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Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die

Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die

By: Erin Thomas + Erica Breuer
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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
© 2025 Trash Talk: Where Self-Help Cliches Go to Die Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences
Episodes
  • “Your Words Become Your World”

    “Your Words Become Your World”
    Nov 11 2025

    Just because Trash Talk is the podcast where clichés go to die doesn’t mean Erica and Erin hate all of them.

    This is the episode where they examine cliches they actually live by. From “clear is kind” to “baffle them with bullshit," Erin and Erica get honest about cliches that stick for them, as well as where they backfire.

    Don’t forget to leave a review and call the hotline to share your favorite or most cringe-worthy cliches:

    719-819-2175

    Links & Resources

    Follow Erica Breuer: LinkedIn

    Follow Erin Thomas: LinkedIn

    Visit Trash Talk Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2451264
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    33 mins
  • "Community is Everything" with Dr. Kalpana Sundar

    "Community is Everything" with Dr. Kalpana Sundar
    Nov 4 2025

    “Community is everything,” they say. But what if that “everything” is actually a drain on your time, energy, and sanity?

    Erica and Erin sit down with Dr. Kalpana Sundar, health and wealth strategist for MedSpa and healthcare entrepreneurs, to untangle the truth behind one of the most overused platitudes in business. Kalpana brings data and a hefty dose of reality on how to build community that lifts you up (without demanding your soul in the process).

    Your turn: tell us the cliche that makes you roll your eyes- or secretly nod in agreement. Call the hotline at 719-819-2175 and don’t forget a review!

    Show Notes & Links

    Dr. Sundar's Website: drkalpanasundar.com

    Beauty Unbound: Breaking Free and Living Unapologetically on Amazon https://a.co/d/2wSA6Vw

    The Unbound Broadcast https://www.youtube.com/@DrKalpana.Unbound

    Book a Synergy Session w/ Dr. Sundar https://www.drkalpanasundar.com/synergysession/
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    30 mins
  • “You’re Not the Main Character in Other People’s Stories.”

    “You’re Not the Main Character in Other People’s Stories.”
    Oct 28 2025

    Erica and Erin dig into the viral #maincharacterenergy phenomenon, weighing its appeal, its dark side, and what it really means to claim agency in your own life. Together, they ask the question that underlies it all: just who decides who gets to be the main character anyway?

    Reviews help, but your weird, wild, or painfully familiar cliches are the real gold.

    Share them via our hotline:

    719-819-2175

    Links & resources

    Narcissism and Agency https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702617725537

    Cornell Study https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19037

    Read Erin's article in Marketing, Media, & Money https://pattyfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/M3-Mag-Q3-2025-AUGUST-Final.pdf

    Oh and watch Dinner in America https://www.dinnerinamerica.com/
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    21 mins
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