Go Self Help Yourself

Episode 34: The 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss

February 15, 2019 21:42 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

In this episode, Ryan is joined by cohost Joe Nehme and Mike Mercadal to discuss The 4 Hour Body. Mike explains how he lost 40 pounds in 6 months with using the book all while having a cheat day once a week. The guys dive into the regiment, kettle bell swings, supplements, running home and falling asleep before hunger, and good ol'1 o'clock (which you'll find out what that means). Please check out Mike's podcast Zeroes on Heroes.

Episode 33: The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane

January 24, 2019 19:33 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

This episode gets wild when the guys do their first vancast (podcast in Joe's sprinter van). Ryan and cohost Joe Nehme are joined by fellow comic Usama Siddiquee. The gang dives into The Charisma Myth, How Anyone Can Master the Art of Personal Magnetism. The guys talk about which charisma techniques work for them in comedy as well as discuss the fine line between reworking your personal narrative and being completely delusional. Not only do the guys discuss charisma in comedy but they also m...

Episode 32: Homecoming by John Bradshaw

January 15, 2019 03:16 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

In this episode Ryan and Bill Buescher reclaim their inner kid with Home Coming: Reclaiming And Championing Your Inner Child by John Bradshaw. The guys explain Bradshaw's techniques for healing the wounds from your past and the developmental cycles that constantly repeat throughout our lives. Ryan and Bill share some embarrassing childhood stories that affected how they are today. Bill reads out of his journal and the guys talk about aggressive improv, clown school, dad pranks, hockey, and h...

Episode 31: Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins

January 02, 2019 19:31 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

Recorded with my longtime friend Ajay Raheja, we discussed David Goggins' new book, Can't Hurt Me (2018). Ajay and I explained some background behind David Goggins as well as the techniques he used to callous his mind during BUD/S, Ranger School, and Ultra marathon races. We enjoyed talking about which of his 10 challenges worked for us. We also brought up a few concerns regarding his regiment. So if you're ready to run 100 miles while pissing blood, join the Navy Seals, master divorce, lose...

Episode 30: The Index Card by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack

December 14, 2018 01:03 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

In the episode Ryan is joined by his cohost Bill Buescher to talk about finances from the Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have To Be Complicated. What better and more relatable way to talk about your financial worries than from two broke-ass comedians. We get it folks, money is tough. We dive into the tips that could possibly help put you on a steady financial track. Also, we simultaneously gave this book some criticism for being a little too stingy when it comes to just being pract...

Episode 29: Zen Mind Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

October 18, 2018 17:36 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

Is having a beginner's mindset really the best way to continuously practice any activity? How effective is going from achievement to non achievement? If you can't accept me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best. The wise words of Shunryu Suzuki. In this episode, the GSHY boys are joined with fellow comic Melissa Diaz to discuss Zen Mind Beginner's Mind. The groups discusses the elements of book as well as if masturbation is enlightenment, koans, death, trying to not trying to try...

Episode 28: The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson

October 12, 2018 14:31 - 1 hour - 84.7 MB

In this episode, the GSHY boys talk about the Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson. The guys have mixed emotions about the book and dive further into the fuckery of how we perceive ourselves in the modern world. They also discuss stupid you tube videos, zen masters, bad word self help books, and the highly lucrative business of westernizing eastern philosophy.

Episode 27: Daniel's Running Formula by Jack Daniels

October 03, 2018 20:13 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

This episode turns into a bit of a press conference as our guest Stephen Sihelnik gets barraged with questions about becoming a better runner. His experience as a marathon runner brings up a lot questions from the GSHY boys Ryan Papazian, Joe Nehme, and Bill Buescher who want to know more on how to train. He dives into his knowledge from Jack Daniel's book as well as some others he has read about the activity. The guys touch on qualifying for marathons, interval and threshold training, VO2 m...

Episode 26: The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi

September 24, 2018 19:01 - 1 hour - 39.1 MB

In this episode the gang learns the way of a samurai warrior. Ryan Papazian, Bill Buescher, and Joe Nehme are joined with guest Joe Gorman to discuss The Book of Five Rings by one of the greatest Japanese swordsman of all time Miyamoto Musashi. Considering that the guys won't use much of the sword technique discussed in the book, the guys apply much of musashi's wisdom for dating and career advice. Tune in to learn how you can be a samurai in lovemaking, t shirt design, and excel spreadsheet...

Episode 25: Stumbling on Happiness by Dan Gilbert

September 13, 2018 19:07 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB

Ryan is joined by his new GSHY trio Bill Buescher and Joe Nehme to discuss Stumbling on Happiness by Dan Gilbert. The guys go over the many research studies in the book on happiness and if there is anything to be drawn from them besides happiness being many uncontrollable-but-we-think-we-can-control-them accidents throughout our life. They discuss synthetic vs. natural happiness, bare minimum level of happiness, Bill's insanely intricate kafka quote, and boy and old man conversations on you ...

