Running Shoes

by Carole Sanek

Running Shoes is a survivor’s sprint toward truth. In this fiercely honest memoir, Carole Sanek writes about the moment she stopped running from her past and started running toward herself. With grit, grace, and flashes of humor, she unlaces the silence of trauma and walks readers through the raw terrain of healing — one blistered, beautiful step at a time.

160 pages, Paperback

Published October 16, 2025

About the author

Carole Sanek is an award-winning author, podcast host, and experiential life coach who doesn't just write about trauma—she translates it.

Carole is the author of two memoirs, Running Shoes and The Unforgiven Walk Alone, each exploring survival, healing, and the rise that follows the fall.

Carole is also the voice behind over 1,400 podcast episodes and now hosts Carole Sanek Unscripted, weaving together themes of grief, healing, radical self-honesty, and unapologetic truth-telling. Her mission? To create spaces where people feel safe enough to fall apart—and strong enough to rise again.

She lives in South Carolina with her dog Rosie (her four-legged therapist), a stack of journals, and a fierce commitment to telling the truth beautifully.

Please Follow Carole for memoir updates, podcast drops, and reflections that speak to the soul, find her at https://carole869.linktr.ee

Reviews

[Callum Lambart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Running Shoes is a powerful, heartfelt memoir about facing the past and embracing personal healing. Carole Sanek writes with honesty, courage, and moments of humor, making every step of her journey deeply compelling.

[Tessa Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 2 of the trilogy was just as heart-wrenching as Book 1; however, one sentence struck me as it’s true for each and every of us, “You deserve love that doesn’t hurt.”