You’re not broken. You’re just the strong one, finally reaching your limit.
And that isn’t failure. That’s truth. Let it be enough.
For the overachievers, emotional first responders, and quietly collapsing humans pretending to hold it together, this is your permission slip to stop performing and start resting.
A burnout survival manual disguised as emotional triage with sass, softness, and snack breaks.
You’ve held it together for everyone else.
Put out fires. Sent the follow-up emails. Smiled through the spiral.
And now?
You’re tired in a way that no nap fixes.
Emotionally duct-taped. Burned out. Buzzing with guilt for not “doing more.”
This book gets it.
The Strong One Is Tired is part pep talk, part exhale. It’s not about bouncing back, it’s about burning the damn rulebook and lying down for once without shame.
No fluff. No toxic positivity.
Just hard-won truths, sarcastic tenderness, and quiet rebellion against a world that profits from your burnout.
Tired isn’t just physical. It’s emotional. Existential. Soul-deep.
And no one checks on the “strong one.” The one who always shows up. The one who fixes, carries, supports, holds it together.
This book is for them. For you. For all of us who’ve been quietly falling apart in public while calling it “fine.”
This is not self-help. It’s emotional survival with snacks.
No toxic positivity. No preachy advice. Just the kind of truth that feels like an exhale.
This isn’t a motivational “you got this” parade. It’s emotional survival, raw, witty, and weirdly validating. Chapters that feel like a blanket and a slap to the soul
Think short and punchy that mix brutal honesty with just enough softness to keep going.
Lines you’ll want to highlight, screenshot, and text your burnt-out friend
🙃 Humor. Rage. Relatable meltdowns.
You won’t just read it, you’ll feel it. And maybe cry-snort a little.
Chapter titles include:
You Don’t Need a Glow-Up. You Need a Nap.
You’re Not Behind. You’re Carrying Too Much.
Stop Hustling Through Your Healing
Tiny Wins Are Still Survival
You Can’t Heal in a System That Profits From Your Pain
You’ll find:
No steps. No plans. Just deeply human reminders that you’re allowed to pause.
“Screenshot this” moments to slap on your fridge, your mirror, or your nervous system.
A book that sits beside you, not above you.
This book is for the strong ones.
The quiet fixers. The resilient ones who never get asked how they’re doing.
It’s for you if:
You’ve ever cancelled a meltdown to help someone else move.
You’re tired of being “so strong” you can’t fall apart.
You need a book that says “yeah, same”, not “here’s how to fix it.”
You don’t need to glow up. You don’t need a plan.
You need softness, sarcasm, and the courage to finally let the weight down.
Like someone finally put your exhaustion into words
Less alone in the chaos you’ve been quietly surviving
Seen, not judged
Allowed to rest without apology
Ready to say “no” without spiraling into guilt
Like healing is possible… even if it’s messy
Brutally honest insights about growth, doubt, fear, and failing forward (with snacks).
Tools and prompts to break out of comparison spirals and stop trying to live someone else’s life.
Encouragement to take imperfect action, even if you’re flapping sideways half the time.
Gentle nudges wrapped in chaos and comedy that get you moving without the guilt.
Inside you’ll find the freedom to want more without feeling like you have to do more. You’ll learn to waddle forward on your terms, in your weird little shoes, with your weird little goals, and finally stop apologizing for not having it all figured out.
Because spoiler: nobody does.
And yet, somehow, here we are. Still flapping.
BUY The Strong One is tired now!
I didn’t know I needed this until I cried in the middle of Chapter 2.
— Sarah M
This book helped me feel okay with being a damn wreck. And that’s not nothing
— Ryan C., Dublin
It’s like my anxiety took notes and my inner child exhaled.
— Alex G
“Made me feel seen, soft, and slightly less guilty for not wanting to settle. That’s priceless, honestly.”
— Tayla M., Gold Coast
You’ve survived this long without rest.
Now let this be your permission to put the weight down.
The Strong One Is Tired.
And finally, your allowed to be.
You’ve carried enough.
It’s okay to set it down now.
The Strong One Is Tired won’t fix you,
But it will remind you that you were never broken.
Buy the book
👇 Feel the relief
If you’ve ever been praised for being strong while silently falling apart…
If your nervous system is on its 7th espresso but your soul’s begging for quiet…
If you just need someone to say “Yeah, same.”
Then The Strong One Is Tired might just be the book-shaped exhale you didn’t know you needed.
Send them this link with a note that says:
“Duck it. This might actually help.”
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