The Self Help Antidote
Episodes
209 episodes
EP 209: Why You Become Who You Practice Being
What if becoming more fully yourself has less to do with looking inward forever, and more to do with what you choose to give your attention, and energy to next?In this episode, in my discussion with Craig Harper and Tiffanee Cook we expl...
EP 208: The Dark Side of Empathy. When Can Empathy Get in the Way?
Empathy is one of the most important ingredients in effective coaching and communication. Approaches such as Motivational Interviewing demonstrate that people are more likely to explore change when they feel genuinely heard, understood, and acc...
Work-Life Balance is the Wrong Goal: Making SPACE for What Matters
What if work-life balance isn’t really about balance at all?In this episode, we challenge the familiar idea that a well-lived life means somehow becoming equally successful at work, relationships, health and everything else, while remain...
Burned Out? Ask a Better Question.
What if the way you talk to yourself is progressively making burnout worse?We’re often told that changing our lives starts with changing our thoughts. Think positively. Repeat affirmations. Tell yourself, “I will do this.” But when you’r...
Create Before You're Ready - with Richard Playfair
This week, Jo Groves and I sit down with former television video producer and content creation expert Richard Playfair to ask a mildly uncomfortable question:Are you creating content, or simply consuming so much of it that your brain has...
Ikigai: Purpose, Presence, and the Courage to Be Yourself
What if wellbeing isn’t something to be achieved, but something to be cultivated and experienced when the way you live aligns with what you value most?In this episode, we explore Ikigai, the Japanese concept often translated as “a...
Why You Keep Abandoning Habits You Genuinely Want to Build
Habits can be the key to or the lock on our success.Nearly everything we want to improve, from our health and confidence to our relationships, performance, and wellbeing, depends on what we do consistently. Yet in a world where life alre...
EP: 202 How the Stories We Tell Shape Who We Become - with John Graham
In this episode of The Self Help Antidote, I speak with John Graham, author of Quest: Risk, Adventure, and the Search for Meaning. The book chronicles John’s transformation from an adrenaline-seeking diplomat into a global pea...
Pretty Privilege, Ugly Truths
Are good looks actually a life advantage, or just a very convincing illusion?In this episode, Craig and I poke at one of society’s favorite unspoken rules: beauty equals value. Why are humans so magnetically drawn to attr...
GLP-1 and the Psychology of Change: Beyond Willpower and Weight Loss EP 200 — with Jo Groves & Dr. Lou Atkinson
In this episode of The Self-Help Antidote, I sit down with Jo Groves and Behavioral Scientist and Exercise Professional Dr. Lou Atkinson to explore one of the most talked-about topics in health and fitness today, GLP-1. From its medica...
Living a Relational vs. Transactional Life: The Meaning of Real Success - EP 199
We can’t relive the past, but the past never really leaves us. In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend and co-host Tiffanee Cook to explore how our history continues to shape who we are, what we value, and how we show up today. We unpac...
Tourette's, AI, and the Art of Adaptive Thinking
In this episode, Craig Harper and I pull back the curtain on what it’s like to navigate life and leadership with Tourette’s, equal parts challenge and comedy. From the unpredictability of Tourette's to the absurdities it create's in everyday mo...
The Human Side of Leadership: Make Your Tomorrow Better Than Today
What if the best leadership lessons didn’t come from business school but from behind the chair in a barbershop?In this episode, I sit down with Susanne Biro, coach to C-suite and executive leaders, author, designer, facilitator, Forbes a...
Not My Shame: Daniela Tilbrook on Breaking Silence and Reclaiming Power
In this powerful conversation, Daniela Tilbrook shares the heart and motivation behind her book Not My Shame. She opens up about the crushing weight of carrying shame for something you could never have prevented, and the fear of what m...
Doing the Work: From Survival to Self-Love
Ranae’s story is one of pain, resilience, and the hard work of healing. At just eleven years old she experienced a horrible traumatic event that shaped how she viewed herself, her worth, and her relationships with others. Told to “put it aside”...
Confidence, Chaos, and the Myth of the 5-Year Plan
What’s more useful today: a perfectly polished five-year career plan, or the ability to thrive in chaos? In this episode, Craig Harper and I lean into the reality that uncertainty isn’t going away—it’s becoming the baseline. We explore how self...
Know thy No: A Guide to Clarity - with Craig Harper
Sometimes clarity doesn’t come in a flash of inspiration, it arrives in the quiet, awkward realization that this… isn’t it.Maybe it’s your job. Or your routine. Or the way you’ve been moving through the world lately.It’s ...
The Discipline of Resilience: The Inner Work of Outer Strength -with Craig Harper
In a world where connection is thinning, certainty is shrinking, and burnout feels like a badge of honor, what does it actually take to build a life rooted in resilience and wellbeing?In this episode, we dive into the psychological and n...
If You Believe: Why Curiosity, Craft and Courage Are Your Greatest Teachers
In this episode we explore what comedians can teach us about timing, tenacity, and the transformative power of failure. From the brutal honesty of open mic nights to the uncanny pattern recognition honed through relentless practice, we unpack w...
The Prime Meridian of the mind: Holding Empathy and Your Ground in Critical Conversations - with Craig Harper
In this episode, we take a journey from the Prime Meridian to the emotional equator, where gratitude, fragility, and fierce compassion intersect. Drawing inspiration from Emile Durkheim, Jonathan Haidt, Marshall Rosenberg and Dr. Bernie Siegel,...
Don't Try: The Art of Letting Go of Performance Anxiety by Fully Showing Up - with Jo Groves
What if your best performance doesn’t come from trying harder, but from letting go? In this electrifying episode, I’m joined by the brilliant Jo Groves, coach, presenter, trainer, and unapologetic story teller, who breaks down the art and scien...
Unfiltered, Unhinged, and Digitally Confused: A journey through hustle culture, childhood chaos, AI conversations, and the questionable virtue of “just being honest.” – with Craig Harper
In this episode, we dismantle the sacred cows of self-help and hustle culture with equal parts honesty and introspection.We start by questioning one of the most glorified slogans in fitness and life: “Go hard or go home.” Is it ...
Beyond Borders: Strategic Leadership, and the Human Element of Change - with Jeffrey Sanow
In this episode, we’re joined by Jeffrey Sanow—former Senior Intelligence Officer for the CIA, strategic leadership presenter, author of Humint for Humanity, and a storyteller with a wealth of real-world experience in the highest-stake...
The Curiosity Code: Breaking the Approval Habit and Leading With Curiosity - with Craig Harper
Episode Description:Are you living your life… or managing everyone else’s reactions to it?In this episode, we dig into what happens when your self-worth gets tangled in the opinions of others. From the exhausting pursuit of un...
The Right Way Is a Lie: On Truth, Tribalism, and Transformation - with Craig Harper
In a world obsessed with certainty, group identity, and the illusion of "the one right way," what happens when we choose to live in the question instead of clinging to the answer?In this episode, we challenge the seductive comfort of tri...