From self-help junkie to the steady aliveness of washing bowls, this audio essay explores the intersection of advertising and the $10 billion per year enterprise of “self-help.” Meryl Streep and an emu make appearances! And a collective dirty secret is spilled, pointing us inwards. The bad news: no one is coming to rescue you. The good news: no one is coming to rescue you. The best news: deodorant is optional.
I thank you for listening, especially to my saucy postnasal drip voice on this one. Afterwards, please forget everything you heard. You won’t need it. And you’ll know why.
(Read along, here).
For the complete experience, grab a good cuppa and stare out a window while listening. I promise, at least two chuckles, it’s worth it.
To your Self, always.
In writing,
Autumn
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This is my monthly occasional audio essay series, We’re All Doing Better Than We Think. From two minds about social media, boob saggage, the overvaluation of goals, living abroad, midlife meltdowns and magic, elegant embarrassments, the casserole of motherhood, chin fat, why ordinary is a good word, the fabrication of the self-help industry, how friendship is a million little things, meditation snafus, and surprise guests— each essay proves that nothing is wasted. Everything is weavable into a story that coheres and catalyzes awareness. And that humor— is holy.
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We’re all doing better than we think!
Autumn
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