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Self-Helpless

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.© 2025 Delanie Fischer Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Science
Episodes
  • 10+ Years Managing a Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) with Milo Jones

    10+ Years Managing a Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) with Milo Jones
    May 15 2026
    Delanie Fischer continues the “Subscriber Stories” series with subscriber Milo Jones, who shares her 10+ year experience managing the body-focused repetitive behavior, trichotillomania (hair pulling). They discuss how it began, misconceptions surrounding it, and the tools, coping strategies, and habit swaps that have supported her. BFRBs affect 1 in 20 people and include core disorders such as hair pulling and skin picking (excoriation disorder), as well as related compulsive body-focused behaviors such as nail biting (onychophagia), cheek chewing, teeth grinding, knuckle cracking, finger or foot tapping, nose picking, and mucus fishing syndrome, among others. Whether you personally experience BFRBs or love someone who does, this conversation is relatable, validating, and full of practical insights. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code HELPLESS at https://www.oneskin.co/HELPLESS Submit here to be considered for the "Subscriber Stories" series: https://www.delaniefischer.com/submissions Episode Highlights: What to Do When There’s No Clear Treatment Plan CBT, SSRIs, Mindfulness, and Habit Reversal Training (HRT) Anxiety or Sensation: Which Comes First? How “Worst Case” Thinking Can Relieve Pressure 15 Tools, Tips & Swaps for Managing Symptoms When Others Start to Notice Your Behavior & Side Effects How Menstrual (and Energy) Cycles Can Affect Symptoms Watching TV, Sitting in Traffic, Overwhelm, and Other Triggers Try a Simple Self-Care & Reconnection Ritual Today More about Milo Jones: ⁠https://savehairfreespirit.com/ ____ A quick 5-star rating means a lot! ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-helpless/id1251196416⁠ Get free Self-Helpless goodies: ⁠https://www.selfhelplesspodcast.com/⁠ Ad-free episodes now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless⁠ Your Host, Delanie Fischer:⁠ https://www.delaniefischer.com⁠ ____ Related Episodes: Cracking The Code To Behavior Change: Troubleshooting Tiny Barriers That Destroy Big Goals with Molly Maxwell: ⁠https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/24e651e8/cracking-the-code-to-behavior-change-troubleshooting-tiny-barriers-that-destroy-big-goals-with-molly-maxwell It’s Not Just Anxiety, Stress, or Nerves: 7 Neurohacks for Managing Fear with Biopsychologist Dr. Mary Poffenroth: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/1c54022e/its-not-just-anxiety-stress-or-nerves-7-neurohacks-for-managing-fear-with-biopsychologist-dr-mary-poffenroth 10 Fascinating Tricks For More Wins And Improved Well-Being with Janice Kaplan: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/23c60009/10-fascinating-tricks-for-more-wins-and-improved-well-being-with-janice-kaplan Is it Anxiety or Generalized Anxiety Disorder? with Dr. Luana Marquez: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/1c7d47b0/is-it-anxiety-or-generalized-anxiety-disorder-with-dr-luana-marquez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Modern Masculinity: Men’s Mental Health, Nice Guy Syndrome & Behind Closed Doors with Kelvin Davis

