Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die
What if the so-called “truths” about growth and success are actually keeping you playing small?
On Trash Talk, hosts Erica Breuer and Erin Thomas unpack empty platitudes and tired cliches that dominate the business and personal development world. These ideas might be popular, but that doesn’t mean they’re useful.
Who listens to Trash Talk?
- Skeptics and Questioners of hollow advice
- Those asking why self-help advice fails
- People done with toxic self-help culture
- Anyone who wants a place to finally talk openly about all the advice that makes you roll your eyes
Podcasting since 2025 • 31 episodes
Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die
Latest Episodes
"New Year, New You" - BONUS EPISODE
We’re back, unannounced, and ready to shake up your New Year’s Eve. In this bonus episode, Erica Breuer and Erin Thomas examine overhyped New Year’s Eve rituals.They dissect the promises these practices make, the cultural pressures behin...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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32:33
"Clarity is Kind"
Erin and Erica agree about a lot of things, but this cliche isn’t one of them. Whether you attribute it to Brené Brown, Melissa Hartwig, or somewhere else in the wellness-industrial complex, “Clarity is kind” is THE cliche where the...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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24:52
"Count Your Blessings"
Yep, Trash Talk is skipping a week. Thanksgiving, leftovers, existential dread…pick your excuse. Consider this week a breather for your ears and brain, or a chance to get caught up on those episodes that almost got away....
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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1:10
“Your Words Become Your World” Part II
In this second installment of cliches they love and live by, Erin and Erica reveal the traits that make a cliche worth keeping.The TLDR version: "Done is better than perfect," "Gotta start somewhere," "Your vibe attracts your tribe," "Th...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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20:16
