Self-help books that aren’t actually sh*t

👩‍🦰 To get 20% off the Annual Membership for Brilliant: Here I chat about why I used to passionately dislike self help books, how my stance has slightly changed in the last few years, and my favourite 5 self-help books I’d recommend to read :) To make your life easier: 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Sh*t: They are Overwritten 2:14 Sh*t: Suspicious Science 3:02 Sh*t: Dishonest 4:35 Sh*t: Toxic Positivity 5:27 Sh*t: What to think, not How to think 6:15 OK: Gives language and frameworks to feelings 8:25 Book 1: Attached 9:47 Book 2: Rip it Up 11:02 Book 3: A New Earth 12:19 Book 4: The Courage to be Disliked 14:04 Book 5: Personality Isn’t Permanent WHO AM I: I’m Elizabeth, a medical student, painter, YouTuber and Podcaster in London. I love to think and talk about life, art, medicine, books and meaning. And also how to find the time to do those things. If you’d like to watch me paint and talk about life, I do that on my podcast () and if you’d like to read my thoughts and book notes, I have a newsletter you can join (). If you want to stay in touch: 💌 My Newsletter - 🎙My Podcast - 📕 My Book Club - 📸 My Instagram - 💻 My Website - 🐥 My Twitter - Or leave a comment, I (try to) answer 100% of comments :)