self-help
noun
ˈself-ˈhelp 
Southern also ˈhep
: the action or process of bettering oneself or overcoming one's problems without the aid of others
especially
: the coping with one's personal or emotional problems without professional help
self-help
adjective
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Civil trial courtrooms and civil self-help services will relocate during the third week.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
There was this piece about the resurgence of a sleeper self-help hit in the family planning canon (Merle Bombardieri’s The Baby Decision).
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
His diocese organized self-help and drug-rehabilitation programs.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
These near-term self-help efforts, Gajrawala wrote, are not reliant on a change in pet household formation or macro inflection.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
There was this piece about the resurgence of a sleeper self-help hit in the family planning canon (Merle Bombardieri’s The Baby Decision).
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
His diocese organized self-help and drug-rehabilitation programs.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
These near-term self-help efforts, Gajrawala wrote, are not reliant on a change in pet household formation or macro inflection.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Self-help.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-help. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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