Five Books asked Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking, to select his five favorite self-help books from 2020. From the interview with Burkeman: There's evidence for certain kinds of myst... ...

Keith Reniere, founder of self-help *** cult Nxvim, was sentenced today to 120 years in prison for racketeering, *** trafficking, human trafficking, and ****** exploitation of a child. Fifteen female victims spoke up at the sentencing. Raniere is... ...

If you're been enjoying HBO's "The Vow," the documentary series about the multi-level marketing self-help cult NXIVM and its secret society of *** trafficking (trailer below), you might appreciate Wikipedia contributor Feoffer's diagram above. It outlines many of the self-help frameworks, ******** belief systems, and "stating-the-obvious" personal transformation techniques that seemingly influenced NXIVM founder Keith ...

The first self-described self-help book was published in 1859. The author's name, improbably, was Samuel Smiles; the title, even more improbably, was Self-Help. A distillation of lessons from the lives of famous people who had pulled themselves up by... ...

It's tough to practice real self-care when the internet's obsessed with #selfcare. Let Mashable help with our new series Me, My Self-Care & I. What, and I cannot stress this enough, the **** is going on in the world of self-help literature? Afte... ...

Shine, one of the many apps capitalizing on the growing self-care trend, has now brought to Android devices its app used by 3 million people. Originally launched as a simple messaging bot that doled out life advice and motivation, Shine has grown over the years to become a larger self-help platform aimed largely at the ...

How to make dysfunctional love last forever is a self-help book I'd personally be very, very interested to read.  Unfortunately, it's not a real self-help book, and it can't help solve that problem. SEE ALSO: The artist behind the 'Awards for Go... ...

Discovering a real stability between cold hard facts and blind religion might be hard. This gray area is where genuine success exists for all parts of your life. ...

Discovering a real steadiness between scientific fact and blind faith might be tricky. This grey area is where genuine success lies for all areas of your life. ...

Finding a real balance between cold hard facts and blind faith can be hard. This grey space is the place true success lies for all areas of your being. ...