New York – September 15, 2026 -- Occupational therapist Dr. Jessica Mack has released a new book, "The Realignment: A Proven Method for Your Most Powerful Pivot," now available through Amazon, IngramSpark, and other retailers.
The book targets readers facing layoffs, burnout, or health setbacks
Dr. Mack wrote the book for people confronting disruptions they did not choose, including job loss, changing relationships, and economic or health challenges. Rather than offering a path back to who a person was before, she frames these moments as opportunities to redefine identity and purpose.
A four-step framework structures the approach
Central to the book is what Dr. Mack calls the "REAL Method," a four-step process she says is grounded in the science of human change. Each stage corresponds to a phase of what she terms the realignment process, intended to give readers direction without requiring them to resolve every uncertainty immediately.
Dr. Mack's own health crisis shaped the book's core argument
After decades building a professional and personal identity around helping others, Dr. Mack faced a significant health crisis that forced her to step away from roles she had long used to define herself. She says the experience pushed her to separate the concept of a job title from a deeper sense of purpose.
"I thought moving forward meant figuring out how to get back to the person I was before," Dr. Mack said. "What I eventually realized was that I could take everything I lived and learned, and use it to create what came next."
The book applies occupational therapy principles to identity and roles
Dr. Mack draws on her clinical background to examine how life roles, including jobs, parenting, marriage, and sibling relationships, shape daily functioning. The book argues that a setback does not define a person, but the way they rebuild afterward does.