Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) Stop Feeling Guilty About Your Guilty Pleasures with Fabiola Lara
Feb 18, 2026
Fabiola Lara, a Chilean-born, Florida-raised artist and illustrator exploring identity and culture. She talks about shedding shame around so-called guilty pleasures. They discuss why mixing highbrow and lowbrow tastes makes people interesting. Small comforts, ASMR fandom, and owning uncool hobbies like golf come up as celebrations of personal taste.
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Embrace Your Contrasts
- People treat 'guilty pleasures' as secrets that shrink personality and make people bland.
- Fabiola Lara argues embracing both highbrow and lowbrow tastes creates interesting contrast and authenticity.
Reality TV Fan Confession
- Fabiola openly admits she loves dating reality shows like Love Island and The Bachelorette.
- She pairs that with enjoying top 40 music to illustrate her claim about contrast being interesting.
Quirks Beat Curation
- The internet encourages curated authority personas that hide personal quirks.
- Fabiola suggests that revealing quirks counters predictability and makes people more compelling.