
Author	Scotty Boxa
Publisher	Boxa Publishing
Genre	Self-Help / Mental Health / Humor
Format	Hardcover / Paperback / eBook
Pages	134
ISBN	B0F92DB9BX
Release Date	June 5, 2025

THE STRONG ONE IS TIRED

For the people who hold everyone else together

by Scotty Boxa

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Finally, a book that says what burnout actually feels like.

About the Book

The Strong One Is Tired is for the people who never stop showing up.
The ones who smile through exhaustion and call it coping.
The ones who keep everything running until they fall apart quietly.

It’s raw, real, and sometimes darkly funny, a collection of honest pages for the burnout generation.
No fake positivity. No wellness fluff. Just truth, humour, and a deep breath that says: you’re not broken, you’re just done pretending you’re fine.

What’s Inside

💬 Burnout, Unfiltered – Why “I’m fine” stopped being true years ago.
🧠 Emotional Overload – What happens when you carry too much for too long.
💤 Rest as Rebellion – Why lying down can save your life.
💔 Boundaries and Villains – Choosing peace even when it costs you people.
🌱 Tiny Wins – How survival itself counts as success.

Honest writing for tired souls who keep holding it together anyway

Why You’ll Love It

Because you’re tired and this book gets it.
It doesn’t tell you to “glow up.”
It doesn’t ask you to fix yourself.
It just gives you permission to rest, laugh, and breathe again.

Perfect for anyone who’s been the strong one for too long.

The Strong One Is Tired isn’t about bouncing back.
It’s about being honest when you can’t.
Read it when you’re running on fumes and need someone to say, “You can put it down now.”

🛒 Order now

Katie

Amazing
Reviewed USA – September 1, 2025

This book at first made me uncomfortable. But you don’t grow it you’re uncomfortable. You have to learn how unpack all your emotions and feelings and put yourself first sometimes. That’s exactly what this book helps you learn how to do. It’s a book that doesn’t aim to fix you but to help yourself heal. Healing and fixing are different things, and this book gives an empathetic approach when dealing with topics that aren’t always the easiest to talk about.

Sarge

I feel seen.
Reviewed USA – June 20, 2025

The Strong Ones Are Tired by Scott Boxa was a pleasant surprise. It’s not preachy or overly analytical. To the contrary, it felt more like a friend was sitting there with a beer or some coffee and saying, “I feel that, this is how I deal with it”. The short, easy-to-read chapters make it perfect to pick up whenever you need a moment, without having to start over or catch up. In my personal village and in my career, I am often the strong one that feels obligated to hold it together for me and everyone else. This book made me feel seen and reminded me it’s okay to be tired.

Daniel Stouffer, Kaperider

When being strong just isn’t working…
Reviewed May 29, 2025

Ever felt like you’re the glue for everyone else but falling apart inside? The Strong One Is Tired doesn’t just get that. It gives you a way through it. It’s raw, real, and hits that nerve we try so hard to numb. No preachy advice. Just honest pages that feel like a lifeline. There were a few slow spots, but the voice is so grounded it keeps pulling you back in. If you’ve been carrying too much for too long, this one might be the release you didn’t know you needed.

Mosa

Good one
Reviewed May 25, 2025

The Strong One Is Tired is a deeply validating exhale for every over-functioning, emotionally exhausted soul. Raw, witty, and unfiltered, it offers not solutions, but permission—to rest, to feel, to stop performing strength. It’s not self-help. It’s self-compassion in paperback. Finally, a book that just gets it.

SassyRose

Trying to be enough
Reviewed May 22, 2025

I’ve always been the one who says yes, puts others first, and tries to keep it all together, even when I’m falling apart. Eventually, I burned out. This book felt like a deep breath. It didn’t try to fix me or tell me to work harder. It just made me feel seen and understood. The writing is honest, funny, and comforting, as if a friend was saying, “You’ve done enough.” If you’re tired of being the strong one, this book is the permission you need to rest.

Richard

Everyone needs this book.
Reviewed May 7, 2025

Wow, this book really hit home for me. Scotty Boxa gets what it’s like to be the person everyone depends on. I cried at some parts because it felt like someone finally understood how tired I am. If you’re always taking care of others but nobody sees you struggling, you need to read this. Worth every penny.

