Okay okay… I know it’s not a book review… but bear with me…
If you’ve read my Richest Man in Babylon, or Shag Yourself Slim reviews, you’ll know I’d been looking for something educational to listen to while I was working. In my search I scrolled through various podcast lists on Spotify when I stumbled across the Self-Helpless Podcast.
The precis below seduced me enough to give the first episode ago.
As featured on Conan and The Tonight Show, Self-Helpless dives into all things self-improvement with comedians Delanie Fischer, Kelsey Cook, and Taylor Tomlinson. Completely uncensored and special guests!
I started with the very first episode and I was immediately hooked.
Day after day I ploughed through episode after episode, listening to these funny ladies talking about quotables, treat yo-selfs, tha fucks, and book reviews. They had special guests on who shared their perspectives and, more importantly, the 3 ladies relate their own personal experiences.
I’m not one to gush, but I absolutely love this podcast.
In fact I was both gutted and delighted when a week ago I’d listened to all the episodes and I’m now up to date.
Gutted because I now had to wait for a new episode each week.
Delighted because the girls were now talking in real-time which gives it much more immediacy.
I feel like I’ve been on a journey with each of them, especially Delanie who underwent a most impressive realisation and consequently has changed and is changing her life to fit. I especially relate because over the last couple of years I too have been making major changes, venturing into self-employment, then testing my skills writing a blog. I’m working on some book ideas I’d like to publish too. So I listen to Delanie’s adventures with a hopeful heart.
Being a writer I’ve loved listening to all of them talk about their creative processes, and I’ve found it fascinating listening to Kelsey and Taylor developing their careers in comedy and realising where their limits are.
They all feel like friends.
Oh, and I have a proper lady boner for Taylor 😮
But I digress… if you love self-help and trying to improve yourself, then I reckon you’ll love this.
I’ve always loved self-help books and I do find them useful. I’d already read The War on Art, so I had a head start on that one and I bought The Artist’s Way as a result of listening. I’m going to listen to an audio version of You Are a Badass at Making Money, and I will be getting the Life Changing Magic of Tidying.
If you’ve read my other reviews you’ll notice there are a few self-help orientated books in there – Think Less, Learn More, When, The Marshmallow Test, and The Richest Man in Babylon.
You might also notice my fictional reads – I’m not just reading the books, I’m studying the work. It’s all part of my own self-improvement.
And this podcast has given me a beautiful boost in the right direction.
Keep doing what you’re doing girls.
Oh, and to finish – let’s plug the socials…
You can follow Taylor on Twitter here.
You can follow Delanie on Twitter here.
You can follow Kelsey on Twitter here.
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