Nationwide — In a professional culture that rewards performance while punishing humanity, certified confidence coach, author, and anti-trafficking activist Deondriea Cantrice is asking a question many high achievers are afraid to voice: What if winning at work is costing us ourselves?
Her forthcoming book, Overqualified. Overworked. Overlooked: How to Win Without Losing Yourself, scheduled for release in February 2026, confronts the silent crisis facing professionals who appear successful on paper yet feel depleted, unseen, and disconnected internally. The book is a bold examination of what happens when ambition is weaponized, confidence is slowly eroded, and excellence becomes a liability rather than a shield.
Cantrice, known for her incisive commentary on leadership, identity, and self-trust, brings a sharp, human lens to the realities many professionals normalize but rarely name.
Drawing from her coaching practice, lived experience, and advocacy work, she exposes the unspoken cost of being perpetually capable-and the emotional and mental toll of carrying systems that were never designed to carry you back.
“Being overqualified doesn’t protect you,” Cantrice asserts. “It often makes you exploitable. And being overworked doesn’t mean you’re valued-it usually means you’re convenient. This book is for the people who’ve done everything right and still feel like they’re overlooked.”
Beyond her work as an author and coach, Cantrice is a committed anti-trafficking activist whose advocacy centers on empowerment, awareness, and systemic accountability. Her leadership extends into community service as an active member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., where scholarship, service, and social justice intersect-values that deeply inform her work and worldview.
Through 1:1 coaching, group programs, and online courses, Cantrice supports individuals who are not looking for surface-level motivation but for restoration professionals ready to rebuild confidence that has been chipped away by chronic overextension, silence, and survival-mode success.
Overqualified. Overworked. Overlooked. does not offer hustle mantras or performative positivity. Instead, it challenges readers to redefine what winning actually means and to choose self-trust over self-abandonment.
This release positions Cantrice as a vital voice in the evolving conversation around leadership, workplace culture, and confidence-one that refuses to separate achievement from wholeness.
About
Deondriea Cantrice is a certified confidence coach, author, and anti-trafficking activist. She works with individuals and groups to help them reclaim their voice, rebuild self-trust, and lead without self-erasure. Her work bridges personal development, social impact, and cultural critique, challenging the systems that quietly condition people to shrink while succeeding. Learn more at her website at Deondriea.com
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