Lies and fraud of the self-help and wellness industry

from Shifts Happen · host Lina Itenberg

It would be great to think that all of the content we consume from the $100 billion dollar self-help industry really is intended to help us. Evidence, however, shows otherwise. In this episode we go through some of the traps and ways to spot/not fall for them. Oh and Jay Shetty, do better.

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