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Under the Armor : The Courage to Surrender - Candice J Knight

Under the Armor

The Courage to Surrender

By: Candice J Knight

Paperback | 13 April 2025

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What if the strength that once protected you is now the barrier between you and the life you crave?

You've been the strong one for as long as you can remember; holding it all together, staying in control, surviving what others didn't even see. But something inside is stirring: a quiet knowing, a longing for softness, wholeness, and the truth of who you really are.

In Under the Armor: The Courage to Surrender, author and mentor Candice Knight shares a vulnerable, wisdom-filled journey of letting go, of roles, identities, and relationships that no longer aligned. After a 20-year teaching career, the end of a tumultuous marriage, and years of exhaustion, she made a radical decision: to stop performing strength and start living in truth.

Part memoir, part soul-led guidebook, this book isn't here to fix you, it's here to walk beside you as you remember what you already know. Through candid storytelling and soul-stirring reflections, you'll be invited to:

  • Release perfectionism and pressure so you can breathe again
  • Reclaim your identity beyond divorce, burnout, or motherhood
  • Surrender control while standing in your power
  • Heal past wounds and open your heart to what's next
  • Begin again... anchored, clear, and unapologetically whole

"I thought the armor was my strength, until I realized it was keeping me from love, from softness, from myself."

If you're standing in the messy, beautiful in-between, no longer who you were, not yet who you're becoming, Under the Armor is your companion.

Buy now and begin your journey back to your most courageous, soft, soul-led self.

Industry Reviews

Candice takes readers on a powerful and insightful journey through personal struggles, revealing the protective layers we build to shield ourselves from pain-only to realize that true strength comes from vulnerability. With profound honesty and heartfelt wisdom, this book offers a roadmap for breaking free from emotional barriers and embracing a life of authenticity and self-compassion. Whether you're navigating personal challenges or seeking a deeper connection with yourself, Under the Armor is a powerful companion on the path to healing.

 

- Dr. Marshall Goldsmith 

Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There.

Under the Armor is the message I didn't know I needed to hear. I've spent the past 40 years of my life trying to be strong, independent and resilient. I wore my armor with pride and I saw it as the hard shell I needed to protect me, but I didn't take the time to get to know the brave little girl underneath. Candice's book walks you through the steps to embracing all of yourself, even the vulnerable parts. True growth and resilience begin with self-acceptance and self-awareness - it's time to love the person you are Under the Armor. 

- Cassandra Aarssen

Clutterbug, HGTV host Hot Mess House

Candice's insightful life-journey is one of struggles that we all must go through, in some variation or other, to discover who we truly are. Self-discovery and self-worth are vital to our purpose in service to others. In her book, Under the Armor, Candice shares her truly useful wisdom to help us find a guiding light in the often challenging physical world experience. 

- Shawn Leonard

Hay House Author of Spirit Talker

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