How to Use self-help in a Sentence

self-help

noun
  • That sounds very self-help-ish, but that’s the goal, right?
    Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • This isn’t a self-help book — where’s the beauty in those?
    Maggie Lange, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • When the fight is this lopsided, all the self-help books in the world won’t show us how to win it.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • There's a ton of business books out there and then there's a ton of, for lack of a better word, self-help books.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Lily-Rose Depp plays a pop star who falls under the control of a self-help guru, played by the Weeknd.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 May 2023
  • This also comes off as rather basic self-help for grown-ups.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2023
  • The first is frequently to be found in self-help books: Imagine the worst thing that can happen, and accept it.
    Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In 1985, Shields published On Your Own, a self-help book geared toward young women.
    Lauren Dukoff, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But way before there were self-help books about it, my mom always followed her heart.
    Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • Kennedy was at 15% and self-help author Marianne Williamson at 6%.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • The self-help sports book pops up throughout the season, becoming one of its best running jokes.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 June 2023
  • Lenz’s impulse to generalize is so strong that at times her work whiffs of self-help.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Shaheen, a 25-year-old writer with a marketing background, is the new breakout star of the self-help genre.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The self-help expert’s guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones via tiny changes in behavior.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
  • The self-help expert’s guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones via tiny changes in behavior.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Finding the Aya series in Yopougon is no easy task, as most book stalls in the street focus on self-help, school texts or old classics from France.
    Elian Peltier, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Changing oneself is harder than perky how-to guides and self-help books suggest.
    Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2024
  • In some ways, the pursuit of self-help has been that unfortunate journey.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2024
  • In a 2012 self-help article for The Root, Lucas defined the term for their audiences.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 July 2023
  • Bertha Masuda has a new self-help guru: a dark-eyed junco bird.
    Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 25 July 2023
  • Gets the biggest reaction from the rest of the cast due to his poor track record with women, but swears therapy and self-help books have changed him for the better.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 7 June 2024
  • The movie picks up on the 15th anniversary of the Woodsboro killings when Sidney just so happens to be in town promoting her new self-help book.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The ecosystem has spawned merch of all types, from coffee mugs to children’s book parodies to self-help journals.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Her friends goaded her to record her resilience in a self-help book, complete with recipes, which made her into a local celebrity in the Bay Area.
    Mayukh Sen, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Roach thinks of the book as his way to connect with his millions of fans—and a step toward his new ambition: becoming a self-help mogul.
    Diana Tsui, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Jay Shetty as a wedding officiant Also in the mix is author and self-help guru to the stars, Jay Shetty.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 June 2024
  • This is just an incredible self-help tool to have at your fingertips.
    Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Marianne Williamson, the self-help author and occasional politician, walked in and sat next to them.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • From self-help tips and career advice to true crime and celebrity gossip, audio content has woven itself into the fabric of our lives.
    Oskar Serrander, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
  • There’s lots of self-help books on the market that cover how to deal with narcissistic parents, healing from trauma, and strengthening your own self esteem.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024

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