The Run of My Life is a compelling memoir about self-discovery, resilience, and the radical courage to let go.
Rochelle Finzel followed the rules and aspired to be the best. At thirty-nine, her life seemed perfect. She had a great job, was dating her soulmate, climbed mountains on the weekends and had just run a personal best marathon. Four days later, she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer.
Facing a bleak prognosis, Rochelle reexamined her life. Facing continual reminders of her mortality but fiercely fighting for survival, she opened her heart, followed her gut, learned to listen to her body, and trusted its wisdom.
Honest and heartfelt, The Run of My Life pulls the reader into exam rooms and onto mountaintops, offering hope and inspiration for those enduring any kind of crisis, and for finding new life on the other side.
Rochelle Finzel spent twenty years leading public policy and nonprofit efforts to advance economic opportunity, including ten years with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). After surviving a life-threatening illness and experiencing a personal transformation, she changed careers. Rochelle became an internationally accredited coach, intent on understanding how to facilitate personal growth and self-leadership. She founded her coaching practice to help high-achieving professionals lead with confidence and avoid burnout. She writes about her experience with burnout and illness and the powerful science that underpins her transformation. Her memoir, The Run of My Life will be released in September of 2024. She lives in southwest Colorado and is happiest running, biking, hiking, skiing, and sharing nature’s wonders with her husband.
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