Strong Like Anna: Love is not the mission when self-respect is the standard By Anna Evaris

A clear and uncompromising manifesto for women who choose respect over approval. Strong Like Anna traces the climb from rubble to sovereignty with a voice that is steady, intimate, and unafraid. Moving through chapters such as I Never Waited to Be Chosen, Love Is Not My Mission, I Earned Every Brick in My Empire, I Am Not Your Mother I Am Not Your Muse, and I Chose Peace Over Applause, Anna Evaris offers a blueprint for building a life that answers to your standards rather than to other people’s expectations. The book honors solitude as teacher, treats silence as strategy, and names the moment you stop shrinking and begin to carry your own name.

Written in lyrical and practical prose, this is a companion for women who have outgrown permission and are ready to set terms. It speaks to readers who have learned from loneliness, who no longer choose partners they must rescue, and who would rather be respected than liked even when that choice is costly. Strong Like Anna is equal parts testimony and playbook, a guide to calm power, clean boundaries, and work that builds an inner empire brick by earned brick.

What you will learn
• How to replace approval seeking with self respect and clear standards
• How to use silence and solitude as tools for clarity and strength
• How to stop shrinking and negotiate from values rather than fear
• How to exit rescuer roles and choose relationships that meet you at eye level
• How to turn loneliness into a disciplined practice that grows resilience
• How to build an inner empire through daily integrity and consistent action

Who this book is for
• Women ready to lead their lives without waiting to be chosen
• Readers healing from people pleasing and chronic overgiving
• Creators founders and professionals who prefer calm authority over noise
• Book clubs seeking a candid conversation on boundaries love and power
• Gift givers who want a meaningful encouragement for a friend in transition