    Modern Masculinity: Men’s Mental Health, Nice Guy Syndrome & Behind Closed Doors with Kelvin Davis
    May 12 2026
    Delanie Fischer chats with author, men’s body positivity advocate, and founder of Notoriously Dapper, Kelvin Davis, about the struggles facing modern men. They explore social conditioning, mental health challenges, and deep-rooted insecurities, as well as guidance for moving beyond the “nice guy” act and cultivating emotional maturity, authentic confidence, and healthy masculinity. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code HELPLESS at https://www.oneskin.co/HELPLESS Episode Highlights: Cut The Crap: Nice Guy vs. Good Man How Men Feel About Not Being "Needed" for Survival Porn, the Rise of OnlyFans, and Fake Intimacy Cultural Differences: Vulnerability and Mental Health Support Let's Talk About It: Incels, the Manosphere, and Violence Why Women Feel "Done" with Dating Apps (and Dating in General) Love Is Blind: Toxic Masculinity on Display—and What Lies Underneath Why Men Might Dominate Conversation in Social Settings Transforming Entitlement and Fear into Genuine Connection More about Kelvin Davis: ⁠https://notoriouslydapper.com/⁠ This episode contains sensitive topics, listener discretion is advised. IF YOU NEED TO TALK, CRISIS LIFELINE: https://988lifeline.org/ ____ A quick 5-star rating means a lot! ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-helpless/id1251196416⁠ Get free Self-Helpless goodies: ⁠https://www.selfhelplesspodcast.com/⁠ Ad-free episodes now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless⁠ Your Host, Delanie Fischer:⁠ https://www.delaniefischer.com⁠ ____ Related Episodes: It’s Not a Mental Health Crisis: Human Reactions to a Loneliness Epidemic with Dr. Jody Carrington: ⁠https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/2d626d7b/its-not-a-mental-health-crisis-human-reactions-to-a-loneliness-epidemic-with-dr-jody-carrington⁠ Oversharing vs. Undersharing: How Revealing Too Much (or Too Little) Shapes Health, Relationships & Career with Leslie John: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/2b851839/oversharing-vs-undersharing-how-revealing-too-much-or-too-little-shapes-health-relationships-and-career-with-leslie-john Keep Choosing Life with Sav Clements (Depression, Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation & Attempts, And Getting Support): https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/23fec197/keep-choosing-life-with-sav-clements-depression-self-harm-suicidal-ideation-and-attempts-and-getting-support Exploring Masculinity with Pete Lee: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/bbdfac0b/exploring-masculinity-with-pete-lee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

    Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
    May 2 2026
    Delanie Fischer chats with activist and educator Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz about the core principles of Judaism, including Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), and how to meaningfully integrate these 4,000-year-old teachings into everyday life—whether you’re Jewish or not. They explore traditional practices, interpretations of scripture, the evolution of faith, and the concept of repairing the world. Episode Highlights: 3 Egregious Misunderstandings About Judaism Netflix’s Nobody Wants This & the Impact of Media A Daily Practice for Existential Overwhelm Does Faith Waver as a Rabbi? A Recharging Ritual We Could All Learn From The Hardest Question About G-d 2 Interests You May Not Expect from a Rabbi! Rabbi Shmuly’s Favorite Message from Scripture Why “Go Big or Go Home” Advice Falls Short The Power of Action and Making the Invisible Seen More about Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz: https://www.rabbishmuly.com/ ____ A quick 5-star rating means a lot! ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-helpless/id1251196416⁠ Get free Self-Helpless goodies: ⁠https://www.selfhelplesspodcast.com/⁠ Ad-free episodes now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless⁠ Your Host, Delanie Fischer:⁠ https://www.delaniefischer.com⁠ ____ Related Episodes: The Science of Generosity: How Giving Rewires Your Brain and Impacts Health & Behavior (+ What We Get Wrong About Human Nature) with Cherian Koshy: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/22b303ba/the-science-of-generosity-how-giving-rewires-your-brain-and-impacts-health-and-behavior-what-we-get-wrong-about-human-nature-with-cherian-koshy Can Ambition Be Sustainable? How to Prioritize What Matters in Life and Work with Kathy Oneto: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/469eca67/can-ambition-be-sustainable-how-to-prioritize-what-matters-in-life-and-work-with-kathy-oneto How to Make Film and Art That Inspires Generations with Shaun Monson: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/1ee1219a/how-to-make-film-and-art-that-inspires-generations-with-shaun-monson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
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Found them by accident when looking for another popular self help person. Wound up listening to the first episode and FELL IN LOVE with the ladies.
They crack me up, are down to earth and hit so many subjects, super well rounded. I have shared the podcast with my friends, family and 14 yr old stepdaughter.

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