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You don't have to lean in or leave.
Progress for women in leadership has stalled, and even in some cases reversed. Too often the choice for high-achieving women feels brutal: burn out, or lose the career you worked so hard to build.
Written by a clinical and consulting psychologist, Enough of Never Enough identifies the hidden patterns that makes capable, driven women override their instincts, double down, and all too often burn out.
Part guide, part interactive workbook, this practical book goes beneath symptoms with labels such as ‘imposter syndrome’, ‘time management’ and ‘perfectionism’ to identify the root causes that underpin them and the habits that perpetuate them.
- Identify ten harmful habits, from people-pleasing and over-functioning to self-silencing;
- Honest assessment of systemic and individual factors to help you separate what’s yours to fix, and what’s not;
- Move from relentless overachievement to Exponential Impact – ambition aligned with your values, health and goals.
Centered on women’s experiences and vital for expert-driven leaders, coaches, HR professionals and allies, this is a route out of the either/or trap and toward sustainable leadership on your own terms.
Dr Mira Brancu is a clinical and consulting psychologist, executive coach, and founder of Towerscope, a leadership development firm for expert-driven leaders in healthcare, higher education, STEM, law, and beyond. She holds a PhD in clinical psychology, is a Professional Certified Coach (ICF), an APA Fellow and an adjunct associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine.
She is a past associate editor of the Consulting Psychology Journal and has authored more than 45 peer-reviewed articles. Earlier in her career she held senior leadership roles across the Department of Veterans Affairs mental health research system, including Deputy and Interim director of national Centers of Excellence.
Over the past decade she has coached hundreds of highly credentialed leaders. She writes the Psychology Today column ‘A New Look at Women's Leadership’, hosts The Hard Skills, an award-winning and top-rated podcast, and previously published The Millennial's Guide to Workplace Politics and companion workbook.
Introduction
Part One: Introducing the Cycle of Never Enough
Chapter 1: How We Sabotage Ourselves (Even When We’re Doing Everything Right)
Chapter 2: How We Form Harmful Habits
Chapter 3: The Impact of the System
Part Two: The 10 Harmful Habits of Never Enough
Chapter 4: Overpleasing
Chapter 5: Overextending
Chapter 6: Overnurturing
Chapter 7: Overediting
Chapter 8: Overachieving
Chapter 9: Overperfecting
Chapter 10: Underprioritizing
Chapter 11: Overvaluing Heroes
Chapter 12: Overvaluing Individualism
Chapter 13: Overpersisting
Part Three: From Never Enough to Exponential Impact
Chapter 14: New Habits, New Strategies
Chapter 15: When to Consider Seeking Additional Professional Support
Chapter 16: What Not to Quit
Conclusion: Leading from Agency
Final Reflection Acknowledgments
About the Author
Further Resources