The Shame of Asking For Help

Ellis Ever After

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.9 • 16.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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We all need a little help sometimes. The trouble comes when we don't ask for it. In this episode, the Ellises and the crew talk about how to ask for help when we need it. Dead Ass. Watch the full video version early on Patreon! Go to https://Patreon.com/EllisEverAfter to see the After Show and more exclusive Ellis Ever After video content. And find us on social media at @EllisEverAfterPodcast, @khadeeniam and @iamdevale, @joshua_dwain @_matt.ellis, @tribbzthecool. And if you’re listening on Apple podcasts, be sure to rate, review and subscribe.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:06.4	I'm Marcus Grant.
0:07.9	And I'm Michael Florio, and together we host the NFL fantasy football podcast.
0:13.1	Ready to dominate your fantasy league this season?
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0:22.7	Whether you're a rookie manager or a fantasy vet, we've got the insight to help you crush your
0:27.6	opponents. Listen to the NFL fantasy football podcast on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:37.7	Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at a man,
0:40.9	no matter how much money I have or don't have in my pockets.
0:44.1	If I need help, I am going to ask, period.
0:48.4	That is a fact.
0:49.5	And as his wife, I'm going to ask too.
0:51.9	We both go double down and ask for help. Dead ass. Dead ass. One, two, three. It all started with real talk, unfiltered, honest, and straight from the heart. Since then, we've gone on to become Webby Award-winning podcasters in New York Times bestselling authors. Deadass was more than a podcast for us. It was about our growth. A place where we could be vulnerable, be raw.
1:12.8	Hors.
1:13.6	But most importantly, be us.
1:15.2	But as we know, life keeps evolving and so do we.
1:18.3	And through it all, one thing has never changed.
1:21.7	This is Ellis Ever After.
1:23.7	Dead ass.
1:24.5	Because we got a lot to talk about.
1:27.0	All right, story time. So I i'm gonna take y'all back to
1:30.0	2014 i don't know if i told this story specifically but i'm gonna tell it now i'm training at the
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