About this podcast
Seth Lawrence is a comedian, and he is doing something very few comedians do: reveling in the positive. Self Help Yourself is all about finding strategies and truths that help improve one's quality of life. Seth will review self-help books, both old and new, he will discuss coping strategies, he will discuss religion and religious philosophies, and he will talk about good news items that may have been overlooked in main stream media, all while laughing through it all. Seth will prepare an all-you-can-eat buffet of positivity for his listeners, so come pig out a bit, come Self Help Yourself.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 58 episodes
- Episode 57 - Make Your Bed · 26 minHello! This episode, I review Make Your Bed, which is a book by Admiral William Harry McRaven. This book started as a commencement speech he gave at The University of Texas at…
- Episode 56 - Big Magic · 27 minHello! This episode is about Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. She came to fame with Eat, Pray, Love. I did not read that book, but I did read Big Magic. I actually rather liked…
- Episode 55 - The Happiest Man on Earth · 27 minThis book is not for the weak. Eddie Jaku survived the Holocaust. He is an Auschwitz survivor who gives us some profound lessons about happiness in this book. He maintains that…
- Episode 54 - The Princess Diaries · 33 minI'm back!! After a long Holiday break and the craziness of the New Year, I am bringing Self Help Yourself back with a banger of a first episode. I read Carry Fisher's The…
- Episode 53 - Will R Young · 37 minThis episode is a wonderful conversation with Will R Young, a CFP, stoic philosopher, and the author of The Enough Equation. I messed up royally with the technology required in…
- Episode 52 - The Year of Less · 40 minI review Cait Flanders' book, The Year of Less. In the spirit of less, I have very little negative to say about it. I enjoyed this book quite a lot. She saves the more self-helpy…
- Episode 51 - How to Talk to Anyone: 62 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships · 32 minThis book is a real mishmash for me. It reads like it was written in the 1950s but references stuff that has happened in the relative recent past. The book was published in 2004…
- Episode 50 - Colby Wilk · 45 minHey gang. I interviewed Colby Wilk, an Intuitive Guide and Wayfinder. He is all about what he calls self-acceptance. We discussed his advice for working toward self-acceptance…
- Episode 49 - Get Honest or Die Lying · 23 minHello all! This episode is all about Charlamagne tha God's book, Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks. This book is fantastic! I really enjoyed it. I feel like I learned…
- Episode 48 - LOUD · 39 minI listened to Drew Afualo's LOUD this week. Spoiler alert: I did not really like it. But it's not for me. In fact, I am the enemy. So, I think it's understandable why I wouldn't…
- Episode 47 - David and Goliath · 48 minSorry this one is getting to you a tad late. But I think the wait will be worth it. I review the fantastic David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. I will be reviewing more books…
- Episode 46 - Good Boundaries and Goodbyes · 41 minHey all! This episode is about Lysa TerKeurst's Good Boundaries and Goodbyes. It was published in 2022. Lysa is a NYT best selling author. She has written 12 books so far in her…
- Episode 45 - The Four Agreements · 32 minHello! I hope you are having a wonderful week. I review Don Miguel Ruiz's book The Four Agreements this episode. Spoiler alert: I did not like it. The best part about it are the…
- Episode 44 - Just Add Water · 26 minThis episode, I am reviewing Katie Ledecky's Just Add Water. It is a memoir about her youth and journey as a swimmer. She is the most decorated American female swimmer in…
- Episode 43 - The Body Keeps the Score · 26 minAND WE'RE BACK!! I apologize for such a long hiatus. Summer travel kind of killed me off for a bit there. My kids are back in school and I am on the road to recovery. So, here is…
- Episode 42 - Sure, I'll Join Your Cult · 31 minMy apologies for the late release on this. I honestly thought I had done it only to find out that I had clearly not. This book is amazing. No bones about it and no need to beat…
- Episode 41 - The Power of Habit · 42 minThis is a great book. Very interesting. I love the stories that Charles Duhigg includes. Duhigg does a great job illustrating how powerful habits are, how difficult they can be…
- Episode 40 - Grit · 40 minI'm back! I apologize for the long hiatus. I was out of town and then just sick and kind of fed up with stuff. But, now I am back! Which is kind of perfect given the book I…
- Episode 39 - The Magic Life-Changing Art of Tidying Up · 30 minThis episode, I tidy up my act...and my sock drawer. This one is all about Marie Kondo's book about tidying up our house and tidying up our lives. I actually liked the book…
- Episode 38 - The Anxious Generation · 33 minI hope you all had a wonderful week. This episode is my review of Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation. It is a very interesting book. I think it is well presented, well…
