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Seek Safely

By: Jean Brown & Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle
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  • Summary

  • The SEEK Safely podcast is the official voice of the nonprofit organization SEEK Safely Inc, which advocates for ethics and accountability in the self-help industry, and empowers seekers to have safe and effective self-improvement journeys. Jean Brown and Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle peel back the layers of the largely unregulated, multi-billion dollar self-help industry, discussing the patterns of exploitation and deception that pervade the industry and allow self-help gurus to thrive at the expense of their customers and followers. Along the way we’ll have discussions with people who care as much as we do about the self-help industry being held accountable for the promises it makes–and we lay out our vision of a world in which seekers are respected and protected.
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Episodes
  • SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 2)

    SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 2)
    May 13 2024

    Here is Part 2 with Brit Barkholtz.
    Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Therapist. Brit shares her take on MLMs, self-help exploiting trauma, “culty” stuff, and Taylor Swift as a tool of trauma recovery.

    This episode is Part 1 of 2.

    To Read:
    Brit’s thoughts on The Tortured Poet’s Department on HuffPo
    PESI

    To Listen To:
    SEEK Podcast Episode on MLMs
    SEEK Pod Episode on Trauma
    Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poet’s Department

    Learn more about SEEK Safely on our website
    Follow SEEK on     Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Follow Dr. Glenn on     Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown
    Donate to support SEEK’s mission
    To Contact SEEK email info@seeksafely.org
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    46 mins
  • SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 1)

    SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 1)
    May 6 2024

    Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Therapist. Brit shares her take on MLMs, self-help exploiting trauma, “culty” stuff, and Taylor Swift as a tool of trauma recovery.

    This episode is Part 1 of 2.

    To Read:
    Brit’s thoughts on The Tortured Poet’s Department on HuffPo
    PESI

    To Listen To:
    SEEK Podcast Episode on MLMs
    SEEK Pod Episode on Trauma
    Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poet’s Department

    Learn more about SEEK Safely on our website
    Follow SEEK on     Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Follow Dr. Glenn on     Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown
    Donate to support SEEK’s mission
    To Contact SEEK email info@seeksafely.org
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    46 mins
  • Bypassing–Spiritual and Otherwise–in Self-help

    Bypassing–Spiritual and Otherwise–in Self-help
    Apr 1 2024

    Bypassing is, essentially, avoidance. It's something we all do from time to time as a response to something unpleasant in our lives. But sometimes bypassing can cause us to go too far, putting off challenge for later that we'd be better off dealing with now. And sometimes in the self-help world, bypassing is either encouraged or deeply embedded in the thought system being pushed.

    Dr. Glenn highlights how spiritual bypassing, emotional bypassing, and reality bypassing are all especially dangerous for trauma survivors. Have a listen so you can be prepared to recognize bypassing and know whether or not it's a potential red flag situation.

    On another note, special thank you to everyone who donated to Dr. Glenn's birthday fundraiser to benefit SEEK! We are always so grateful for the support!

    To Read:
    “The Road Less Traveled” by M. Scott Peck
    “Is This a Cult” by Anne L. Peterson https://isthisacultbook.com
    About EMDR Therapy
    About Somatic Therapy
    “Waking the Tiger” by Peter Levine

    To Listen To:
    SEEK Safely Podcast Interview with Anne Peterson Part 1, Part 2
    The Deep End by Jennings Brown

    Learn more about SEEK Safely on our website
    Follow SEEK on     Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Follow Dr. Glenn on     Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown
    Donate to support SEEK’s mission
    To Contact SEEK email info@seeksafely.org
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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