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In this poetic memoir about finding yourself, Stacy Walker shares the small choices, subtle shifts, and breakthrough moments that helped her move from people-pleasing and perfectionism to choosing herself.
“A poetic exploration of all the invisible ways women are taught to shape-shift, overachieve, and shrink in the pursuit of acceptance—and the courage it takes to break those patterns.” —Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action and author of Fired Up
After two decades in a notable corporate job, Stacy had, by all accounts, made it.
She was a strong female leader and mother. She kept people happy while making things happen. She held everything together for everyone. Until she couldn’t anymore.
In Abandoning Approval, Stacy invites readers into the messy, uncertain, and ultimately transformative journey to reclaim her power, after years of giving it away. Along the way, she discovered that fulfillment isn’t something we achieve, but something we choose.
Blending heartfelt storytelling, poetry, and reflective prompts, Abandoning Approval encourages readers to look beyond the roles they’ve inherited and examine how expectations for women can become long-term patterns. Because when women allow themselves to look below the surface, something remarkable happens—they remember the magic that’s already within them.
Abandoning Approval isn’t a prescription for blowing up your life or another five-step plan for becoming a better version of yourself. It’s an invitation to remember who you already are.
This personal transformation self-help book offers inspiration and practical guidance to:
Recognize the hidden costs of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and overachieving
Reconnect to an inner voice and get curious about what fulfillment means to you
Create space for rest, creativity, wonder, and possibility
Make small, intentional choices that build confidence, clarity, and agency
Practice how to stop people-pleasing and start letting go of what people think
For eldest daughters, former straight A students, and type A achievers ready to shift away from pleasing others, this personal growth memoir offers a different way forward.
“Stacy Walker’s poetry names the pain and the possibility of beginning to choose ourselves.” —Heidi Rose Robbins, astrologer, poet, and author of Ask Me
“A must-read for any woman who is looking to pay attention to the fullness of her life.” —S. Kirk Walsh, author of national bestseller The Elephant of Belfast
In this poetic memoir about finding yourself, Stacy Walker shares the small choices, subtle shifts, and breakthrough moments that helped her move from people-pleasing and perfectionism to choosing herself.
“A poetic exploration of all the invisible ways women are taught to shape-shift, overachieve, and shrink in the pursuit of acceptance—and the courage it takes to break those patterns.” —Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action and author of Fired Up
After two decades in a notable corporate job, Stacy had, by all accounts, made it.
She was a strong female leader and mother. She kept people happy while making things happen. She held everything together for everyone. Until she couldn’t anymore.
In Abandoning Approval, Stacy invites readers into the messy, uncertain, and ultimately transformative journey to reclaim her power, after years of giving it away. Along the way, she discovered that fulfillment isn’t something we achieve, but something we choose.
Blending heartfelt storytelling, poetry, and reflective prompts, Abandoning Approval encourages readers to look beyond the roles they’ve inherited and examine how expectations for women can become long-term patterns. Because when women allow themselves to look below the surface, something remarkable happens—they remember the magic that’s already within them.
Abandoning Approval isn’t a prescription for blowing up your life or another five-step plan for becoming a better version of yourself. It’s an invitation to remember who you already are.
This personal transformation self-help book offers inspiration and practical guidance to:
Recognize the hidden costs of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and overachieving
Reconnect to an inner voice and get curious about what fulfillment means to you
Create space for rest, creativity, wonder, and possibility
Make small, intentional choices that build confidence, clarity, and agency
Practice how to stop people-pleasing and start letting go of what people think
For eldest daughters, former straight A students, and type A achievers ready to shift away from pleasing others, this personal growth memoir offers a different way forward.
“Stacy Walker’s poetry names the pain and the possibility of beginning to choose ourselves.” —Heidi Rose Robbins, astrologer, poet, and author of Ask Me
“A must-read for any woman who is looking to pay attention to the fullness of her life.” —S. Kirk Walsh, author of national bestseller The Elephant of Belfast