This week on Self Help(ed), we’re joined by our very first guest - none other than the Internet’s favourite boyfriend, certified golden retriever energy, and all-round good egg: Dr Ned Rohrt.
Tully’s better half (and real-life dentist) takes the hot seat for a deep-dive chat about love, loyalty, life online, and what it’s really like dating someone whose life is lived publicly. Maggie doesn’t hold back - asking Ned everything from how he handles the constant spotlight and proposal pressure to how he feels about Tully’s family history and future. It’s candid, emotional, and surprisingly funny.
Then, while Ned catches his breath, the girls unpack Lily Allen’s blistering new divorce album, West End Girl. From addiction to betrayal, it’s a masterclass in female rage and creative revenge. Because, truly, no one turns heartbreak into high art quite like Lily.
And to finish? A little chaos in the form of ‘Who Knows Tully Best?’ - where Maggie and Ned battle it out for bragging rights, revealing who really knows Tully inside out.
Tune in for a reminder that real love isn’t perfect, it’s patient - and sometimes it shows up on Hinge when you least expect it.
CHAPTERS:
01:14 - On the Couch. Enter Dr Ned
02:17 - Ned’s first pod. Sweat pads and martinis
04:08 - Hinge to happily ever after
08:48 - Life online. Dating a creator
11:11 - Proposal pressure vs reality
15:10 - Dementia, love, and choice
20:30 - Panic attacks to therapy wins
24:46 - Couples counselling and money talks
41:52 - Scoop of the Week: Lily Allen’s West End Girl
48:42 - Game time: Who Knows Tully Best
52:59 - Tattoos, hall passes, chaos
55:02 - Clickbait king Ned signs off
56:03 - Season wrap and 2026 tease
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You can find Maggie online at @maggiekellywriter and Tully over on @tee_smyth.
New episodes dropping every Thursday. #SelfHelpedPod
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Swipe, Cry, School Run.
A month ago, Maggie got dumped over text - classy! All while juggling job hunting, co-parenting logistics, and the daily chaos of solo mum life. But instead of collapsing into a rom-com montage of tissues and Häagen-Dazs, she just kept going (mostly because small humans still need breakfast).
In this week’s On The Couch, the girls unpack the messy, hilarious, and strangely empowering art of managing your own heartbreak while still being the adult in the room. From dating as a single mum to finding love again after divorce, Maggie shares what she’s learned about resilience, perspective, and why sometimes the most radical thing you can do is not fall apart.
Then, in Self Help(ed) Scoop of the Week, Tully and Maggie react to Sylvester Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavin’s… let’s call it “creative” theory on the rise of trans kids in Hollywood and finally, they wrap up with a brand-new game segment: Guess the Dumb Dumb - celebrating the greatest thinkers saying the dumbest things.
It’s heartache, healing, and a healthy dose of chaos - just another week of Self Help(ed).
CHAPTERS:
01:08 - Milk sip intro. On the Couch
02:21 - Maggie’s breakup reveal
06:28 - Booted while abroad
07:15 - The ick list
09:59 - Single parent dating
12:58 - Mother vs romantic identity
17:02 - Heartbreak while parenting
22:03 - Decentering men
30:02 - Data points in dating
36:46 - Tully’s Milkman diagnosis
42:09 - Scoop Of The Week
46:28 - Guess the Dumb Dumb
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When It Rains, It Pours: Why Everything Happens All at Once
We all know the saying: “when it rains, it pours”. Usually, it’s describing how problems- or sometimes good fortune- seem to arrive all at once. While it sounds like a simple idiom, there’s actually some scientific and psychological reasoning behind why it feels true.
Cognitively, humans are wired to detect patterns. When multiple stressful or fortunate events happen close together, our brains naturally link them, amplifying the sense of clustering. From a statistical perspective, clustering does occur in random distributions. Studies in probability and chaos theory show that even purely random data often contains streaks or clusters. But in terms of scientific proof that bad luck usually arrives at once? Nope, not a thing.
So while there’s no supernatural proof that life conspires to pile things on, there is psychological and mathematical evidence explaining why it feels that way. This week, we try and unpack our coping mechanisms for periods of ‘heavy rain’ - and the bad habits we need to kick.
