Jennifer Breheny Wallace

But we are not resilient when we do that.

That is what causes burnout and disengagement.

And so we need to focus on prioritizing ourselves, even just in small ways every day.

Well, I'll tell you what has shocked me in the 12 weeks that this book has been out is how many letters from men I've received.

So actually, I do think men are reading this book.

Yeah, I so appreciate it.

And I think it's because mattering offers a way of talking about the feelings that is palatable.

I think some men shy away from the idea of vulnerability, but mattering, wow, this is a human need we all have and it's going unmet.

My boss doesn't make me feel like I matter or I just retired and my mattering has totally disappeared.

I don't feel like I matter to anybody anymore.

No one wants to hear from me.

And so, or I don't have male friendships that are making me feel like I matter.

I'm lonely in my friendships.

So it's given this framework, this palatable way of talking about the pain and not mattering is very painful.

It's very, very painful.

So I would love any ideas you have for reaching more male readers and the male readers that are reading it.

It is impacting them.

100%.

How do you

Yeah, I appreciate that question.