Finding Fantastic Joy: How Building a Self-Advocacy Campaign Led Me Out of Darkness

Do you struggle with striving to be perfect or obsess about achieving the next big goal? Yet you feel you constantly fall short? If you don’t know where these impulses and feelings come from or how to fix them, you are not alone. Author Leah Johnson, a former elected official, trauma warrior, and mom-guilt fighter shares her story of how an all-consuming addiction to achievement can be stopped. Using her experience of over 20 years in campaign politics, Johnson shows us how building a self-advocacy campaign can create purpose and joy in all areas of life.
Join her inside these pages to witness her evolution through trauma and addiction to find her true self and embody important life lessons including how to:
Redefine the meaning of true success Identify your values and prioritize happiness Understand your trauma and how to thrive beyond it Confront and break the cycles of addiction caused by trauma Create a self-advocacy campaign to live your life with joy