A New Book by Cara Chace
The Social Media
Burnout Cure
How to Ditch the Scroll, Quiet Your Nervous System, and Market Your Business Without the Chaos.
Part memoir, part field guide, for the woman entrepreneur who built her business for freedom and somehow ended up working for an algorithm instead — done feeding the content machine at the cost of her health, her attention, and the business she wanted in the first place.
All formats are available for presale now.
Publishing September 22.
Signed copies available September 22.
Quotes, behind-the-scenes photos, and preorder updates — straight to your phone, no group chat, no spam. 👇
You were told social media is part of running your business.
Nobody told you it can burn you out.
You were told it was visibility, community, consistency, authority, relationship-building, and “just how things work now.”
But for a lot of women entrepreneurs, social media has become more than a marketing task. It has become a source of pressure, comparison, decision fatigue, creative exhaustion, and constant nervous-system activation.
That is social media burnout.
Your attention is fragmented.
Your nervous system is fried.
And instead of business freedom,
you’ve become an unpaid employee of the algorithm.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA BURNOUT CURE
The book that questions every rule you've been handed about social media marketing and visibility.
The Social Media Burnout Cure shows you what happens when visibility starts costing more than it returns, and how to build a marketing rhythm that supports your business without swallowing your life whole.
Decide which platforms deserve your time and which ones are just habit.
Stop confusing visibility with business growth.
Build a sustainable marketing rhythm around the life you're already living.
“Social media uses your nervous system as fuel.”
— Cara Chace
10 things you'll learn inside The Social Media Burnout Cure
01 How to tell whether a platform is helping your business or consuming your attention.
02 Why burnout starts in your nervous system, before it hits your calendar.
03 How the TEA Filter helps you decide what deserves your time, energy, attention.
04 Why your business can turn into a Jenga tower of "shoulds."
05 How to recognize the business season you're in.
06 How Must Do / Could Do / No-Do cuts through fake urgency.
07 Why unfollowing ruthlessly is a healthy marketing decision.
08 How to build in intentional Hooky Days.
09 How a Shutdown Ritual ends your workday for good.
10 How to use social media as a forwarding address, not a stage.
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Step 1: Pre-order the bookPublishing 9/22/26
Signed copies available
September 22nd.
Step 2: Claim Your
Free ResourcesWhether you've bought the book or you're still deciding, these are yours.
The Social Media Burnout Self-Check: a quiz to see exactly where social media is costing you time, energy, and attention you didn't agree to spend.
Free Chapter: read the Introduction and Chapter One for free before you buy the book.
Free for everyone. No purchase required.
Step 3: preordered the book?Bought the book? Send your receipt to hello@carachace.com now — I'll add you to the list, and the bonus pack lands in your inbox September 22, the day the book goes live.
The Frameworks Companion — a quick-reference guide to the book's core frameworks.
The Book Club Companion — discussion prompts organized by theme.
The Audiobook of The Social Media Burnout Cure — yours to listen to if that’s how you like to “read”.
Early Praise
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I've quit and gone in on social media for my business many times. And I've looked at the data — it didn't drive business for me. This book is the no-BS friend you need, giving you the truth behind the algorithms and a serious reality check on where you could be wasting your precious time and energy. The combination of personal stories, facts, and practical ways to have a successful business today without relying solely on social media is a must-read for any business owner — especially women.
Jacqueline Fisch, Founder of The Intuitive Writing School
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I was drawn in to Cara’s book from page one. It’s highly engaging, wonderfully relatable, and just the “cure" women entrepreneurs need.
Stacey Aaronson, founder of The Book Doctor Is In
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A must read for the female entrepreneur who wants to think smarter. No fluff, just real tools for pivoting to a strategy that includes the freedom to live life on your own terms.
Sherill Calhoun, Senior Officer -Partner Co.
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Cara doesn't simply tell readers to delete their apps or abandon social media. She asks a much more useful question: What is all of this actually costing you, and what are you getting in return? For entrepreneurs who feel exhausted by the pressure to remain constantly visible online, but are frightened that stepping back means disappearing, this book offers something far more important than content strategy… permission to question the premise in the first place.
Shannon Pratuch, CEO & Founder, Shannon Pratuch SASU
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I’d recommend The Social Media Burnout Cure to anyone who wants to use social media more intentionally. It walks through why social media leaves so many of us burned out, and it explains the nature of the platforms themselves clearly enough that the exhaustion starts to make sense. There's no demand that you delete every account. Instead you get steps you can actually incorporate in your life.
Irena Spegar, Founder of The Boonly newsletter
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For any woman who feels like her Jenga tower is one piece away from collapsing, this book is the manual for reclamation. Cara gives you the permission you didn't know you needed to stop jumping through hoops and start building a business that actually bends with your life. She doesn’t just teach boundaries; she lives them, and our friendship is proof that you can find your people without performing for an algorithm.
Cat Paterson, Founder
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This book is about more than social media—it's about investigating the relationship we have with ourselves and others—the urge to share, perform, and peer into other people's lives because we can! You'll feel called out and seen. Vindicated and hopeful about what's possible. Highly recommended for any woman trying to figure out how social media fits into her work and life.
