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The Weight No One Prepares You For""You cannot call it failure if you haven't truly started yet."" When I arrived in Canada, I thought I was ready for anything. Having survived ten years of civil war in Algeria, I believed I was unbreakable. But I soon learned a painful truth: survival is not the same as living. For years, I carried a weight no one prepared me for, the silent pressure to be grateful, to be perfect, and to never show weakness. I climbed the corporate ladder, navigated a new culture, and mastered new systems, all while a ""wall of shame"" grew in my throat. I thought if I worked harder and stayed silent, I would finally be secure. But the security never came. Instead, the burnout did. This is not just a book about exhaustion; it is a raw, honest look at the ""hidden side"" of the immigrant dream and the high-stakes corporate world. It is a story for anyone who has ever felt ""blocked"", who has the right answers but finds their voice paralyzed by the fear of not being ""enough."" In this deeply personal journey, I share: The Resilience Paradox: Why surviving a war made me more vulnerable to a stressful work environment and how I learned to stop using my past trauma to silence my current pain. The Language of the Body: An unfiltered look at how burnout and eating disorders become silent cries for the control we feel we've lost. Healing Beyond the Office: How I navigated therapy, faced the ""Imposter Syndrome,"" and ultimately found my deepest healing through faith and the Qur'an. Reclaiming Dignity at 40: A defiant look at starting over. Society says it's too late; I say forty is the perfect age to build an empire on your own terms. I am not writing this as a ""guru"" who has reached the finish line. I am writing this as a mother, a survivor, and a woman who decided, just yesterday, not to give up. I am still building my boutique, still finding my voice, and still choosing my dignity every single day. If you are tired of living in a ""war zone"" of stress and expectations, I invite you to walk with me. This book is a reminder that you are not weak because the load is heavy. You are just in a storm, and every storm eventually fades to leave its place to the sun. It is time to unblock your voice. It is time to begin again.

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