The Strong One Is Tired

How to Stop Holding It All Together When You’re Falling Apart
For the burnt out, breaking down, and barely coping.

From Award-Winning Author Scotty Boxa
Named Emotional Education Author of the Year 2025 for making honesty louder than toxic positivity.

Ever been called “the strong one” like it’s a compliment?

Here’s what that really means:
✔ People lean on you while you’re quietly breaking inside
✔ You’re the fixer, the rescuer, the emotional duct tape for everyone else
✔ And now? You’re exhausted. Empty. Done pretending you’re fine

This book isn’t here to hype you up, fix you, or give you another 10-step productivity plan.
It’s here to sit with you in the mess, hand you a blanket, and say: “Same.”

Because strength isn’t about holding it together. Sometimes it’s about letting yourself fall apart without shame.

✅ Inside You’ll Find:

  • Short, honest chapters – Easy to read when your brain’s on low battery

  • Raw, real talk – No fluff, no “just manifest happiness” BS

  • Permission to rest – Because needing a break doesn’t make you weak

  • Validation you didn’t know you needed – You’re not alone in this

Why You’ll Love It:

✔ It’s not self-help. It’s self-permission
✔ Makes you laugh, cry, and breathe again, sometimes in the same paragraph
✔ Perfect for those days when even reading feels hard
✔ Written like a brutally honest friend who actually gets it

Reader Love (Amazon Reviews)

A Hug in Book Form

Scotty doesn’t try to fix you, hype you up, or tell you to vibe higher. He just gets it. This book sits with you in the mess and makes you feel seen.
— Joshua White

For Everyone Who’s Held It Together With Snacks and One Last Nerve

Not your usual motivational fluff. This feels like a survival manual written by someone who’s actually survived. Honest, raw, hilarious in the darkest way.
— The Truth Teller

I Feel Seen

Perfect mix of humor and honesty. Short chapters make it easy to read when you’re exhausted. If you’ve been everyone’s rock for too long, read this.
— Sarge

Emotional First Aid for the Burnout Crowd

Finally, a book that doesn’t tell you to glow up or grind harder. This one gives you permission to rest. To stop performing strength. To just be human.
— Grace Z.

Self-Permission, Not Self-Help

Not preachy. Not performative. Just brutally relatable and weirdly healing. If you’re tired of being the strong one, this is your lifeline.
— Sienna

Ready to stop pretending you’ve got it all together?

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