Grace Zachariah

Review: The Stong One Is Tired
Reviewed May 20, 2025

The Strong One Is Tired is for the overachievers, emotional caregivers, and quiet warriors running on empty but still showing up. It’s not another self-help pep talk or a glow-up plan—it’s more like collapsing in your hoodie and whispering, “I can’t today”… and for once, being allowed to mean it. This book understands your struggle and acknowledges your need for a break. With sharp honesty, dry humor, and deep compassion, Scotty Boxa offers permission to rest, feel, and stop pretending you’re fine. Think emotional first aid for the burnout crowd—no guilt, no pressure, just truth. Read this when you’re too exhausted to be inspired. Cry into your cereal. Then, start to heal. This book is not just a book, it’s a tool for your healing journey.

Fiona

Clear non-judgemental and empowering
Reviewed June 13, 2025

This is a straight-talking, clear, uncompromising book that can get to the heart of what it feels like to be the one that everyone relies on, and yet be slowly dying inside. Whilst the book is written in a way that can make you laugh out loud at times, there’s no denying it addresses a serious problem that a lot of us will relate to – the crazy way we force ourself to hold it all together, when we are scarcely able to do that – and yet somehow we do. Until maybe we find this book, and feel the relief of someone seeing what’s really going on, without judgement and receive the permission to relax into that.

Oliver K

Exactly what you need when you’re running on empty
Reviewed May 23, 2025

The Strong One is Tired is honest, funny, and so easy to read — the kind of book you can pick up when you’re barely holding it together and somehow feel seen, supported, and even a little lighter. What I appreciated most is that it gives plenty of solid advice without ever making you feel like you’ve failed at life. There’s no pressure to be perfect or have it all figured out. Just gentle, relatable encouragement to stop carrying everything and start reclaiming yourself. If you’ve been “the strong one” for too long, this book will remind you that you’re allowed to be tired — and more importantly, you’re allowed to rest. The goal isn’t to become a whole new person. It’s to come back to you. And this book will absolutely help you do that.

Vox Arcana

Makes Perfect Sense – Very well Needed!
April 2, 2025

A potent balm for the weary soul, The STRONG one delivers a much-needed dose of fierce compassion. With chapter titles that feel like whispers from a trusted friend, this book doesn’t just acknowledge your exhaustion; it validates it with unflinching honesty. It’s a powerful permission slip to shed the cape, embrace vulnerability, and finally rest. The author’s insights are sharp yet tender, offering practical pathways to healing without ever minimizing the heavy burden many carry. Essential reading for anyone who consistently puts others first and desperately needs to reclaim themselves. Five stars deserved.

Dennis K.

Einfühlsam!
Germanty – May 23, 2025

Einfühlsam, ehrlich und tiefgehend – The Strong One Is Tired gibt all jenen eine Stimme, die immer stark sein müssen. Kein Druck, keine To-do-Listen, nur das Gefühl, verstanden und gesehen zu werden. Ein Buch wie eine warme Umarmung für erschöpfte Seelen. Absolute Leseempfehlung!

Viktoriia Diachenko

The Strong One Is Tired” was different
May 29, 2025

Honestly, I’ve tried a ton of self-help books, but “The Strong One Is Tired” was different. It’s not telling you how to fix everything or keep hustling—it just lets you feel seen and gives you permission to slow down for once. I legit felt relieved reading some of the parts, like someone finally gets what I’m going through. If you’re constantly the “go-to” person and you’re exhausted from always being strong, this book is totally for you. It felt like a friend saying it’s okay to rest. Kinda wish I’d found this sooner tbh.

Luca D.

Tenero, vero, profondamente liberatorio
Italy, May 28, 2025

The Strong One Is Tired è un abbraccio sotto forma di parole. Non vuole motivarti, sistemarti o spingerti a fare di più. Vuole solo dirti: “Lo so. È tanto. E va bene essere stanchi.” Con ironia, empatia e sincerità disarmante, questo libro parla a chi è sempre stato il pilastro per tutti, ma dentro si sente esausto. Non offre soluzioni, ma comprensione. Non chiede di migliorarti, ma ti invita a lasciarti andare—anche solo per una pagina. Perfetto per chi ha bisogno di un momento di tregua, per chi è stanco di essere sempre “quello forte” e per chi cerca conforto più che consigli. Un libro che non cambia la tua vita, ma ti fa sentire meno solo nel mezzo della fatica.

Yvonne Lim

For anyone tired of being the strong one, read this book!
Canada – September 9, 2025

This is a gentle, honest book for people who feel worn out from always being strong. It doesn’t tell you to fix yourself—it gives you permission to rest. With humor and kindness, it reminds you that being tired is okay. You don’t have to do more or be more. You’re already enough. If you feel overwhelmed, this book will help you feel seen, understood, and less alone.