CHAPTERS:
01:09 – On the Couch: When It Rains, It Pours
09:32 – Brains love patterns. Hello, fake “clusters”
16:31 – Best tip: You don’t have to reply yet
18:55 – Glass balls vs rubber balls
24:09 – Survival mode makes joy feel risky
32:04 – Scoop of the Week: Skims hairy thong
33:52 – Are we being trolled or is this fashion? Discuss
37:36 – Internet Genius: Habit stacking
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You can find Maggie online at @maggiekellywriter and Tully over on @tee_smyth.
New episodes dropping every Thursday. #SelfHelpedPod
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The Death of the Makeover Montage
In this episode of Self Help(ed), the girls chat all things reinvention - and how it used to be as simple as a haircut and a new postcode, but now social media now makes it nearly impossible to start fresh. From cringe-worthy old posts to cancel culture panic, they argue that reinvention isn’t fake, it’s growth.
Plus: a scoop on Craig McLachlan’s Cluedo controversy, and a fiery “Change My Mind” debate, this time tackling Reality TV vs. Coffee. Big laughs, bold takes, and maybe a nudge to try your own mini reinvention (offline, for once).
Chapter Notes:
02:00 – Reinvention in the Social Media Age
06:00 – Pressure to Stay Consistent (Cancel Culture, Tall Poppy Syndrome)
13:00 – Cancel Culture, Comparison & TikTok Inspiration
17:00 – Therapy Notes: Reinvention as Integration, Not Erasure
19:00 – Scoop of the Week: Craig McLachlan & Cluedo Controversy
23:00 – Change My Mind: Reality TV vs. Coffee
28:40 – Homework & Closing Thoughts
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You can find Maggie online at @maggiekellywriter and Tully over on @tee_smyth.
New episodes dropping every Thursday. #SelfHelpedPod
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Is Anybody Sleeping?!
Call it age, call it stress, call it toddlers… but it feels like no one is sleeping anymore. This week, Maggie brings one of her most tired topics to the table: sleep. From random bouts of insomnia to 3.30am cats demanding breakfast, the dream of a solid eight hours feels like exactly that- a dream.
Tully and Maggie unpack the ever-popular concept of “sleep hygiene” and confess their own questionable bedtime habits. They explore what sleeplessness is doing to our energy, moods, relationships, and mental health long-term. Spoiler: the effects aren’t pretty.
Then, in classic Self Help(ed) fashion, the girls veer into the idea of “Frog Day”- a quirky tool for tackling your most dreaded tasks before they snowball into stress monsters. And of course, they close out with a spirited round of Walk Of Shame, because no episode is complete without a little ribbing.
So if you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 2am replaying tomorrow’s to-do list- or if your pet thinks breakfast is a pre-dawn activity -- you’ll enjoy this one.
CHAPTERS:
00:58 – On the Couch: Cat vs sleep
01:37 – Why we’re all so tired
03:59 – Sleep as a productivity killer
05:14 – Sleep hygiene myths
06:51 – ADHD, anxiety & bedtime brains
10:00 – Good night vs insomnia night
18:00 – Medication as reset
20:09 – Screen time & frazzled brains
23:04 – Brain dumps & lists
24:46 – Dressing gown upgrade
26:58 – Therapy notes
30:05 – Homework: Sleep diary
31:28 – Internet Genius of the Week
32:22 – What is Frog Day?
35:13 – Walk of Shame
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New episodes dropping every Thursday. #SelfHelpedPod
A brand new podcast hosted by writers and best friends, Maggie Kelly & Tully Smyth.
"We've done the therapy, so you don't have to."
Modern women are done with hiding. Divorce, infertility, fledgling careers, single parenthood - the so-called taboos of female ‘failure’ are quickly becoming our favourite topics. Why? Because we’ve all been there.
Under the glossy exterior of success, we’re all just trying to dodge the demands: be sexy, be smart, be brave, be a wife, be a mother, be a feminist, be fit, be fun… but don’t talk about it. We’re burning down the facade and telling it like it is.
Self Help(ed) is where those stories live - unfiltered, hilarious, vulnerable and real. Each episode dives into the messiness of modern womanhood with honesty, humour and hindsight. It’s second-hand therapy, the space we wish we had during our hardest chapters… and now, it’s yours too.
This is, Self Help(ed).
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