Books for people who look steady on the outside...
but feel something shifting on the inside.
Most people don't struggle because they're incapable. They struggle because the world moves faster than their inner world can stay aligned.
If you've been coping for a long time - feeling misaligned, sensing a quiet tension, or noticing that less of you is showing up - these books offer a way to pause, understand yourself more deeply, and return to who you are beneath the pressure and pace.
Each book meets you at a different moment in that return from inner awakening, to integration, to living and leading from a grounded place.
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ANCHORED: Staying Grounded When Everything Speeds Up
A leadership book for people who want to stay themselves inside fast-moving systems. Anchored is for business professionals and leaders who appear capable and successful on the outside, yet feel stretched, reactive, or subtly disconnected on the inside. This is not a book about stepping away from work or slowing life down. It is about learning how to stay grounded, clear, and whole while continuing to lead, decide, and deliver under pressure.
Anchored helps you understand:
- why you react the way you do when the stakes at work are high
- how the hidden beliefs you hold may be shaping your behaviour at work
- how early emotional patterns show up in key leadership moments
- how speed, pressure, and performance quietly erode steadiness
- how to return to clarity and grounded presence without leaving your role
Written from lived experience inside global organisations, this book speaks directly to the realities of modern work - deadlines, expectations, power dynamics, and constant pace.
If you've ever felt that: there is more depth, calm, or integrity available to you - but less of it is showing up at work. Anchored shows you how to lead from a steadier, truer place. This is a practical, reflective guide for staying whole within the organisational system you are in, not escaping it.
Reflections from the Early Reader Circle
Voices from early readers featured within the book
Han-Peter Gai
Chief Executive Officer
“A rich and insightful guide for leaders navigating today's disruptive world. Rochelle blends lived experience, grounded research, and practical reflection in a way that feels both real and usable. A book for those who want to lead through pressure and change, while still being yourself.”
Marina Cvetkovic
CEO and Board Adviser
“A powerful, deeply practical guide for anyone ready to move from surviving to truly thriving. Rochelle brings clarity, honesty, and heart to a complex topic, helping readers see that while the system may not change overnight, we can.”
Teresa Mazur
Global HR Executive
“A treasure trove of wisdom for anyone who loves the world of work yet feels its weight. Rochelle invites us to stay in the system, not to escape it, and to rediscover energy, balance, and purpose from within. Her writing honours both the intelligence of organisations and the humanity of the people who keep them alive.”
Rozanne Leyds
Partner, Big Four Professional Services firm
“This work prompted deep introspection about my own journey, the patterns I've carried, and which ones I now choose to change. Through Rochelle's vulnerable sharing, I'm reminded that true leadership begins with continuous self-realignment. It will not only make me a better leader, but also truer to myself and those I'm privileged to impact.”
April Ho-Nishimura
Global Customer Experience Executive
“Humble, truthful, and quietly provoking. Rochelle brings lived experience and sage guidance together in a powerful reflection for anyone striving to lead with purpose and alignment.”
Rute Fernandes
Pharmaceuticals Executive
“A grounded, hopeful, and deeply relevant guide for today's leaders. Rochelle brings together research, realism, and compassion to show that thriving within the system is not only possible but powerful. A book to return to whenever the pace feels too fast to breathe.”
AWAKENING TO WHOLENESS: A Life Unmasked
A deeply personal, reflective journey back to the person you truly are.
Awakening to Wholeness is written for those moments when life looks fine on the surface yet no longer feels aligned on the inside. Not because something dramatic has happened but because you can sense that you've been living slightly out of step with yourself for a long time.
This book is a memoir and a reflective companion. It traces one woman's journey of unmasking - across her family, identity, culture, relationships, motherhood, and career - and the quiet, courageous return to her true self. Rather than offering frameworks or strategies, this book invites you to reflect on your own journey.
It gently helps you to:
- notice what feels true beneath the roles you play
- understand how early experiences shaped your identity
- reconnect with parts of yourself that were muted or hidden
- make peace with your past without rewriting it
- rebuild a more compassionate relationship with yourself
This is not a book about fixing yourself. It is not a book about performance or leadership. It is an invitation to slow inwardly, listen honestly, and remember who you are beneath layers of expectations, self-protection, and survival.
If you are standing at a quiet crossroads - sensing that something in you wants to be acknowledged, Awakening to Wholeness offers companionship, truth, and permission to come home to yourself.
Reader Reflections
Selected extracts from 5-star reader reviews on Amazon
“Awakening to Wholeness is a powerful reminder that personal wholeness is not a private endeavour - it is the foundation of authentic leadership. Rochelle shows how self-awareness and integrity ripple outward into healthier teams and more humane organisations. A book as relevant to senior leaders as it is to anyone seeking to live and lead with alignment.”
“From the very first page, Rochelle's voice resonates with sincerity and depth. This book is a vivid, deeply human reflection - woven with vulnerability, resilience, and hope. Each chapter unfolds like a conversation with a wise friend, reminding us that the journey isn't always linear, and that our stories are worth embracing, flaws and all.”
“With courage and vulnerability, Rochelle shares her journey toward wholeness, bringing to life the realities of her early years and the insights gained along the way. An honest, reflective account of self-discovery - and an invitation to live in a way your future self can be proud of.”
“Awakening to Wholeness is more than a memoir - it is a mirror. Rochelle writes with honesty and quiet strength, inviting readers to peel back layers of expectation and reconnect with their most authentic selves. A reflective, courageous invitation to live more truthfully - without pretence or performance.”
“Through vulnerability and wisdom, Rochelle explores how early experiences shape how we lead, connect, and show up under pressure. Awakening to Wholeness invites readers to notice old patterns with self-compassion, embrace stillness, and rewrite what no longer serves them. A grounded, deeply personal guide to leading and living with greater intention and truth.”
“A powerful and deeply personal account of resilience and growth. Through honesty and vulnerability, this book offers hope for anyone navigating their own challenges. It reminds us that while every journey is unique, obstacles often become the beginning of transformation rather than the end.”
EMBRACE YOUR TRUTH: A Journal for Personal Growth
Embrace Your Truth is a guided journal designed to sit alongside Awakening to Wholeness or to stand alone as a private space for reflection.
The journal offers:
- gentle prompts
- space to notice
- room to process
- moments to reconnect
- a way to turn quiet inner shifts into lived awareness
Its purpose is not to direct you, but to provide a simple, steady space where you can choose to meet yourself honestly and without pressure. Use it at your own pace - as a companion to your awakening, or as a quiet daily check-in with yourself.
