{"podcast":{"title":"Help Me Be Me","slug":"help-me-be-me-988954","podcast_index_feed_id":988954,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HSW9496253302","website_url":"https://www.yaywithme.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2fced5e8-b343-11eb-ad4c-33d8f23fa916/image/avatars-000524489418-o7ib31-t500x500.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Cloud10","episode_count":366,"summary":"Help Me Be Me is an emotional toolkit for creating positive change in yourself. I like to think of it as self-help for people who hate self-help. I'm Sarah May, coach/author/all-around happy person, and these are the tools that work for me in my life. For all of my offerings you can check out YayWithMe.com What I share on this show is my personal opinion. It's not a diagnosis for treatment or a substitute for professional help. If you're suffering, please reach out to your local emergency services or call 9-1-1. Find this podcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/sarahmayb","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:21:06.969312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-me-be-me-988954"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 259: On Losing – Pivoting When You Feel Less-Than","slug":"ep-259-on-losing-pivoting-when-you-feel-less-than","published_at":"2025-09-26T02:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-me-be-me-988954/ep-259-on-losing-pivoting-when-you-feel-less-than","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-me-be-me-988954","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/204/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CTL6960311734.mp3?updated=1768251295","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/204/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CTL6960311734.mp3?updated=1768251295","summary":"Losing, feeling low, less-than, not winning at something. This is for a perspective flip: seeing every place as exactly where you need to be, at a given time. We all have seasons in our life and cycles we move through. Cycles of productivity, growth, success, and then there is also resetting – where we are brought into a new, full understanding of reality. This is important and though painful, it also serves a role in your life: think of it as the winter of your cycle. A Seneca quote that feels appropriate: “No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity.” Friction is how we move into new levels and capacities for joy and depth. When we return to the barren state, we check in with self and with life: where am I and where should I be going? There is new information to be brought in and it brings about the reshaping of self. This episode has some tools to look at your loss or your feeling of lowness as a winter opportunity for inquiry and change. This can be a moment of truth, acceptance, reconciliation. If something has recently hit you – do not panic, do not reject it, but allow the change to wash over you. Sending love… Sponsors: AquaTru.com - use code HELPMEBEME for 20% off any AquaTru purifier Indeed.com/HELPMEBEME for a $75 sponsored job credit Wayfair.com Headspace.com/HELPMEBEME60 to unlock all of Headspace FREE for 60 days TruDiagnostic.com and use code HELPMEBEME for 20% off your entire order or subscription betterhelp.com/helpmebeme to get 10% off your first month of therapy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Losing, feeling low, less-than, not winning at something. This is for a perspective flip: seeing every place as exactly where you need to be, at a given t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2118,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/help-me-be-me-988954/episodes/ep-259-on-losing-pivoting-when-you-feel-less-than/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-me-be-me-988954/ep-259-on-losing-pivoting-when-you-feel-less-than.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}