A new generation of the genre are making sure to offer realistic, practical advice on cooking, cleaning, and living well.

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 ...

Self-help books promise life-changing advice, but more often amount to little more than unhelpful cash-grabs.

Self-help books can be an accessible starting point of one’s reading journey, and an introduction to other forms of writing and cultures.

But the best self-help books cover a lot more ground than you might think. After all, the core definition of self-help – books that help the reader in some way – is endlessly expansive.

New titles help readers shut out the noise and key into what’s really important.

We overestimate the power of self-help books, and underestimate the power of unstructured, self-generated insight—moments that don’t require an author, a guru, or a therapist.

If you’re searching for a read that’ll genuinely improve your life, SELF rounded up the best self-help books that aren’t cheesy or toxically positive.

Whether you're looking to grow your finances, creativity, or self-love, these self-help books will get you on the right track.

Psychologist Thema Bryant-Davis Explains Why Self-Help Books Actually Work Not everyone who needs therapy right now can make it to the couch.