Episode 24: The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown

September 06, 2018 19:02 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

Due to some cancellations and some out of town trips, there was a little break but we are back. This episode Ryan and Joe Nehme open up with The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown. Ryan and Joe bring up ways they have tried to be more vulnerable themselves. The guys dive into different elements of shame and how we can combat it. They continue talking about subway readers, financial motivational speakers, and the effectiveness of mantras. So don't judge the title and let yourself be seen b...

Episode 23: The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts

July 25, 2018 20:03 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

This episode has a very special guest. Ryan's previous podcast Where Eagles Dare co host Jeff "Anayalator" Anaya joins Ryan to discuss The Wisdom of Insecurity. Jeff begins with trashing the GSHY theme song which is not changing any time soon. The guys converse over time, space, ego, use of language, and mindfulness. All of which devolves into complaining about loud motorcycle assholes, the worst Taco Bell in the world, U.B.I, and plenty of Ryan's terrible "being present" examples. Listen ab...

Episode 22: Comedians In Cars Talking About Recovery

July 19, 2018 16:10 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

In this episode, Ryan interviews Mean Dave about his path to recovery as they hitch a ride to a show with fellow comic Eric Somers. The guys talk about concepts in the NA basic text book, rock bottom experiences, signs of being an addict, importance of storytelling, and how to handle accidentally drinking alcohol. *Episode was cut off due to a full memory card and a lack of memory for not changing it beforehand

Episode 21: Feeling Good by David Burns

July 11, 2018 23:43 - 1 hour - 56 MB

In this episode Nate Banditelli joins Ryan to discuss Feeling Good by David Burns. This book is about the cognitive distortions that affect our wellbeing. Along with explaining the concepts of the book, Nate and Ryan also cover the written exercises in the book. The guys go over social media validation, human worthiness, and how setting average/no expectations might help more than absolutely perfect ones.

Episode 20: Innsaei film review

July 03, 2018 18:15 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Paul Lao joins Ryan to discuss the Netflix documentary Innsaei. The film covers different elements of intuition and how we are becoming disconnected to it in the modern world. Ryan and Paul review the film along with going off on some goofy tangents about word pronunciation, violent video games, shrooms, substitute teaching, and more violent video games. Also I should mention this episode contains spoilers about the film.

Episode 19: Mind Hacking by Sir John Hargrave

June 25, 2018 18:29 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB

GSHY gets a little more critical today as Ryan sits down with Justin Auslaender to discuss Mind Hacking by Sir John Hargrave. Ryan and Justin have a few choice words for the author who narrated his own 12 hour audiobook. Ryan plays plenty of sound bites to show how grueling it was to listen to. As tough as it was, Ryan and Justin mention the positive aspects of the book. They converse over yoda impressions, Ben Franklin, habit forming exercises, wellbeing vs. desiring, and end the podcast wi...

Episode 18: Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger

June 18, 2018 18:53 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

Will Watkins joins Ryan Papazian for a lovely afternoon outside discussing the Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This episode couldn't be any more manly with talking about cars, bodybuilding, and crying while a machine shop cuts sheet metal in the background. Warning: this episode contains excessive amounts of toxic masculinity.

Episode 17: 10% Happier by Dan Harris

June 12, 2018 13:11 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Due to a last minute cancellation, Ryan flies #solo in this episode. He DOES HIS BEST to explain his favorite elements from the book as well as what he feels he got out of it. Ryan dives into some of his own "Papazian Method" mindfulness tips and relates with Dan's journey to living a happier life (Don't worry there will be a guest next time).

Episode 16: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson

May 28, 2018 18:12 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

In this episode Ryan is joined by comedians Santiago Angell and Conrad Roth to kind of discuss the book 12 Rules for Life by Jordan "Clean Your Room" Peterson. This episode gets a little heated as Ryan plays mediator in a debate that begins about Peterson but quickly gets into cultural appropriation, systemic racism, and scratch off lottery tickets. Listen and find out more.

Episode 15: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

May 21, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

After a year and 3 months, GO SELF HELP YOURSELF IS BACK BABY!! Different time zone as well as different cohosts. Ryan had to get his things in order for his move to NYC. But he never forgot about the podcast as well as any of the avid GSHY listeners. GSHY is back for the long haul starting off with guest cohosts Santiago Angell and Joe Nehme discussing A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. We explore the ego, pussy and money, and not having goals for some reason.

