Books by Dr. Sherry Walling
Exit Strategy
Selling your business is one of the most significant decisions you will ever make. It isn’t just a financial transaction—it’s a major life transition that impacts your identity, your relationships, and your mental health.
Exit Strategy offers frameworks and actionable steps to ensure you sell without regrets, setting you up for success in the next phase of your life.
Praise for Exit Strategy
“I wish I had this book before I sold my last company. 17 years later, buying and selling companies of all sizes, I can see that all the insights are spot on. Not just the useful technical stuff—this is the knowledgeable therapist that everyone needs.”
Jason Cohen
Founder of WP Engine
“Dr. Walling digs deep into the emotional struggles we often overlook, from the identity crisis of letting go to the anxiety of entering the unknown. I’ve been there, and let me tell you, the lessons in this book are priceless.”
JJ Virgin
4x NYT Bestselling Author, 3x Inc 5000 Founder
“My exit was a psychological rollercoaster unlike anything I had experienced before, as I struggled to separate my identity from the business. In this book, Rob and Sherry cover both the business and psychological aspects that founders face when selling their companies.”
Ben Chestnut
Co-founder of Mailchimp
Touching Two Worlds
Grief is one of the few human certainties, but most of us are terrible at grieving (especially us hard-driving entrepreneur types). We bury mom on Saturday and are back in the office by Tuesday. Touching Two Worlds helps modern people re-learn how to grieve. It is funny, moderately irreverent, and sad. It is also packed with suggestions and strategies to help folks meaningfully engage with grief without losing touch with day-to-day life.
Dr. Sherry Walling: Why I wrote this book
Praise for Touching Two Worlds
“This is an extraordinarily helpful book. It is written by one of the few people that I trust with my mental health. I recommend this to anyone who is confronting a loss or major disruption.”
Andrew Warner
Founder & Host of Mixergy
“Dr. Walling helps us process grief with reverence. She models how to be fully present with the pain of loss while experiencing the full joy of LIFE. Instead of seeing grief as something to be avoided or rushed through she reminds us that grief can indeed carve out space for more joy.”
Emily Fletcher
Founder & CEO of Ziva Meditation
“In Touching Two Worlds, Dr. Walling elegantly demonstrates how to lean into resilience. This work reflects the training of a trauma therapist and the open-hearted vulnerability of someone who is unafraid of her humanness.”
Dan Martell
Entrepreneur & CEO of SaaS Academy
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together
You can run your businesses without letting it run you. Learn to master your stress, accelerate your business growth, and stay connected to what's most important in your life. “This book reminds me of an old Chinese proverb ‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.’” -Chris Bladgett, CEO of LifterLMS
The Zen Founder
Guide to Retreats
A retreat is a powerful practice. It is not a vacation. It is not a time out. A retreat is a focused time in. This 28-page guide + 2 worksheets outlines my best ideas for how to plan and optimize your retreat. If done well, an annual retreat can be the catalyst for insight, direction-setting, problem solving and personal growth.