Let her? Army wife claims Mel Robbins stole her idea for blockbuster self-help book

Let her? Army wife claims Mel Robbins stole her idea for blockbuster self-help book

Let who? Since it was published at the very end of 2024, Mel Robbins’ “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About,” has been a cultural sensation that’s topped bestseller lists. Now, a Virginia Army wife is claiming that it was her — not Robbins — who came up … Read more

Melody Beattie, Author of a Self-Help Best Seller, Dies at 76

Melody Beattie, Author of a Self-Help Best Seller, Dies at 76

Melody Beattie, whose experiences as a drug addict, a chemical dependency counselor and the wife of an alcoholic informed a best-selling book about codependence that has guided countless people to shed toxic relationships, died on Feb. 27 in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. She was 76. Her daughter, Nichole Beattie, said the cause … Read more

I was a sex addict — I gave it up and became a millionaire with this 1937 self-help book

I was a sex addict — I gave it up and became a millionaire with this 1937 self-help book

Sex sells — but celibacy pays. An Australian man says he managed to become a millionaire in 18 months after giving up sex to focus on getting rich. Somesh Kay, 24, says he was previously a sex addict, engaging in intercourse up to five times a day. “I took the break from sex to focus … Read more

Gen Z confident they could write a better self-help book than millennials, boomers

Gen Z confident they could write a better self-help book than millennials, boomers

Nearly half (47%) of Americans think they could write a self-help book based on their life experiences, new research suggests. A recent survey of 2,000 US adults discovered that youth and wisdom are not mutually exclusive, with Gen Z (81%) much more confident they could pen a book with life advice than millennials (48%) or … Read more