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

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Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die

"Clarity is Kind"

December 02, 2025 • Erin Thomas + Erica Breuer • Season 2 • Episode 28

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 they don’t see eye to eye.

Erica gets real about her baggage when it comes to this cliche (spoiler: that baggage has three luscious layers), and Erin does her best to persuade her back into seeing it in a positive light.

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Links & Resources

Pitchless Networking w/Erica:

https://www.ericabreuer.com/worst-kept-secret/

Multigen Magic YouTube Channel w/Erin

https://www.youtube.com/@multigenmagic

Raise Your Voice Community Newsletter

https://www.ericabreuer.com/raise-your-voice/

Follow Erica Breuer:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericabreuer/