You've done everything "right"—the career, the house, the accolades. Yet something still feels off. For high-performing professionals and leaders, there comes a moment—whether triggered by burnout, transition, or that persistent whisper of unease—when you realize you've been performing life instead of inhabiting it. Living Real is your invitation to wake up. In this powerful, practical guide, business psychologist Camille Preston, Ph.D., shows you how to get radically honest with yourself and redefine success on your terms. You'll discover how to: Break free from autopilot and reconnect with what truly matters - Lead with presence, vulnerability, and quiet courage - Prevent burnout before crisis forces the change - Build a life rooted in meaning, not just metrics Blending neuroscience, soul, and hard-won wisdom, Preston offers a clear path to slow down, tune in, and align your outer achievements with your inner truth. More than a book, Living Real is an invitation to come home to yourself—and finally feel like you belong there. Feel more. Live deeper. Start today. "Camille has created a bold pathway through the discomfort, hard truths and fear of vulnerability that can keep us disconnected from our most true selves and meaningful lives we crave." —Karen Finney, Strategic Communications "From awareness about the "lies we've been sold," to embracing discomfort, to holding multiple truths at once, Preston offers a playbook for how to engage deeply with the world. Her book provides a practice for your internal compass that will inform your role as a leader—of yourself, your family, and your team/organization. Read it today and start to finally live Real" —Joey Coleman, international keynote speaker and WSJ best-selling author of Never Lose an Employee Again " Living Real is a compassionate, practical guide for anyone feeling emotionally adrift in today's hyper-connected world. Camille Preston's honest and heartfelt approach encourages readers to reconnect with themselves, embrace life's full spectrum of emotions, and redefine success through authenticity, depth, and presence. Highly recommended for genuine, transformative living." —Andrew Smith, Founder, Blue Rose "In a world that rushes us past pain and numbs emotion, Living Real invites us to slow down, feel fully, and engage more deeply. Camille reminds us that grief and discomfort are gateways to growth, clarity, and connection. This book is a call to stop hiding from the hard emotions and to start living more fully by embracing what is, in all its rawness and beauty." —Christina Luconi, CPO, Rapid7 "There are Real benefits of Realing — but you have to be willing to dig deep and engage yourself in this work. This book digs in at a specifically unsettling time, and I would recommend it to anyone looking to make meaning in what too often feels like an upside-down world. You will walk away from it feeling you are truly seeing things rightside up for the first time." —Andrew Coy, CEO, Digital Harbor Foundation "Camille Preston offers profound insights into navigating life's many challenges. Her personal experiences as well as her years of professional work bring a sense of compassion and understanding to wide-ranging reflections on grief, parenting, and conflict. She underscores that we are all under personal, societal, and spiritual stress, and gives us a new perspective on recognizing this reality. This book is not about coping or managing; it shows you why it is critical to understand the reality of the pain and to set your emotions free, allowing your innate strength to develop, grow, and flourish. In telling her own stories, she provides context to yours and shows you how your power can and will prevail." —Linda Watt, Retired Ambassador " Living Real strips away the illusion that operational excellence has to come at the cost of personal well-being. Camille speaks directly to the overextended professionals who've built a life of achievement—and quietly wonder why it still doesn't feel like enough. This book is a smart, introspective guide for recalibrating success from the inside out." —Diane Danielson, COO Matmarket LLC " Living Real is the kind of book you give to someone who's ready for their next chapter. It's more than a read—it's a reframe. Camille's work is steeped in the kind of clarity only lived experience can offer." —Christine Sperber, Co-Founder, Modern Elder Academy "High-performing professionals often delay the inner work until something breaks. Camille's book gives you a smarter path. Living Real reframes success so that it includes, not excludes, presence, perspective, and peace of mind." —Catherine Allen, CEO, The Santa Fe Group and Founder, Board Risk Committee "Camille Preston is a brilliant business psychologist with the heart and head to see the trappings of our modern working lives. Vital, relevant, and expressed with poetic knowing of emotion and expertise, Living Real shares her deeply f