Kim Wensel, Author and Podcast Host
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I loved this book! Ironically, this is the first book I’ve read in several years. I truly believe social media has ruined my already ADD brain. This was a fast and easy read, written in such a conversational style. I got a new perspective about the damage that social media has done to my brain, and have already made some of the author's recommended changes. Also, I have already recommended it to several of my psychotherapy clients and friends.
Lisa VanHolsbeke, MC, LAC Clinical Therapist
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As a business owner, stepping away from social media can feel impossible, but Cara’s personal stories and perspective challenged me to reflect on my own habits and see my relationship with social media in a new light. The Social Media Burnout Cure is a relatable, encouraging read I’d highly recommend to anyone who wants to better understand social media’s grasp on our lives and use it more intentionally without feeling like they have to walk away from it entirely.
Jenny Weekes, Hartwood Communications
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Social media can start to feel draining when you’re constantly creating, posting, or scrolling. What I appreciated most was how relatable and practical the advice felt. It helped me think more clearly about my habits, boundaries, and how much mental space online platforms can take up. I found several ideas I could apply right away without disappearing completely. It’s a useful read for anyone wanting a healthier, more intentional relationship with social media.
Rochelle Clark, The Art of Healing Touch
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This is a great guide for anyone looking to take a step back from social use — whether that means fully stepping away or simply reducing usage. It offers real life anecdotes and thoughtful insights, along with relatable, practical ways to seek out more meaningful moments beyond the screens and be more intentional about how you spend your time and attention.
Hana-Lee Sedgwick, Wander & Wine
Meet the Author
Cara Chace
Cara Chace is a burnout and business coach for women entrepreneurs. She spent two years managing social media for Megadeth, then built and ran her own digital marketing agency for a decade, giving her a front-row seat to how quickly online visibility can turn into a business requirement, a performance loop, and a nervous-system drain.
After years inside the content machine, her own body made it clear that “being good at social media” was no longer the win she thought it was. She rebuilt her business around sustainable marketing, more energy, and business rhythms that don’t depend on constant output
She’s been featured in Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Altitude Summit, Kit, Showit, Tailwind, Podia, and more. Today, she helps women entrepreneurs reduce urgency, reclaim their time and energy, and build businesses that don’t require their nervous systems as collateral.
“I’m not anti-social-media. I’m anti-grinding-yourself-to-dust for platforms that don’t add more to your life or business” — Cara Chace
This book is for you if…
→ You keep saying, "If it weren't for my business, I wouldn't be on social media."
→ You're tired of reorganizing your life and plans around platform and algorithm changes.
→ You want marketing that supports your business instead of becoming the business.
→ You're ready to build visibility without handing over your attention, your health, and your sanity to get it.
Sound about right?FAQs // About The Book
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Social media burnout is the physical, creative, and emotional depletion that builds up when constant online visibility becomes part of running your business. It shows up as dread before posting, compulsive checking, comparison spirals, creative shutdown, and resentment toward the business you used to love.
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Dread before opening the app, checking notifications when nothing important is happening, feeling wired and tired, losing creative energy, and feeling like you can't step away without hurting your business. Most business owners mistake these for poor discipline when they're signals of overload.
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Not exactly. Entrepreneur burnout can come from any part of running a business, and content creator burnout usually points to the exhaustion of producing content. Social media burnout is more specific — it's the pressure to stay visible, responsive, and constantly performing online, whether or not you'd call yourself a creator.
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No. It's not an Instagram growth playbook and it's not a mandate to delete your accounts either — it's a framework for understanding what constant visibility is costing you and deciding what role social media should actually play in your business.
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No. The book is not about forcing a dramatic exit. It is about understanding your relationship with social media, reducing the inputs that are costing you most, and deciding what role social media should or should not play in your business.
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Yes, many businesses can run with little or no social media, but the right answer depends on your business model, audience, and existing visibility channels. The book does not promise a one-size-fits-all replacement plan. It helps you question the assumption that social media must be the center of your business.
The book walks through the steadier channels that replace it: email, SEO, referrals, podcasting, partnerships, and direct relationships. It's less a swap-in replacement plan and more a case for questioning why social media became the center of your marketing in the first place. -
It can support one, but it goes deeper than deleting apps for a week. The book looks at why stepping away feels threatening once your business, identity, and nervous system have all adapted to the platform.
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Women entrepreneurs, solo business owners, service providers, coaches, and consultants who are capable, organized, and exhausted by the pressure to stay visible online — especially if you suspect social media is costing you more than time.
FAQs // Get Your Copy
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The Social Media Burnout Cure ebook is available for preorder now. Paperback, hardcover, and signed copies go live September 22nd. The ebook will be delivered to your Kindle device on September 22nd.
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Yes. Signed hardcovers ship directly from Cara and will be available through this site. Signed hardcovers ship after launch, on September 22nd. Preorder the ebook now and I'll let you know the moment signed copies are ready.
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Send your receipt to hello@carachace.com any time after you preorder — you don't have to wait until launch day to claim your spot. The Frameworks Companion, Book Club Companion, and audiobook arrive by email on September 22, when the book goes live.
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Yes — the Book Club Companion has discussion prompts organized by theme, built for exactly that.
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Yes. Chaos Detox is the companion course — a flexible, practical program that helps you actually implement what the book teaches. You don't need it to benefit from the book, but it's there if you want more support.
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The eBook is available on Amazon for pre-order now, and the audiobook is coming soon.
Presale is open. Full release September 22nd.
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