Erin Coupe writes for high achievers who look successful and feel burned out. Her book asks them to trade autopilot routines for rituals chosen on purpose.

Readical Key Points

• A guide for executives and professionals facing burnout and overwhelm, built around replacing routines with intentional rituals
• Combines stories, practical tools and strategies the publisher describes as neuroscience-backed
• Named to the J.P. Morgan NextList for 2026, according to the publisher
• Hardcover, 240 pages (H2lsquared Media, 2025)

The book starts from what the publisher describes as short-term fixes that numb the strain without resolving it. Coupe's approach, which draws on self-awareness and intention, asks readers to identify the habits and mindsets that keep them on autopilot and to build energizing rituals and new rhythms in their place. Her website names four aims for the book: choosing with clarity, cultivating resilience, living fully and performing with purpose.

Coupe writes for leaders and high-performing professionals in demanding roles. Her rituals and exercises are practices to try, not a diagnosis of burnout or a replacement for medical or mental health care. Any change to a packed calendar still comes down to the reader's own choices.

About the Author

Erin Coupe founded Authentically EC, an executive advisory, training and speaking business, in 2020. Before that she spent more than 17 years in corporate roles, including executive positions at Goldman Sachs and CBRE. She has hosted a podcast that shares the book's title.

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