The Weight We Carry
- 01When Life Looks Fine, But I Don't Feel Like Me
- 02The Myths That Pulled Me Away from Me
Launching November 2026
I Miss Feeling Like Me.
A Path to Feeling Whole and Alive Again
By Sha-En Yeo · Happiness Scientist®
For anyone who has looked at their life and thought, “Everything seems fine. So why don’t I feel like myself anymore?”
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Advance praise
What early readers are saying.
A warm and wise book about reclaiming attention, agency, and the courage to live a life that feels like your own.
What makes this work exceptional is her rare gift for holding both rigour and tenderness in the same space—the mind of a scientist, the heart of a counsellor, and the presence of someone who has done her own inner work.
Not another happiness book. Sha-En cuts straight to a quieter epidemic: the high-achievers whose lives look flawless and still feel like a cage. It reads gently and lands deeply.
It's a relief to know I am not alone, and to have this book at hand with what the author so gently calls 'Tiny Shifts'—little steps one can take that lead to great outcomes.
Sometimes the life that looks good on paper is not the life that feels true on the inside. A tender and practical book for anyone who has been carrying too much for too long.
Inside the book
Grounded in science. Shaped by lived experience.
Filled with practices you can carry into your days—so understanding can become a way home.
The Forces That Pulled You Away
- 03When Alert Became Your Normal
- 04The Mirror of Enoughness
- 05The Mask of Fine
- 06When Doing Became Who I Was
- 07Surrounded, Yet Unseen
- 08The Ache of Loss
- 09The Gap Between Good and Right
Coming Home to Yourself
- 10Listening to Yourself Again
- 11Choosing Yourself
- 12Setting Healthy Boundaries
- 13Creating a Life That Supports You
- 14Living As Yourself
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Meet the author
Hi, I'm Sha-En.
Happiness Scientist®, educator, and founder of The Real Way. I wrote this book for anyone who has ever whispered, “I miss feeling like me.”
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