How to Burn Out Like a Pro

A Survival Guide for the Modern Workaholic Abroad

A clear-eyed look at burnout for people who’ve pushed too far for too long.

This book explores the reality of exhaustion abroad the pressure, the cultural clash, the quiet moments when your strength begins to crack. Direct, relatable, and written with sharp clarity.

Inside you’ll find:
• what burnout truly feels like
• how toxic environments affect you
• practical tools for recovery and rebuilding your life

A guide for those who don’t need slogans, they need truth, clarity, and a way back to themselves.

Return to Yourself

Written in collaboration with Dr. Deni Maydon

A gentle but fearless journey back to the person you were before the world asked too much of you.

Blending psychology, lived experience, Eastern practice, and the combined perspectives of Mel Evens and Dr. Deni Maydon, the book explores what happens when you finally stop running, stop pleasing, and start listening to your own voice. Soft, grounded, and awakening.

Inside you’ll find:
• insights on burnout and recovery
• reflections on identity, boundaries, and inner calm
• practical guidance for rebuilding a life that feels like you

A reminder that you don’t need to become someone new you just need to come home to yourself.

I Smile, at Fate!

A Collection of Poems

A quiet book that opens the door to the moments we often rush past.

These poems explore love, loss, memory, and the small shifts that change us. Gentle, minimalistic, and emotionally precise, they invite you to slow down and feel.

Inside you’ll find:
• reflections on turning points
• fragments of truth and tenderness
• imagery that stays with you long after reading

A soft, contemplative collection for anyone who has lived, changed, and still chooses to smile at fate.

The Dutch Guide to the Storm (With Lots of Love)

The Dutch Guide to the Storm (With Lots of Love)

A lighthearted dive into the bright, unpredictable world of cross-cultural love.

The book reveals the humor, warmth, and passion behind loving a Bulgarian woman, her spirit, her traditions, and her wonderfully unexpected reactions. Playful, warm, and full of charm.

Inside you’ll find:
• cultural insights told with humor
• stories of two worlds colliding beautifully
• a loving wink at the chaos that builds connection

A joyful guide for anyone who believes love is most exciting when it’s real, vivid, and just a little wild.

Stories don’t change us.
Truth does.
These books carry pieces of that truth,
quiet, raw, or wrapped in humor
but always honest enough to touch something real.
Choose the one your heart is ready for.