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self-help

[self-help, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈhɛlp, ˈsɛlf- /


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“It’ll be funny, effective, kitschy, nostalgic and change the way we use self-help for the better.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s “a higher quality asset materially under-earning with self-help and/or acquisition by a strategic acquirer as potential catalysts,” write Wolfe analysts.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"There are therapists that offer particular therapies, but self-help strategies can be just as effective. And one of the best ones is finding other people who suffer with the same thing."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Mr. James has compiled his own self-help manifesto, one that strays into platitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

She’d read stacks of self-help books, and they had made her realize that she’d been living her life for other people.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls