Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die
What if the so-called “truths” about growth and success are actually keeping you playing small?
On Trash Talk, hosts Erica Breuer and Erin Thomas unpack empty platitudes and tired cliches that dominate the business and personal development world. These ideas might be popular, but that doesn’t mean they’re useful.
Who listens to Trash Talk?
- Skeptics and Questioners of hollow advice
- Those asking why self-help advice fails
- People done with toxic self-help culture
- Anyone who wants a place to finally talk openly about all the advice that makes you roll your eyes
Podcasting since 2025 • 26 episodes
Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die
Latest Episodes
"Community is Everything" with Dr. Kalpana Sundar
“Community is everything,” they say. But what if that “everything” is actually a drain on your time, energy, and sanity? Erica and Erin sit down with Dr. Kalpana Sundar, health and wealth strategist for MedSpa and healthcare entrepr...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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30:13
“You’re Not the Main Character in Other People’s Stories.”
Erica and Erin dig into the viral #maincharacterenergy phenomenon, weighing its appeal, its dark side, and what it really means to claim agency in your own life. Together, they ask the question that underlies it all: just who decides who gets t...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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20:55
"Your Soul Speaks in Whispers, Not Shouts"
What does it actually take to hear your inner voice when your brain- and life- doesn’t work like a Zen meditation retreat? In this episode, Erica and Erin dismantle the quiet-whisper mantra, why stillness isn’t universally accessibl...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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25:42
"Don't Confuse Effort With Results" with Nick Power
This week, Erica and Erin take on the cult of productivity with guest Nick Power, marketer, creator, and professional chaos enthusiast. Nick shares how he first heard the phrase (hint: it didn’t go well), and how it still haunts the...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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34:46
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.”
Show notes“You can’t pour from an empty cup”...but what if your cup isn’t empty?From misreading your cup to questioning learned helplessness, Erica and Erin go beyond individual self-care and discuss the messy (mostly) terrifying ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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30:32
