self-help
Can Life Coaching Actually Make Your Life Better?
I did a two-day training course to try to better understand the $1 billion industry.
A Conversation on Self-Care for Artists with Shamir and Weaves' Jasmyn Burke
The two musicians discuss self-nurturing and how important that is for artists during this current, decidedly bleak time.
Why the Codependency Myth of Drug Addiction Needs to Die
The dubious idea that we might "enable" our partners or loved ones suffering from addiction lingers—despite being unscientific and straight-up harmful.
This Self Help Journal Lets You Draw Your Own Pep Talk
Adam J. Kurtz blurs the line between artist and therapist.
Want to Heal Yourself from 'Toxic Whiteness'? This Class Can Help
The people behind the self-help/intersectional feminism publication Everyday Feminism are offering a course that aims to educate people of privilege so "individual people of color don't have to."
Dear Coquette Offers the Key to Happiness, One 'Coke Talk' at a Time
We talked with the popular anonymous advice guru about her new collection 'The Best of Dear Coquette.'
I Tried a Bunch of Alternative Therapies to Finally Quit Smoking
I tried to hate them by chain smoking, then I tried to ditch them with acupuncture, hypnotherapy, and some weird herbal things. I still smoke.
The 'Rationality' Workshop That Teaches People to Think More Like Computers
The Center For Applied Rationality wants to help humans make better choices.
If I’m Not the Worst, What Am I?
After publishing a book that wasn't a complete failure, I've been having some very disturbing thoughts. What if I don't totally suck? What if I'm not the worst person on the planet? What if I do, God forbid, deserve happiness?
How to Hate Yourself
As an internationally renowned Self-Hate Coach, I teach people all around the world how to hate themselves more fully, more deeply than they ever thought possible. And I can do the same for you.
When Suicide Is off the Table: A Funny Memoir of Depression
We talked to author/comedian Jacqueline Novak about Tony Robbins, mindfulness, and why choosing whether or not to commit suicide is the essential premise of everyone's life.