Cultural critics and academics have long despised self-help books."How-to writers are to other writers as frogs are to mammals," Dwight MacDonald wrote in his 1954 essay "Howtoism." "Their books are ...

Marianne Power’s book “Help Me!” starts with a bad hangover that leads to a life-changing odyssey in self help. One morning in the winter of 2014, the Irish journalist realized she’d made a few too ...

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For millions of readers around the world, self-help books offer a discreet, affordable way to access an array of psychological insights and therapeutic techniques. Take a moment to browse your local ...

What began as a method of improving one’s life has become something much kinder — and stranger. By Kate Carraway “Wellness” is a word that has come to encompass our latest dominant sociocultural ...

A few common themes echo throughout forthcoming self-help titles: attention is a limited resource, there’s value in a curious mindset, and kindness toward oneself can be as crucial as kindness toward ...

If you’re a reader, and you’re on Instagram, chances are the algorithm has fed you posts promising that “this book will change your life” or touting “five books that made me successful.” These claims ...

On the eve of each new year, people commit to making lifestyle changes they believe will usher in personal satisfaction and happiness. But while an entire industry exists to help people meet these ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

For a professional psychologist, Svend Brinkmann has a peculiar message to deliver: quit being so self-absorbed. It’s not that the Danish professor doesn’t want you to find your absolute best self—he ...

Self-help groups and medications (buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone) both play important roles in opioid addiction treatment. The relative use of these two treatment modalities has not been ...