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self-help

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


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Ms. Reinsve is his therapist and the author of a self-help book she promotes with TV commercials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“However, positive self-help initiatives may be overshadowed on the day if sales trends have deteriorated since the onset of the fuel crisis,” Forsyth Barr says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Across party lines, governments now promise a familiar basket of benefits: pensions, direct cash transfers, scholarships, free or subsidised electricity, cheap foodgrain, self-help group support for women and allowances for unemployed youth.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He logged mass-market self-help books on his Goodreads: Malcolm Gladwell, James Clear, you name it.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

He’s knocked over his stack of self-help books, and they lie like shallow steps between the couch and the radiator.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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