The Self-Growth Industrial Complex 🔍

Episode 29

Conversations around self-growth are all over every media platform these days – and while introspection and commitment to growth and change is important, it’s easy for it to be an all consuming trap that’s actually the opposite of growth.

In this episode, Valerie and Emerson take a deep dive into the history of the self-growth industrial complex, explore what’s useful, debunk what’s not, and give you real advice on how to tackle self-improvement without spiraling.

This episode covers:

05:26 - Tea & Crumpets: Bob Trevino Likes It + the Abbey Yung hair method
10:42 - Step Into My Office: How do I know when self-growth is actually healthy vs. when it’s becoming too much?
21:55 - The DSM: The Self-Growth Industrial Complex
43:09 - Now That's What I Call...OKAAAAY!
44:46 - Em Pick: "Love Myself" by Olivia O'Brien
47:41 - Val Pick: "Adventures in Success" by Will Powers
48:19 - Fire Dumpster Phoenix: 9 year old aspiring pediatric neuro-surgeon Aiden Wilkins very well may become the youngest doctor in the world + The Greenagers group gets youths to love the outdoors

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The Self-Growth Industrial Complex 🔍