Mentally Overweight
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Mentally Overweight explores the invisible weight we carry—unspoken grief, survival habits, inherited expectations, and the pressure to be strong. Written from lived experience, this book names what so many feel but rarely say, offering reflection, recognition, and space to finally release what was never yours to hold.
Description
Mentally Overweight
Shedding the Emotional Weight of Your Past and Breaking Free from What Holds You Back
There is a kind of weight no one sees.
It doesn’t show up on the body, but it shapes how you think, how you love, how you rest, and how you move through the world. It’s the weight of unspoken grief. Inherited expectations. Survival habits. Silent agreements. The pressure to be strong. The cost of carrying everything.
Mentally Overweight is not a step-by-step guide to healing.
It is lived truth.
Written from experience—not theory—this book explores what happens when emotional weight goes unacknowledged and how it quietly settles into burnout, anger, numbness, over-functioning, and self-abandonment. It names the things many people feel but struggle to articulate… and it creates space to finally tell the truth.
Inside these pages, you’ll encounter reflections on:
- Emotional weight carried from childhood, family, and survival
- The burden of being everything for everyone
- Motherhood, womanhood, identity, and expectation
- Trauma that lives in the body and mind long after the moment has passed
- What shifts when truth is spoken and weight is no longer carried in silence
This book does not tell you who to be.
It does not rush your healing.
It does not offer quick fixes.
It meets you where you are—and names what you’ve been holding.
If you’ve ever felt exhausted without knowing why…
If you’ve ever been praised for being strong while quietly unraveling…
If you’ve ever sensed that what you’re carrying isn’t yours to hold…
This book will resonate.
Mentally Overweight is an invitation to awareness, release, and honesty—on your terms, in your time.
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8 reviews for Mentally Overweight
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Legacy –
There is emotion behind this book that I wasn’t expecting. The vulnerability and realness the author provides is breathtaking and freeing. She spoke on things that I have yet to say out loud. At times it felt as if she was reading my mind and expressing my heart for me. I’m grateful that someone was real enough to speak things I’ve been unable to.
Ki –
Very good read from start to finish. Helped me to identify things I was still holding onto to and hadn’t yet released. The exercises in the book was very helpful also. The book was very well written and related, looking forward to reading more from the author!
Geneva J (verified owner) –
This is an excellent book to help you understand how God wants to set you free from mental exhaustion. The Author walks you through clear and unique activations to help you journey through life and unpack what doesn’t belong in a path of freedom ✨️
Bia –
This book completely changed how I see my mental health. The concept of being “mentally overweight” is so real and relatable. It helped me understand my thoughts in a new way.
Sky A. –
Let’s kickstart this by saying THANK YOU for using a bigger font!! Many authors never go bigger than size 12 (insert preferred font here).
• Beautifully written
• Easy to digest + a nice walkthrough of how the author views the topics
• Exercises are very mindful + not space fillers!
• One of my favorite of her works of literature
One minor quarrel I have is there being no journal/workbook to accompany my thoughts that followed the flow of the book. Overall — I love + so do the ladies I’ve let borrow my copy.
louis –
This is the type of book you reread when life feels heavy. It gives you language for feelings you couldn’t explain before. So impactful. It helped me realize that mental clutter is just as important to address as physical health. Life-changing perspective.
Mariah .A –
Reading Mentally Overweight by S. Ayan honestly felt like someone finally put words to emotions and thoughts I’ve struggled to explain for years. From the very beginning, this book grabbed my attention because it talks about a type of exhaustion that so many people silently carry every day — mental and emotional weight. Not physical weight, but the pressure of overthinking, stress, anxiety, heartbreak, expectations, fear, and constantly feeling like your mind never truly rests.
What made this book stand out to me was how relatable and human it felt. S. Ayan writes in a way that feels personal, almost like a conversation with someone who truly understands what it’s like to carry invisible burdens. There were multiple moments where I had to stop reading just to reflect because certain lines hit so deeply. It made me realize how much emotional baggage I’ve normalized carrying without even noticing how heavy it had become.
I also appreciated how the book doesn’t just point out the problem — it encourages self-awareness, healing, and growth. It reminds readers that mental overload is real and that constantly suppressing emotions or living in survival mode eventually affects every part of your life. The message was powerful without feeling preachy, and emotional without feeling forced.
One of my favorite things about this book is that it made me feel seen. In a world where everyone talks about productivity and appearance, Mentally Overweight shines a light on the condition of the mind and soul. It encourages you to slow down, check in with yourself, and start releasing things that were never meant to be carried forever.
This is the kind of book that stays with you after you finish it. It’s thoughtful, comforting, honest, and incredibly relevant for anyone who feels mentally drained, emotionally overwhelmed, or stuck in cycles of overthinking. I truly believe a lot of people would feel understood after reading this.
S. Ayan created something meaningful with this book, and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone trying to heal, grow, or better understand themselves on a deeper level. Definitely a 5-star read for me.
Jalen Henry –
This book was a captivating and eye-opening read that offered valuable insight into breaking free from mental overload and the constant pressure of overthinking. From beginning to end, the writing was engaging, thoughtful, and filled with lessons that encouraged self-reflection and personal growth.