Why “Your self-help bestie”?

Hi friends,

I’m Gwen, a former journalist and therapist in training who has way too many self-help, self-development, and psychology books on my bookshelves. I know I don’t need any more, and yet …

I’ve always been passionate about mental health and emotional wellness and wrote a bunch about these topics when I worked as a reporter.

“Your self-help bestie” is a return to my roots, a newsletter that will include reflections on the books I love as well as interviews with mental health professionals, artists, and others in the space. This is a newsletter written from the perspective of someone cares about empowering people to live their best lives, while she’s on the journey of doing the same.

If you’re looking for a dash of hope in your inbox amid work emails and spam, then this is the newsletter for you. Each week, we’ll be covering a different topic related to emotional wellness that will hopefully provide you with some new perspective.

If you have any suggestions for newsletter topics or if you’re someone whose work involves emotional well-being (especially if you have a book coming out soon!), please feel free to reach out.

We got this.

Love,

Your self-help bestie

P.S. You’re worthy, strong, good-hearted, and beautiful, and I hope you’re having a wonderful day :)