Sanity Loop

Book 1 in the Inner Critic SeriesTHE SANITY LOOPFive days to "e;align."e; One rule: Don't drink the tea.Aera Kim-Harris has spent twenty-four years believing her anxiety was a defect. A data analyst who triple-checks every spreadsheet to survive her corporate PIP, she's been told her hyper-vigilance is a weakness.Then comes the mandatory "e;Wellness Alignment"e; retreat.On the secluded Isla Calma, the air is too clean, the facilitator is too charming, and the "e;Clarity"e; supplements promise a life without worry. But as Aera watches her colleagues—the burned-out engineers and the happy-masking marketers—flatten into eerily compliant versions of themselves, she realises her anxiety isn't a glitch. It's a radar.In a race against a Friday deadline, she has to trust the one thing she's always tried to silence: her Inner Critic.Why this isn't just a thriller:The Sanity Loop is a first-of-its-kind Hybrid Fiction experience. Wrapped within this high-stakes psychological thriller is the Inner Critic Learning Lab—a dedicated section for self-reflection and coaching.