Promises Broken: Reclaim your health and humanity when mission-driven work lets you down

Written by Susan Beth Cocuzza; Anticipated publication in March 2025

For those drawn to mission-driven work, the promise is simple: make the world better while doing what you love. But what happens when that promise shatters? In Promises Broken, we confront the painful paradox of purpose-driven organizations that damage the very people committed to their cause.

Through intimate personal stories, this book exposes the unique toxicity that can flourish behind the shield of noble missions. It follows five women across different sectors whose dedication to their calling left them physically, emotionally, and spiritually depleted, challenging the destructive narrative that self-sacrifice equals commitment.

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