The book cover accurately spoofs the style of real self-help books, like Dianetics. If you're a fan of Severance on Apple TV Plus, then you're familiar with the fictional self-help book "The You You ...

Is Severance the best show on television right now? There’s a good case to be made for it — combine a great cast, mystery-box ...

Gone are the days when self-help books were practically required to be cheesy, impersonal, and boring. Now, if you know where to look, you'll find empowering, genuinely useful self-help books designed ...

Many readers keep buying self-help books even while doubting their power to change anything. This reflective take examines ...

CHARLESTON, SC — Debut author Mark Reinisch shares the rainbows and lightning strikes of his life, how he navigated them, and how you can, too, in “The Wellness Ethic — How to Thrive in an ...

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 ...

The self-help industry today generates literally thousands of books, seminars, and audio programs, on which Americans spend more than $11 billion yearly. Most self-help programs are based in “positive ...

Joanna Pozzulo receives funding from the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada. Carleton University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Carleton University provides funding ...

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 ...