Self-Helpless Podcast dives into all things self-improvement with Type A comedians Taylor Tomlinson, Kelsey Cook, and Delanie Fischer. The show covers an array of topics – everything from anxiety to Feng Shui to heartbreak, and the hosts are hilariously candid and are often joined by expert guests.
How I found it: Around Father’s Day, this clip from Taylor Tomlinson’s Netflix Special: Quarter Life Crisis made the rounds on Instagram. I clicked on it and the algorithm took over from there. Insta started showing me other Taylor clips and one of them was a reference to a new episode of Self-Helpless. I liked the comedy clip and so I decided to give the podcast a listen.
Why I love it: Intelligent and funny female friends speaking honestly and openly about their lives, hopes, dreams and frustrations. What’s not to love! They’re also really great at bringing you (the listener) into the circle. I’ve definitely listened to a few other “friend-group” podcasts and they were so full of inside name-dropping and jokes that they were unlistenable. (I still have no idea who “Joey” is or why he mattered to a conversation about ‘Rise’. For example.)
My favorite episode (so far): Feng Shui
I’d dabbled with Feng Shui before and recognized some of the very basic benefits of the practice. But then life happened (I finished school, started working, moved, had other priorities, got lazy, you know) and I never got back to it. In addition to making me laugh out loud many times, this episode reminded me of my desire to get my guas (when I learned it they were baguas) sorted out. I’ve even started moving items into their correct guas and decluttering. (I’ve only been procrastinating on that for weeks years!)
Also, they have an episode on “The Artist’s Way”. So many creatives tout this book as one of the guaranteed ways to spark creativity and get through creative blocks. I haven’t gotten to that episode yet because I’m still Feng Shui-ing my space, but I’m looking forward to being reminded that I have the book and workbook and just need to start working it.
Lingering frustration: The theme song (purportedly by Corina Seas) is very fun but I can’t find the standalone audio of it anywhere!
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