On paper, everything looks fine. Employment exists. Life moves forward. Yet more Canadians feel exhausted, anxious and emotionally flat than ever before.
Why Everything Is Fine — But You’re Not examines this growing disconnect between outward stability and inner strain — and why it’s becoming a defining feature of modern Canadian life.

Rather than framing distress as a personal weakness, this book looks at the systems shaping how people live and feel: rising costs of living, quiet financial pressure, workplace burnout, digital overload and the steady erosion of community. It explains why many Canadians are functioning — paying bills, showing up, staying “okay” — while privately feeling overwhelmed or disconnected.

Through clear, accessible reasoning, the book helps readers make sense of emotions that often go unnamed. It shows how constant comparison, politeness, and the expectation to cope can prevent people from recognising stress until it becomes chronic. Most importantly, it reframes discomfort not as failure, but as a rational response to modern conditions.

Why Everything Is Fine — But You’re Not is for Canadians who sense that something isn’t right, even when life appears stable from the outside. It doesn’t offer quick fixes or empty reassurance. It offers understanding — and for many, that is the first step toward change.