Jean and Glenn revisit some recent examples of supposedly visionary individuals whose grand plans led to disaster. It’s a sort of wishful thinking, fake-it-till-you-make-it, “manifest it” mindset that is not only a hallmark of modern self-help, but also seems to be pervasive in modern culture. What are the implications of this type of thinking, especially as we train LLMs and AIs from the content output of this culture?

Also… Join us on May 30th for the SEEK Safely Summit! We’ll be talking about solutions for building a better self-help world.

To Listen:

The Dropout Podcast

The Workers Letting AI Do Their Jobs on The Daily Podcast

To Watch:

Finding Michael Documentary

To Read:

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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Jean and Dr. Doyle discuss the recent appointment of Tony Robbins to the HHS and CMS Mental Healthcare Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Wellness. A lack of qualifications never stopped Tony—why stop now?! Mostly, it’s a point of curiosity. But importantly, it’s yet another example of the ways in which the self-help world are not distinct from the rest of our world. And this is why the work of SEEK Safely matters.

We also talk quickly about the upcoming SEEK Safely Summitt, featuring prominent voices in the self-help and wellness world who, like SEEK, want to bring about a better, safer, more effective and ethical self-help industry. Join us on May 30th. Get tickets here.

Show Notes:

To Read:

The Agenda by Bob Woodward

My Life by Bill Clinton

How to Get Control of Your Time & Life by Alan Lakein

Jean's Open Letter to Oprah

To Listen:

Be Your Own Guru (bc your other guru might be in the Epstein Files) SEEK Safely Podcast

SEEK Safely Pod Episode about MLMs

To Watch:

Jim Rohn on YouTube

To Learn:

Annette McGivney

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Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown

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Glenn and Jean chat with SEEK Friend Anne Peterson, asking the question, "What would 'good' self-help look like?" It's easy to focus on the negative in the industry, but SEEK Safely's mission has always come with the assumption that this industry has value to offer people who are looking for self-improvement.

So what are the good examples? What are the good practices? How do we build and encourage an industry that is rooted in ethical practices and lives up to it promises?

If you want more conversation like this, you'll love the SEEK Summit, coming up on May 30th! Get more info here.

Show Notes:

To Listen:

Confronting the Line Anne Peterson's Podcast

To Read:

B-More Ethical Society

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankel

Outrageous Betrayal by Steven Pressman

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

The 99th Monkey by Eliezer Sobel

Learn more about SEEK Safely on our website

Follow SEEK on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Follow Dr. Glenn on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown

To Contact SEEK email info@seeksafely.org