GC Waves

Exactly what my client needed

Canada – June 5, 2025

I got this book for a client who’s been quietly struggling under the weight of being “the strong one” for far too long. She’s the person everyone leans on, but lately, she’s been reaching her limit. This book gave her something she didn’t even know she needed: permission to fall apart without fixing it. She said, “It’s not preachy. It’s not trying to fix or motivate. It’s raw, witty, and incredibly validating.” She told me she felt seen for the first time in a long while and it helped her soften in ways therapy couldn’t quite reach.

Joshua White

A Hug In Book Form
Reviewed USA – June 10, 2025

The Strong One Is Tired is the most honest, comforting, and emotionally validating book I’ve read in a long time. Scotty Boxa doesn’t try to fix you, hype you up, or throw productivity clichés at your burnout. Instead, this book sits with you—in the mess, in the quiet, in that raw place where you’re just done pretending everything’s fine. If you’ve ever been the one everyone leans on—while secretly unraveling inside—this book feels like it was written just for you. It’s not preachy or performative. It’s brutally relatable, darkly funny, and weirdly healing. I found myself highlighting entire pages that felt like they were pulled straight from my own tired brain. This isn’t “self-help.” It’s self-permission. Permission to rest. To cry. To stop performing strength and just be. Every page reminds you that you’re not weak for needing a break—you’re just human. And being human is enough. Read this if you’re exhausted. Read this if you’ve been “the strong one” for too long. Then send a copy to someone else who needs to feel seen. Absolute must-read.

Hermione Jagger

A Refreshing and Honest Take on Burnout – A Must-Read in Today’s High-Pressure World
Reviewed June 12, 2025

This book offers a fresh and delightful perspective on a problem that touches so many of us, especially in today’s society, where we’re constantly pressured to perform, maintain a perfect image, and stay in perpetual motion. Beneath the surface, however, many of us are struggling—feeling emotionally drained, physically exhausted, and unable to admit that we’re simply human. This book on burnout, written with wit, insight, and a touch of humor, serves as a timely reminder. It encourages us to embrace who we truly are and to stop being so hard on ourselves. We don’t need to keep striving to please everyone, our employers, our families, and our friends, at the cost of our well-being. What I appreciated most is that the book doesn’t offer superficial self-care tips but instead invites a more genuine, human-centered approach to recovery and balance, one that avoids the unrealistic standards promoted by social media or workplace culture. I read the Kindle version, but I will be purchasing a hard copy for myself and one for my daughter. As high achievers, we constantly strive to stand firm amidst life’s onslaughts. We both needed this reminder: taking a break and caring for yourself isn’t a sign of weakness or laziness; it’s essential. And feeling guilty about it? This book explains precisely why feeling guilty about taking a break is nonsense. This book is highly recommended for anyone who is feeling overwhelmed or simply ready to live a more authentic life.

The Truth Teller

For Everyone Who’s Held It Together With Snacks and One Last Nerve
Australia – June 28, 2025

Ever been called “the strong one” like it’s a bloody compliment, but all it really means is “please keep emotionally babysitting the world while slowly disintegrating inside”? Yeah. This book is for you. The Strong One Is Tired isn’t your usual motivational fluff piece with ten steps to manifest joy or whatever. It’s more like a survival manual written by someone who’s actually survived. Scotty Boxa doesn’t preach, doesn’t fix, doesn’t hand you a gratitude journal and tell you to vibe higher. He sits beside you, throws you a blanket, and says, “Same, mate. Let’s scream into the void together and maybe nap after.” The chapters hit like late-night text messages from your emotionally honest best friend, funny, raw, wildly validating, and sometimes devastating in that good, “oh god someone finally said it” kind of way. Also, screenshot-worthy affirmations? Brilliant. Like Post-It notes for your nervous system. If you’re after a neat, linear recovery arc with homework assignments and a success story ending, jog on. This book’s more a patchwork quilt of therapy notes, sarcastic TED talks, and emotional molotovs with a snack break in between. But if you’re burnt out, masking, emotionally fried, and fantasizing about disappearing into a forest with no Wi-Fi? You’ve found your bible. It won’t fix you. But it’ll make you feel a whole lot less alone. And honestly, that’s enough.

Jenna C

Great read…
Australia – June 4, 2025

If you’re the person everyone turns to for support — this book is for you. Not to fix you. Basically, it let’s you know, “Hey, you don’t have to take the whole thing.” It’s funny in the way that will make sense only to those who are exhausted. It allows you to take a pause and to stop trying so hard. It tells you that resting is not weakness and that you are allowed to not be O.K. I found it very interesting and useful. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was due to the formatting. I found the font and style of formatting hard to read. Only the good info helped me get through to the end.