Monique ThompsonLicensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor & Infidelity Recovery Specialist

The problem with self help

31 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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Monique Thompson argues self-help culture gets it wrong: humans aren't built to go it alone. Drawing on 24 years of experience, she says real progress requires support and companionship, not just willpower.

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The problem with self-help is that it presumes that a person can in fact help themselves. Genesis starts off with God saying, it's not good for man to be alone. Trust me, 24 years into this, and I can guarantee you consistency, moving yourself forward is a Herculean task, and you're not even meant to do it by yourself. But I want you to know that going through this alone is not recommended for anybody, and even when we were immortal, it wasn't recommended for Adam.