{"product_id":"the-paradox-of-being-me-kyo-isurugi-9798242742673","title":"The Paradox of Being Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eParadox of Being Me\u003c\/i\u003e is not a memoir, a manifesto, or a recovery narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from the inside of lived transformation, this book traces the quiet mechanics of identity, authority, silence, and alignment-without asking for belief, permission, or agreement. It does not explain itself. It does not defend its conclusions. It observes, integrates, and moves on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross a series of tightly constructed chapters, Coley Todd Simerly examines what happens when a person stops performing for systems that no longer fit-social, emotional, institutional-and instead builds an internal structure capable of holding truth without collapse. The result is not certainty, but stability. Not domination, but coherence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentity change without gradual self-improvement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthority that operates without enforcement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilence as communication rather than absence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruth told plainly, without negotiation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cost of alignment-and why it's worth paying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eParadox of Being Me\u003c\/i\u003e is written for readers who no longer need motivation, reassurance, or instruction-but are still paying attention. It is for those who have already lost what didn't fit, and are learning how to live without asking to be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no call to action here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyo Isurugi,Coley Simerly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798242742673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Kyo Isurugi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171513442559,"sku":"9798242742673","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paradox-of-being-me-kyo-isurugi-9798242742673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}