Toxic Grit: How to Have it All and (Actually) Love What You Have

It’s time to rewrite the rules of ambition.

Burnout is an epidemic caused by a society that praises toxic grit. Women have been taught to chase goals and to hold everything together while quietly falling apart. Somewhere in the middle of the meetings and the milestones we lost something: ourselves. For years we’ve been told the answer to burnout is better balance. But what if balance is the wrong goal? Modern ambition is broken…..and women are the ones breaking under it.

Toxic Grit is a rallying cry and roadmap for those ready for a new way to live, work, and enjoy their lives. In this bold, paradigm-shifting debut, Amanda Goetz, a two-time CEO, four-time CMO, and single mom of three, reframes what it means to be an ambitious woman in a culture that demands women do it all to have it all. She knows what it takes to walk the tightrope of success and sanity. Through radical vulnerability, heartfelt storytelling, science backed frameworks and real-world tools, she helps women build systems for a life that honors their ambition and joy