more books from him. David and Goliath is a wonderfully positive book that gave me some great insights on how I could improve how I view myself and how I try to deal with obstacles.
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Hey all! This episode is about Lysa TerKeurst's Good Boundaries and Goodbyes. It was published in 2022. Lysa is a NYT best selling author. She has written 12 books so far in her career as an author. She is a founder of Proverbs 31 Ministries and does a lot of preaching and speaking with religious groups.
The book is a good introduction to setting and enforcing boundaries. I think it could have been more specific, included more concrete examples of good boundaries and appropriate consequences. The best thing this book does is justify why boundaries are not evil or immoral. But this book should not be your only stop on the journey to living with boundaries.
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Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful week. I review Don Miguel Ruiz's book The Four Agreements this episode. Spoiler alert: I did not like it. The best part about it are the actual agreements he specifies, but the rest of the book is basically flimsy gibberish. So, maybe just find a summary of it online somewhere...or listen to this podcast to get the best from this book!
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This episode, I am reviewing Katie Ledecky's Just Add Water. It is a memoir about her youth and journey as a swimmer. She is the most decorated American female swimmer in history. Her memoir focuses on her life as a swimmer. She glosses over most of her childhood and adolescence. She focuses on the swimming and her journey to multiple Olympic gold medals. There isn't much struggle discussed in the book. There are no juicy details about her life or any discussion of the difficulties of adolescence. Overall, the book felt a little bit shallow (pun intended), but there are some decent insights into goal setting. So at least that's something.
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AND WE'RE BACK!! I apologize for such a long hiatus. Summer travel kind of killed me off for a bit there. My kids are back in school and I am on the road to recovery. So, here is a fitting book, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. I try to summarize the arguments against the sciencey part of this book, but know that I liked this book overall. Big takeaway: don't let trauma rule your life; we can heal from trauma.
Hope you enjoy the listen!
My apologies for the late release on this. I honestly thought I had done it only to find out that I had clearly not.
This book is amazing. No bones about it and no need to beat around the bush. I loved it. Yes, it has some serious language and sure, it deals with some very dark topics (mental health and suicide) so definitely do not listen to it with kids around. But it is so refreshingly honest and sincere that it is hard for me to hold the language issues against it. Maria Bamford is amazing and if you can, you should listen to it with her voice. It's a wonderful experience.
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This is a great book. Very interesting. I love the stories that Charles Duhigg includes. Duhigg does a great job illustrating how powerful habits are, how difficult they can be to change, and how impactful replacing one bad habit with one good habit can be. It is a motivational book. It has changed how I think about habits and agency. However, I think that if you are looking for a more helpful book on habit forming, you would be better served by reading and implementing Atomic Habits.
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I'm back! I apologize for the long hiatus. I was out of town and then just sick and kind of fed up with stuff. But, now I am back! Which is kind of perfect given the book I review this episode. Grit, by Angela Duckworth, is a great book about rising above failure and endurance. I liked the last third much better than the first two, and I think her pointers on how to parent to develop gritty kids are fantastic!
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This episode, I tidy up my act...and my sock drawer. This one is all about Marie Kondo's book about tidying up our house and tidying up our lives. I actually liked the book, though I think it is catered to the singles out there in the world...which maybe wasn't a great choice on my part for the Valentine's Week episode. Oh well! Come see what sparked joy for me in this book and listen to whether or not the Konmarie method worked for my sock drawer!
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I hope you all had a wonderful week. This episode is my review of Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation. It is a very interesting book. I think it is well presented, well thought out, and well argued. I agreed with just about everything in this book. I would love for you to point out to me where I, and Mr. Haidt, are wrong.
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I had the pleasure of listening to this book and loved it. It is heavy. It deals with trauma, focusing on childhood trauma...so it covers just about every horrible thing that can happen to a child in this day and age. But it is about how to help children with that trauma, and how to avoid inducing trauma responses. Fascinating stuff. I hope you enjoy my summary and thoughts.
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This episode, I take a look at The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. This book dives into Adlerian Psychology...and I am not sure how accurately Adlerian Psychology is explained here because I know nothing about Adlerian Psychology. I also think that the authors did the translation from Japanese into English. All that said...I did not like this book. It seems too simplistic and the conversation between the student and the teacher is not well executed. But you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what I did like about the book.
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Hello! I hope you are all doing well and are safe. My family and I are doing just fine. Luckily, we weren't too affected by the fires. And my heart and prayers go out to those who were.
This week, I review Brene Brown's Dare to Lead. Spoiler...I did not like it...most of it. But I did like one aspect of it quite a lot. Listen to the episode to find out what it is and see if you agree!
As always, thanks for listening.
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Happy New Year!! I wish everyone a wonderful 2025. In celebration of the new year, I read Fluke by Dr. Brian Klaas. The book isn't really a "self-help" book, but it will influence the way you think about the world and where you fit in it. I found this book very interesting, thought-provoking, and disagreed with some of Dr. Klaas's arguments (but who am I?). All things considered, I would recommend you give it a read or a listen. It is worth it.
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Hello! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. This is the final episode of 2024! What an amazing year. I give you my best of and worst of lists from the 30ish books I read this year. I hope you enjoy and agree(?). Please, let me know if you don't agree. What were your favorite books? Write the podcast at selfhelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com. Leave me some reviews, comments, and share this podcast with a friend for 2025. It's a free gift!
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Hello! Happy Christmas Season to you all! Apologies for the tardiness of this episode. I have read Dr. Charan Ranganath's Why We Remember. It was voted the best science book of 2024. Not really self-improvement...but it was still interesting and I try to make some connections to the self-help world. I hope you enjoy the episode.
Email me at selfhelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com - I am looking for good books for 2025! Hit me with those new year's resolutions reads.
