Before we get into our list of the many online support groups that may help people struggling right now, allow me to say something kind of obvious: Just about everything we’ve been through since March ...

In a 1954 New Yorker essay “Howtoism,” writer and critic Dwight Macdonald states that authors of how-to books are to other authors as frogs are to mammals, and encourages people to read other genres.

Alcohol support groups are for people recovering from alcohol use disorder or beginning the recovery process. These groups offer tools and strategies to help motivate people and support recovery.

The May 2020 issue of Health Affairs journal includes the article, “Self-Help Groups And Medication Use In Opioid Addiction Treatment: A National Analysis,” by Hefei Wen and colleagues. In response to ...

Many people come to therapy wondering why consuming self-help content isn’t helping them. They ask questions like: “I read more self-help books than anyone I know. It makes me feel inferior because ...

Positive self-talk is an internal dialogue that makes a person feel good about themselves. A person can use positive self-talk to think optimistically and feel motivated. Identifying negative ...

Relapse prevention is why most people seek treatment, and with opioid use disorders (OUDs), there’s about a 90 percent relapse rate. This article explains why and how specific sayings from self-help ...

The early 1970s were a bad time for women’s health care. It wasn’t just that abortions were illegal in most of the country, forcing some women to rely on back-alley providers for often dangerous ...

Heaven helps those who help themselves.” So opens Samuel Smiles’ 1859 book Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct—an appropriately self-published work that birthed the modern genre.

Ms. Farhat, a Self Help Group member working at Koel Apparel Park, Palamu, Jharkhand. Women’s self-help groups (SHGs) have come to the fore as foot soldiers in India's fight against COVID-19 ...