Behind The Mirror
A Novel
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What if the version of you holding it all together... is the one you finally need to leave behind? Behind the Mirror is what happens when emotional healing meets high-functioning burnout, generational baggage, and a fourth marriage teetering on the edge. Julie Sloan spent her life performing: polished professional, chronic overfunctioner, master of pretending things were fine. Wife of the year? Not exactly. More like emotionally unavailable in heels. After a near-breakdown in her fourth marriage, she finally hits a truth she can't ignore: She's spent her whole life chasing love, approval, and ...
What if the version of you holding it all together... is the one you finally need to leave behind? Behind the Mirror is what happens when emotional healing meets high-functioning burnout, generational baggage, and a fourth marriage teetering on the edge. Julie Sloan spent her life performing: polished professional, chronic overfunctioner, master of pretending things were fine. Wife of the year? Not exactly. More like emotionally unavailable in heels. After a near-breakdown in her fourth marriage, she finally hits a truth she can't ignore: She's spent her whole life chasing love, approval, and worthiness-because deep down, she never believed she was enough. It wasn't betrayal that shook her. It was the quiet realization that she'd never truly lived for herself. What follows isn't a breakdown-it's a breakthrough. The kind where you stop hustling for love and start unraveling the conditioning that told you who you had to be. Now, years later, Julie has the life everyone applauds: a thriving nonprofit, glowing reputation, the whole redemption arc. Cue the journalist looking for a feel-good feature. But Julie's done curating a version of herself that fits the narrative. This time, she tells the story she's never shared-the one about how she stopped abandoning herself to keep everyone else comfortable. For anyone who's ever looked like they had it all together... while quietly falling apart. For the ones who've felt not good enough, not lovable enough, not enough-period. It's raw. It's real. It's a little messy and a lot human. And if you've ever caught yourself wondering "Why do I keep doing this?"-this one's for you.
