By Theresa LaRocque
What happens when the survival rules that made you a high achiever start suffocating you? You run faster, work harder, and pretend everything is fine.
For decades Theresa LaRocque played the ultimate peacekeeper. From small town Vermont to the intense pressure of Division I basketball and 20-year corporate career, she absorbed every crushing blow while maintaining an “unbreakable” facade. But after a gauntlet of compounding personal losses and a high-functioning breakdown, her mask finally shattered. She didn’t need a quick vacation; she needed a complete transformation.
Equal parts raw memoir and witty guide to self-reclamation, The Gift of Burnout exposes the dangerous trap of outrunning your own heart. Through radical self-accountability, Theresa reveals how to stop performing, shed your psychological armor, and honor your true emotional capacity.
If you are exhausted from carrying the world on your shoulders, this book is your invitation to drop the mask, end people-pleasing, and step into your authentic power.
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