It wasn’t so long ago that self help books were widely considered a joke, reserved for frazzled Bridget Joneses, or teenagers seeking to understand the opposite sex via the “wisdom” of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
But these days there’s no shame in devouring vast tomes about mental health and self betterment. In fact, there’s such a wealth of literature on these topics that it’s becoming increasingly hard to separate the wheat (preachy nonsense) from the chaff (well informed psychology, well written memoirs).
