Sep 2

Finding Your Life Path, Solved

You've been told your whole life to explore, keep your options open, try new things. And you've done exactly that. Moved cities, pivoted careers, taken every personality quiz. But here's what nobody warns you about: all that freedom might be the thing keeping you stuck. This epis ... Show More

4h 10m

Aug 5

How to Get Lucky, Solved

Ask most successful people how they got where they are, and the answer is usually some version of "good timing." Everyone else swears they earned it. We're terrible at seeing our own luck clearly, and even worse at realizing how much of it we could create. In this episode, Drew a ... Show More

3h 48m

Jul 1

How to Build Confidence, Solved

Confidence isn't something you build. It's what's left over. You've done the pose. Hands on hips, chest out, an affirmation on a sticky note stuck to the mirror. And then you walked into the room feeling exactly the same, or worse. Here's what nobody tells you: the entire concept ... Show More

3h 56m

Jul 2025

Is Self-Help Making You Miserable?

Forrest and Dr. Rick discuss what's really wrong with the self-help industry, going beyond the obvious pseudoscience and snake oil to examine deeper structural issues. They explore the industry's mixed-bag focus on individual responsibility, the risks of turning healing into a ne ... Show More

1h 26m

Jul 2020

The Pitfalls of Self-Help: Comparison and The Secret

In the second episode related to the pitfalls of self-help, we explore how individuals and environments can manipulate others by making them feel like something is wrong with them. This is a self-help podcast. And there's a lot to like about self-help! But it has it's issues as w ... Show More

51m 57s

Aug 2025

150. What the Personal Development “Gurus” got Wrong

Most people think personal development is about sound bowls, journaling, and ice baths but none of that matters if you're still driven by impulse, emotion, and unresolved trauma.In this episode of The Bedros Keuilian Show, I break down what real personal development actually look ... Show More

30m 25s

Sep 2025

Why You Don't Feel Good Enough

In this episode, Dr. K takes a hard look at why so many people get addicted to self-improvement content but never actually change. From endless motivational videos to checklists of goals, he explains how improvement can become just another way of soothing emotional pain without a ... Show More

34m 18s

Nov 2020

The Potential Dark Side of Self-Improvement

In this episode, we talk about the potential dark side of self-improvement. Go to https://7goodminutes.com/1059 for full show notes. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share it with a friend or two! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m 56s

Nov 2018

Just Quit and Give Up NOW

Is self-improvement worth it? Does it amount to more happiness? Or is it just another form of distraction — leaving you as unhappy as you'd be if you lived a lazy lifestyle? Well, in our most recent episode of the Unapologetic Man Podcast, we give you OUR ANSWER to that question. ... Show More

52m 27s

Jan 2022

Does self-help ... help? The problem with pop psychology

Have you ever tried a self-help book? Did it… well, help? On All in the Mind this week, why self-help sometimes falls short ... and the problem with pop psychology more generally.

29m 8s

Feb 2024

Ep. 286: Rethinking Self Help

A key step in cultivating a deep life is reflecting on what matters to you and the best strategies for pursuing it. This, in turn, requires that you engage in the consumption of some manner of self help. It’s here that many people sell themselves short, limiting this intake to sh ... Show More

1h 45m

Snake Oil or Self-Help?, Minimalism’s Re...