Volume 1, Issue 2: On Being Helpful & Being Helped
I was a Mister Rogers fan as a kid. I was also a Sesame Street kid for a while until my mom didn’t allow me to watch it. Why did my mom cut 4-year-old me off...
Volume 1, Resources 1: Intro, Tax Help, & Putting Down Your Phone
So, last week I jumped right into the newsletter with a meaty post. My plan is to deliver one of those to your inbox every other week. For the weeks in...
Volume 1, Issue 1: On Making and Breaking Rules
Hi Friends! It’s the last day of January and holy shit wow. This month. We made it to the end of the week. The longest week of the year. What was this, a...
Hi Friends!
I’m Patricia. I’m Black, Asian, and queer. I’ve had a lifetime of answering questions in various settings. I was a sex educator & dating expert for years. I...
Self-improvement for people who are underwhelmed
Welcome to Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice by me, Patricia Elzie. We're all in this together. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue....
EEDA Newsletter Greatest Hits
Hi friends! Over the past five years I have shared a ton of advice and a huge number of resources. Below you will find some of my most popular posts linked...
About Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice
Tl;dr: Let’s disrupt self-help! It all started, as many things do around here: I was irritated. I’ve been an avid reader of self-help for years and while...
The Infophile's Kitchen Gadget Recommendation List
This is a public page of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! This is mostly in service of the folks on Instagram...
