

Self-Helpless
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Welcome to self-care with a conscience - where science, spirituality, and sustainability are brunch buddies. Self-Helpless explores all things on the cutting edge of personal and collective growth with leading specialists who share paradigm-shifting insights every week. Hosted by Delanie Fischer, known for her casual but fluff-free approach, Self-Helpless garners millions of downloads and aims to close the gap between one-dimensional self-help and everyday activism. Themes include conscious consumption, integrative health, cognitive neuroscience, reality studies, social conditioning, creativity, belief, and purpose (but, ya know, fun).
New episodes each week - making commutes, tasks, or bedtime existential crises more majestic.
New episodes each week - making commutes, tasks, or bedtime existential crises more majestic.
Episodes
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Apr 17, 2024 • 23min
Self-Helpless Snack: Faith In The Process with Brock Gill
Delanie Fischer is chatting with magician, motorcyclist, and nonprofit founder, Brock Gill. Brock shares about a calling he had that came out of nowhere. He decided to follow it, despite all of the uncertainty and obstacles, and it changed the course of his life. This episode will leave you asking, what does an adventurous life mean to you?You can join our Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelplessYour Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 36min
Embracing Change and Leading an Authentic Life with Najwa Zebian
Delanie Fischer is joined by author, Najwa Zebian, to discuss authenticity, uncertainty, and navigating change -- especially the change in our lives that we don't choose. Plus:+ A Peak Inside Najwa's Writing and Creative Process + The Fear and Liberation of Uncertainty and Loss + How Other People Can Heal Something Inside of You You can join our Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelplessYour Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Apr 10, 2024 • 17min
Self-Helpless Snack: How To Let Your Ideal Lifestyle Inspire Your Next Step with Olivia Mulford
Delanie Fischer is chatting with her sister-in-law, Olivia Mulford, about her very unexpected dream career. Whether you're in school, entering the workforce for the first time, or you're considering a pivot of some kind, this nugget of wisdom will help you view your next decision through a new lens. You can join our Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelplessYour Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 20min
How A Sexist Society Gets In Your Head (And How To Get It Out) with Kara Loewentheil
Delanie Fischer is joined by author, former women's rights lawyer, and host of The UnF*ck Your Brain podcast, Kara Loewentheil. Kara shares how our socialization as women impacts everything — our relationship with productivity, the anxiety and impostor syndrome we experience, and our self-worth. Get ready to question your conditioning, challenge societal expectations, and become more of who you are. Plus:+ The #1 Question To Ask Yourself For An Instant Perspective Shift+ How You Might Be Using Feminism Against Yourself + Guidance For Rewiring Your Brain For More Confidence You can join our Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelplessYour Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Apr 3, 2024 • 14min
Self-Helpless Snack: 5 Creative Solutions For Optimizing A Small Space
Delanie Fischer is sharing 5 of her favorite tips for optimizing a small space. Whether you're simplifying, decluttering, or downsizing because you want to, you have to, or a mix of both, these simple, quick, and affordable solutions will assist with your brainstorming for storage options, repurposing, fun upgrades, and more! You can join our Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelplessYour Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Apr 1, 2024 • 2h 49min
Was it Gut Instinct or Self-Sabotage? with Delanie Fischer and Em Schulz
Delanie Fischer is joined by podcaster, author, and first-ever recurring guest host of The Self-Helpless Podcast, Em Schulz! Ever wondered if that strong feeling you had was your gut instinct, or a trauma response that led to self-sabotage? Delanie and Em discuss common behaviors of self-sabotage, signs and physical symptoms of gut instinct, as well as share a variety of personal experiences around spotting self-sabotage, acting on intuition, and what helps them decipher which feeling they're experiencing.Plus:+ 10 Signs You May Be Self-Sabotaging + The Biggest Clue That You're Experiencing Gut Instinct+ 5 Tips For Telling The Difference Between Intuition vs. SabotageFor exclusive rewards and to influence content for the show, join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless Delanie: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 18min
Defiant Dreams with Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor
Delanie Fischer is joined by co-authors of "Defiant Dreams: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education," Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor. What would you do if your education, autonomy, and freedom was stripped from you in an instant? Activists and friends, Sola and Malaina, share Sola's story of self-educating behind closed doors in the face of devastating threats, finding refuge in the United States to attend college, and becoming a quantum computing researcher despite all obstacles, odds, and fear. You will leave this episode with a shift in perspective, overwhelming gratitude, motivation to keep fighting for the life you want, and a desire to make an impact.Plus:+ What Sola told herself in times of intense fear and discouragement + THE quote that will forever change your relationship with education + How Sola and Malaina practice self-care (and what they do for fun!) For exclusive rewards and to influence content for the show, join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless Delanie: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Mar 18, 2024 • 1h 29min
How To Navigate Jealousy In Relationships with Anna Aslanian
This week, Delanie Fischer is joined by licensed therapist, Anna Aslanian, to discuss how to identify, and work through, feelings of jealousy in our relationships. Anna shares why jealousy comes up, what it’s telling us, and how to approach it. Plus: + The 2 root causes of jealousy + Which unlikely behavior is linked with this emotion + 3 simple tips for processing feelings You can join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless Delanie: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 11min
When My Husband Came Out: Sexuality, Betrayal, and Healing with Jessica Frew
This week, Delanie Fischer is joined by Jessica Frew, co-host of The Husband In Law Podcast -- where she shares stories of marriage, infidelity, coming out, remarriage, and co-parenting alongside her co-hosts, Steve (her gay ex-husband) and Matt (her current husband). Yes, you read that right. Jessica shares about her first marriage, which included discovering that her then-husband is gay, the pain of betrayal, and reinventing herself after divorce. This episode will absolutely make you feel less alone if you're navigating deceit, separation, or loss, and offers some great steps for reconnecting with your gut, rebuilding your confidence, and nurturing new life and relationships. Plus:+ How Jessica's Intuition Led To A Huge Reveal + Handling Criticism When Sharing Your Story + How To Reframe Betrayal To Aid In Healing For exclusive rewards and to influence content for the show, join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless Delanie: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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Mar 4, 2024 • 1h 18min
How To Heal From Narcissistic Relationships with Dr. Ramani Durvasula
This week, Delanie Fischer is joined by licensed clinical psychologist and leading expert on narcissism, Dr. Ramani Durvasula. Dr. Ramani shares guidance for identifying and healing from narcissistic relationships, including the first steps for leaving or reestablishing boundaries, health issues that may arise due to enduring this kind of toxicity, how long you should stay single after a narcissistic relationship ends, what co-parenting with a narcissist can look like, why not everyone may be supportive of the changes you’re making in your relationship, the range of guilt you may experience, and so. much. more. Plus:+ The 3 Groups of People You’ll Meet on Your Road to Recovery + Why Status Quo Relationship Advice Does NOT Work For Narcissistic Relationships + How To Keep Your Good (And Bad) News To Yourself Around A Narcissist For exclusive rewards and to influence content for the show, join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless Delanie: https://www.delaniefischer.com
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