Hello again!! We have missed you! Charlotte and I recorded this podcast last year at the beginning of the year and we should probably read this book again. The full title of the book is “To Buy Or Not To Buy. Why We Overshop And How To Stop.” T

Part 2 Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

Nov 2nd, 2019 32m 49s

Sometimes I feel like I live in a Twilight Zone where large chunks of time disappear and I can’t figure out what I was doing during that piece of time. One of my children had surgery on both of his legs a couple weeks ago. Charlotte and I recor

Part 1 Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown

Oct 15th, 2019 1h 4m

Strong Back, Soft Front It’s not the newest fitness craze, I’ll tell you that. Those are the words of Brene Brown in her book “Braving The Wilderness”. Charlotte and I discuss Brene’s book and what it means to Brave the Wilderness and how to ha

Part 2 Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Sep 5th, 2019 26m 32s

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Charlotte and I said yes to everything! Especially the amazing evening with the Obamas at the Kennedy Center where we watched the fierce Beyonce perform. Oh wait… that wasn’t us. That was Shonda. What did we say y

Part 1 Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Aug 26th, 2019 47m 42s

Ever heard of a little show called, “Grey’s Anatomy” or “Scandal” or “How To Get Away With Murder”? Charlotte and I have nothing to do with those shows, other than watching them and being fans. The creative brain behind those shows belongs to S

Part 2 The Teenage Brain: An interview with Michael (Jill’s husband)

Aug 19th, 2019 31m 28s

Join me and Charlotte as we interview my hubby, Michael. Mike had a rambunctious teenage hood. While we were dating I was mesmerized by the stories he told me about his childhood. I couldn’t believe the things he did! I was a rule follower thro

Part 1 The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen

Jul 30th, 2019 51m 13s

If you have a teenager or will have a teenager LISTEN to this podcast and read this book! Dr. Frances E. Jensen calls this book a survival guide and I wouldn’t call it a “how to” book. This book will inform you about all the crazy stuff that is

Past, Present, and Future of Self Help Obsession

Jun 15th, 2019 28m 15s

How are you doing? How has your summer been so far? Did you miss us? We miss you!! We are in the middle of a short hiatus during vacation and summer camps. Charlotte is in the mountains with a bunch of girls, age 12 to 18, and probably having a

Part 3: You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero

May 30th, 2019 29m 34s

Vision board, shmision board. What do you think about Vision Boards? Have you ever made one and has it manifested? Seriously, we want to know! On this episode we ruminate how much we loved or loathed Jen Sincero’s book and discuss our results.

Part 2 You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero

May 22nd, 2019 49m

Hello Listener Friend! We hope you enjoyed Part 1 and finally we will fill you in on the Loincloth Man. We definitely want to meet him and maybe move into the cave next door after we sell all our belongings and prepare our own loincloths which

Part 1 You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero

May 15th, 2019 43m 3s

Are you a Badass? Of course you are. You are definitely a Badass if you join us, Charlotte and Jill, as we review and discuss Jen Sincero’s best selling self help book. Did Charlotte and Jill love it? No spoilers here!!

Part 2 Bored And Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

May 7th, 2019 36m 43s

Without fail, when I am on my phone or computer my children will repeatedly interrupt me with requests for chocolate milk, to discuss their pressing social engagements, to resolve a dispute, or tell me the curtains are on fire. Well, luckily th

Part 1: Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

Apr 26th, 2019 55m 12s

Join us as we discuss Manoush (we love her name and her book) Zomorodi’s book, “Bored and Brilliant”. Investigating how technology is transforming humanity is Manoush’s passion and expertise. In addition to writing her book, she gave aTED Talk

Intro: Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

Apr 24th, 2019 1m 47s

I love this book!! Join us, Jill Fairchild and Charlotte Andersen as we discuss Manoush Zomorodi’s book. Seriously, go to the library, go to Amazon, or download it on Audible (it’s read by Manoush) and learn why you need to tame your phone! You

Part 2: It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way by Lysa Terkeurst

Apr 22nd, 2019 33m 54s

Join us as we discuss our results after reading Lysa Terkeurst’s best selling book. Some questions for you to think about – how do you deal with disappointment in your life and how do you “wrestle well” with life challenges? You can reach us at

Part 1: It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa Terkeurst

Apr 13th, 2019 45m 43s

Join us, Jill and Charlotte, as we discuss Lysa’s best-selling book about facing life’s challenges and painful experiences. Get out your notebook because Charlotte has some serious questions she wants you to answer. Contact us at selfhelpobsess

Intro: It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa Tekeurst

Apr 9th, 2019 1m 57s

Do you ever feel like your life is not behaving the way it should? At some point in our life we experience pain and suffering due to events we couldn’t have predicted. Sometimes we suffer because of conditions we can’t control and sometimes it

Part 2: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Apr 2nd, 2019 51m 6s

Hello! It’s been a long time. I’m finally posting “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo, Part 2. If you listened to Part 1, you know that my father passed away suddenly on March 10 and during the next 3 weeks I focused on famil

Part 1: The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, our review

Mar 20th, 2019 46m 47s

The KonMari method is all the rage and shiny black garbage bags are being filled with graciously thanked clothes, shoes, books, and household items which are being sent to the Goodwill where there are mountains of shiny black garbage bags. Char

Intro: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Mar 5th, 2019 1m 47s

Yep. The title pretty much sums it up. We are really excited about this book. Not only can you read the book but you can watch the show on Netflix. That’s the true reason we chose this book, because we get to watch it instead of read. Don’t get

Part 2: The Miracle Morning Results Show

Mar 1st, 2019 26m 22s

In this episode we discuss what we thought about the morning ritual “SAVERS” and whether it changed our lives or just made us want to go back to bed. Join our discussion! Did you attempt to wake up an hour early and spend an hour doing the “SAV

Part 1: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

Mar 1st, 2019 36m 3s

Join us, Jill and Charlotte, as we discuss Hal Elrod’s first book. We discuss our shared love of near death experiences (otherwise known as an NDE) and getting a good night’s sleep and our disdain for early mornings. Maybe Hal will convince us

Part 2: Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis – the results episode

Feb 21st, 2019 35m 17s

Did Charlotte wash her face? Did Jill create a Vision Board? What is the difference between a dream and a goal? If you read the book, tell us your impression of it! We would love to hear your thoughts and if you have any questions about our exp

Part 1: Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

Feb 21st, 2019 39m 26s

If you haven’t heard of Rachel Hollis you might be living in a convent in a small town in Italy (which sounds lovely by the way). Charlotte chose this book because she does not have a nightly face washing habit and she assumed, by the title, th

000 This Is Happening! Welcome to Self Help Obsession

Feb 1st, 2019 5m 44s

I’m freaking out right now because Charlotte and I are really doing this podcast. I’m excited, I’m nervous, I’m happy, and I’m ready (sort of). Charlotte and I have been recording episodes since October, believe it or not. I have learned a lot

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