Episode 14: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

February 08, 2017 05:15 - 1 hour - 38.4 MB

Ryan is joined by his fellow jam brother Ajay. The two sit down and discuss the story of success that is Outliers. Do you want to know what it takes to be successful in this life? Of course you do silly. Ryan and Ajay dive into the factors of success that are presented in Outliers all while Stuart continues to annoy Ryan even when he is not there. This episode was recorded during Instagram live (which we will probably never do again because some people just make it a goal to piss off the hos...

Episode 13: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

January 26, 2017 18:14 - 1 hour - 31.7 MB

Want to quit smoking? Want to learn how to smoke? Want to win gold medals? All of which are covered in this episode. Ryan sits down with comedian David Hatch to discuss how we form habits and how they affect our daily lives with The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Ryan and David share the studies surrounding habits and give a few tips to how we can change some of our bad habits, like smoking, drinking, or yelling too much. Well yelling is pretty fun so maybe not that. Make it a habit to li...

Episode 12: Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (film review)

January 21, 2017 06:07 - 1 hour - 39.6 MB

Ryan is joined with his comedian friends Emily Browning and Paul Lao for a Netflix film review of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things. And things get wild as the group tries to “minimalize” the distractions of chugging beer and debating if men or women have grosser conversations. But more importantly this episode reviews the continuous theme in the documentary, can we be happier having less?

Episode 11: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

January 10, 2017 17:50 - 2 hours - 64.5 MB

In this episode, Ryan is joined with his comedian pal Kevin Tienken for a little story time fun. They discuss Kevin's favorite book of all time, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Ryan and Kevin share the great messages that this book has to offer as well as the power of good storytelling. Listen if you want to go on the magical journey of self help and finding treasure and whether or not a woman should wait around for a man...

Episode 10: Idiot's Guide to Mindfulness by Domyo Sater Burk

January 05, 2017 01:40 - 1 hour - 33.4 MB

This episode goes into the ancient Buddhist practice of Mindfulness. Learn about the basic principles and the benefits to bringing yourself back to the present. Ryan is joined by his younger sister Coriann to discuss the Idiot's Guide to Mindfulness by Domyo Sater Burk. Ryan also reminds himself to always be mindful of the present even when his little sister patronizes him just like she did when they were little kids. It's fine. He's fine.

Episode 9: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

December 21, 2016 02:36 - 1 hour - 35.4 MB

Ryan is joined with Ajay, Paul Lao, and Stuart Rey to discuss The Secret. The group has a few harsh words for the movie as well as the book. In spite of all the criticism, Ryan tries to finds some good in all of this as he struggles to keep the rowdy bunch under control. *you might need to watch the movie first to understand some of the conversation

Episode 8: Tony Robbins I Am Not Your Guru film review

December 13, 2016 19:30 - 2 hours - 57 MB

Tony Robbins, life coach or cult leader? In this episode, Ryan conducts his first GSHY movie review on the Netflix film, Tony Robbins I Am Not Your Guru, with his good ol' pal Ajay and comedian Emily Browning. They break down different aspects of the film and dive deep into Tony's coaching methods. They even go as far as discussing religion and a dark past between Ryan and Ajay's friendship. Tune in and listen to this extended episode. *Spoiler Alert, but that shouldn't matter

Episode 7: 10 Days To Faster Reading by Abby Marks Beale

December 06, 2016 22:20 - 20 minutes - 9.8 MB

Do you fall asleep while reading? Do your eyes hurt while you read? Do you always go back and reread what you just read? Ryan talks about all of these issues with 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks Beale in this short GSHY episode. He discusses some of his favorite techniques presented in the book (not just using your index finger) and explains a few of his own. Double your reading rate today!

Episode 6: Trump: Art of the Deal by Tony Schwartz

November 28, 2016 23:04 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

If you're eager to learn how to make big deals or want to learn how to finagle your way to the presidency of the United States, you might want to listen to this episode. Ryan sits down with his long time friend Ajay and discusses the Art of the Deal. They break down the elements to Trump's deal making from his early days in real estate and learn a thing or two from the orange man himself. (Disclaimer: We are not Trump supporters)

Episode 5: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

November 21, 2016 23:49 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MB

Ryan flies solo in this episode as he discusses Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl who was psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor. If you are struggling to find meaning in your life, Ryan goes over some of the techniques Frankl used in a method he called Logotherapy. So if you want to make sense of all this, just listen. (also this book applies to you ladies)

Episode 4: Quantum Memory Power by Dominic O'Brien

November 10, 2016 00:41 - 1 hour - 36.6 MB

Are you looking to improve your memory? Would you like to actually remember people's names when they introduce themselves? Ryan sits down with fellow comedian John Silver to discuss Quantum Memory Power. A book that explains memory techniques for a range of activities from remembering details in a speech to counting cards in Black Jack. A must listen!