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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Epic supports its community of customers with a user group forum, self-help tools and online forums for information sharing and professional support.
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Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
But the plan, one Trump Organization executive said, grew out of an earlier effort organized in part by Bill Zanker, a serial entrepreneur and friend of Mr. Trump’s who has previously sold back rubs, gym equipment and self-help courses.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Robbins stood out to Cohen as a prime target for a FAST channel because the self-help master is a brand name unto himself after decades in the public eye.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
But unlike troop deployments or paper guarantees of future intervention, guaranteeing arms to Ukraine is focused not on help from elsewhere but on self-help, enabling it to build a robust homegrown defensive capability.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
But the plan, one Trump Organization executive said, grew out of an earlier effort organized in part by Bill Zanker, a serial entrepreneur and friend of Mr. Trump’s who has previously sold back rubs, gym equipment and self-help courses.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Robbins stood out to Cohen as a prime target for a FAST channel because the self-help master is a brand name unto himself after decades in the public eye.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
But unlike troop deployments or paper guarantees of future intervention, guaranteeing arms to Ukraine is focused not on help from elsewhere but on self-help, enabling it to build a robust homegrown defensive capability.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Self-help.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-help. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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