Scary Good is a reflective, practical guide for anyone who feels that familiar sense of dread as the weekend winds down, and suspects the feeling...isn't really about Monday.
Blending personal storytelling with thoughtful prompts and real-world insight, Angie Callen explores what the "Sunday Scaries" often reveal: misalignment, burnout, and the quiet pressure to live a life that looks successful on the outside but feels off on the inside. Rather than offering quick fixes or rigid formulas, Scary Good invites readers to slow down, question expectations placed upon them, challenge societal norms, and reconnect with what actually matters.
Through honest reflections, humor, and hard-earned perspective, Callen examines identity, values, transitions, and the courage required to make intentional choices-especially when clarity is lacking, uncertainty is present, and change feels uncomfortable. Each chapter encourages readers to notice their patterns, challenge self-limiting beliefs, and create space for a more sustainable, values-aligned life.
Part memoir and part personal development guide, Scary Good is written for the burnt out, the brave, and everyone in between. Whether navigating a career shift, exploring personal reinvention, or simply realizing that something needs to change, the book offers reassurance that uncertainty is not failure, discomfort is not weakness, and growth rarely follows a straight line.
Ultimately, Scary Good is about learning to trust yourself, take meaningful action, and build a life that doesn't fall apart every Sunday night.
Because in the end, it's not just about the work, but the human doing it.
Callen, Angie: - "Angie Callen, PCC, is an author, speaker, coach, and, most importantly, the authentic human behind Career Benders, Inc. and The Modern Coach, where she helps people build meaningful careers, resilient businesses, and purpose-driven lives while adapting to the future of work. A former engineer turned entrepreneur, Angie's approaches life with a very unique mix of analytical thinking, growth-mindedness, humor, and practicality. Her work focuses on authenticity, values-based decision-making, and redefining success on your own terms.She is the host of the No More Mondays podcast, creator of the Combatting the Sunday Scaries Newsletter, and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Angie has developed multiple business growth and certification programs for career professionals and coaches, and has served on various boards and committees across nonprofit organizations and associations. Angie's life journey has included engineering, nonprofit leadership, entrepreneurship, mountain-town living, and more than a few detours that became defining moments - many of which you'll find in this book. Her mission is simple: to remind us all that humans still matter. Originally from Pennsylvania, Angie now lives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, with her husband Jim, their rescue dog Steve, and Tacocat, the world's most charismatic 16-pound "dog-cat." When she's not coaching, writing, or recording a podcast episode, you'll find her mountain biking, skiing, cooking up a gluten-free baked good, getting dirty with some home reno diy, and otherwise enjoying the magic of everyday life in the mountains.You can learn more about Angie's work, her speaking, coaching programs, and writing at themoderncoach.co and careerbenders.com."
