ARE YOU TOO STRONG FOR YOUR OWN GOOD?
The hidden cost of being
the strong one.
Conversations on survivorship, burnout, self-sacrifice, leadership, healing and the path from Survival Strong to Soul Strong.
Awards & Recognition
★ International Book Award Winner
★ Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite
★ Literary Titan Gold Award
★ Healthcare Hero Honoree
★ #1 Amazon Bestseller
Recognized for her work helping people understand the hidden cost of carrying
too much for too long.
For the people who became the strong ones.
Millions of capable people are admired for their strength while paying a hidden price for it.
Why This Conversation Matters
For decades, strength has been celebrated as a virtue. But what happens when strength becomes a way of life?
When being the helper, the caregiver, the achiever or the one everyone depends on becomes so automatic that you lose touch with yourself?
Anette’s work explores the hidden cost of being the strong one and what becomes possible when strength evolves from survival to self-trust, connection and wholeness.
Popular Interview Topics
Why Strong People Burn Out
When the strength that built your life begins to break it.
What Six Cancer Diagnoses Taught Me About Strength
How surviving can become an identity and why healing asks us to become someone new.
The Five Too Strong Patterns
The habits that helped you survive and now hold you back.
Your Body Isn’t Betraying You
What if your body has been trying to save you all along?
Podcast & Media Appearances
Live
In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt
Clarissa in the Limelight with Anette DeMattio
Aired • 2026
After surviving six cancer diagnoses, years of chronic pain, and some of life's greatest challenges, Anette noticed the same pattern everywhere
The Hidden Cost of Always Being Strong | The Raw Vibe
Survival Isn't Living
Aired • 2026
Six-time cancer survivor reveals how the cost of being too strong can impact our health, relationships, and overall well-being.
The Kim Sorrelle Show
You Are Too Strong for Your Own Good!
Aired • 2026
How adversity breeds resilience, and my journey from trauma to triumph became my life's work.
Emotionally Wealthy Podcast
Too Strong for Too Long
Aired • 2026
Burnout, nervous system exhaustion, trauma, self-awareness, and the hidden cost of always being “the strong one.”
Symphony of Self Show
The Cost of Being Too Strong | What Her Body Was Screaming
Aired • 2026
Annette has survived six cancer diagnoses.
Not because she was weak—but because she was too strong.
Let's be real: mama Journeys
You Are Too Strong for Your Own Good!
Aired • 2026
Nikki sits down with Anette DeMattio for a deeply moving conversation about motherhood, trauma, resilience, and the hidden emotional cost of always being "the strong one."
Upcoming
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Secrets of Success with Bill Horan
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The Guiding Voice
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Art of Feminine Negotiation
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Launching
TOO STRONG TV Show
Featured Articles & Publications
PUBLISHED
UNCOVERED
The Male Breast Cancer Journal
COMING HOME TO YOURSELF: The Journey Beyond Cancer Survival
Exploring the emotional journey beyond cancer treatment and the path from surviving to reconnecting with yourself.
FEATURED IN
forthcoming
Executives Diary Magazine
forthcoming
Voices of Hope Magazine
in development
NY Cancer Resource Alliance
The conversation about strength is changing. If you're exploring burnout, survivorship, leadership, resilience or the mind-body-spirit connection,
I'd love to be part of that conversation.
Book Anette
Anette DeMattio is a six-time cancer survivor, award-winning author, executive coach and founder of the TOO STRONG method. She helps people recognize when strength has become self-sacrifice and how to return from Survival Strong to Soul Strong.
Media & Speaker Kit
Strength helped us survive.
Soul Strong is how we live now.
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