You're exhausted?but still showing up.
You believe in justice, equity, and humanity?but the work is taking a toll.
You're leading, organizing, advocating, caregiving?and wondering how long you can keep this pace.

This book is for you.

This Work Should Feel Better offers transformational support for people doing high-stakes, purpose-driven work inside systems not built for their flourishing. Whether you're a nonprofit leader, attorney, educator, or organizer, this book meets you with insight, honesty, and hope.

Rooted in leadership coaching, joyful resistance, and sustainable practice, this book helps you:

• Reconnect to your values and purpose
• Lead without losing yourself
• Set boundaries and prevent burnout
• Build relational, equity-centered cultures
• Reclaim joy?not as a reward, but as your fuel

Each chapter includes composite coaching stories, actionable reflections, and powerful mindset shifts. This isn't a how-to for high performance?it's a field guide for leading with wholeness.

Because joyful democracy isn't just what we protect?it's how we lead.