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• Climate Change and Self-help? Yep!

  Dr. Doyle and Jean discuss some of the points of intersection between the self-help industry and climate change and environmental issues in general. How do these things relate, you might ask. The self-help industry is in many ways a reflection of larger patterns in the world and society. Some of the problems that have contributed to climate change are also seen in the self-help industry.But perhaps more interestingly, when we imagine a better future for both our environment and the self-help industry, we see parallels there, too. In this discussion, we hope to inspire some thought about what a better self-help future looks like. This conversation was largely inspired by the book “What if We Get it Right? Visions of Climate Futures” by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. A sobering but also very hopeful and inspiring read! Show Notes:To Read: “What if We Get it Right? Visions of Climate Futures” by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson“Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill“Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins"This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Ginny Brown and Jean Brown“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey“Don’t Call it a Cult” by Sara BermanSunk Cost FallacyFloorballTo Watch: SEEK Week 2025 on YouTubeEscaping Twin Flames on NetflixThe Vow on NetflixLearn more about SEEK Safely on our websiteFollow SEEK on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookFollow Dr. Glenn on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookRead the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny BrownDonate to support SEEK’s missionTo Contact SEEK email [email protected]

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• Chatting about SEEK Week and the Upcoming SEEK Safely Summit with Anne Peterson

  It’s time for SEEK’s annual fundraising push! We just finished up our annual SEEK Week fundraiser, which features a different live-streaming topic each night for a week. You can watch the recordings on our YouTube channel. And we're planning ahead for a second SEEK Summit and Empowerment Workshop. Find links on our website. Glenn, Jean, and Anne Peterson chat about these events: what to expect, why they’re important, and how you can get involved. And because this is the SEEK Safely podcast, you’ll also get some food for thought about what’s up in this complicated, often problematic but (we believe) potentially great industry.The SEEK Safely podcast comes to listeners ad-free. But it does cost money to produce a podcast, run a website, and run an organization! We need your help! Please consider joining us for these upcoming events. You can also support SEEK by sharing information about our organization and becoming a contributor. Thanks for listening!Show Notes:To Listen: Confronting the Line Anne Peterson’s podcastA Little Bit Culty podcastWTF is On My Mind? Mark Vicente’s PodcastSEEK Safely’s “Manosphere” episodeTo Read: Norman Vincent PealeThe SEEK Safely Promise Learn more about SEEK Safely on our websiteFollow SEEK on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookFollow Dr. Glenn on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookRead the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny BrownDonate to support SEEK’s missionTo Contact SEEK email [email protected]

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• The Celebrity Guru

  Glenn and Jean dive into the phenomenon of the celebrity turned self-help guru. As trust in traditional authorities breaks down, we turn to other sources, like celebrities. But what happens when a celeb with notoriety in one area starts talking up a self-help storm? It's a tale as old as self-help time...We get into Goop, The Biggest Loser and early 2000s weight loss culture (yikes), and even the celebrity to self-help to politician pipeline. Show Notes:To Watch:The Biggest Loser Docuseries, Fit for TVTo Read: Jean's thoughts on Netflix's Goop SeriesArticle About Tracy Anderson in The AtlanticThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillAbout The Art of the Deal BookLearn more about SEEK Safely on our websiteFollow SEEK on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookFollow Dr. Glenn on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookRead the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny BrownDonate to support SEEK’s missionTo Contact SEEK email [email protected]

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• Guru Origin Stories

  Jean and Glenn talk guru origin stories—from the dubious to downright fantastical. Why do they do this? What is the point, and what could be the harm? 

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• AI: The Shiny, Environmentally Destructive Magic 8 Ball

  AI is suddenly everywhere it seems, and the self-help world is no different. A low-cost machine that can pump out a nearly endless string of word salad "content" to push on a willing audience? Perfect!Jean and Glenn chat about the implications of AI for self-help and how we are already seeing it wend its way into the industry and the wider mental health industry. Tony Robbins has created an AI Tony app! As a fun little experiment, Jean asks ChatGPT how it would go about creating an AI guru. So before you go ahead and pay for any AI self-help tools, have a listen!Show Notes: To Listen To: A Little Bit Culty PodcastTo Read: "AI has started ignoring human instruction and refuses to turn off, researchers claim" in The Daily MailTo Watch:Silicone Valley on HBOThe TerminatorLearn more about SEEK Safely on our websiteFollow SEEK on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookFollow Dr. Glenn on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookRead the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny BrownDonate to support SEEK’s missionTo Contact SEEK email [email protected]

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