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Pre-Release Available Now ✽
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The wait is over. The Restorative Rebel: Memoirs & Musings on Internalized Capitalism is officially here, which means you can get your copy before the full launch. Right now, the book is available through select online booksellers, and you can also purchase it here before it’s available everywhere. Get your copy now!
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Book Overview
In The Restorative Rebel: Memoirs &Musings on Internalized Capitalism, Dani Bicknell blends memoir, observation, and sharp critique to help readers navigate and thrive within the complexities of internalized capitalism. This book challenges the deeply ingrained myths surrounding the American Dream and capitalism, offering fresh perspectives on social impact, money, technology, and entrepreneurship. Through a personal lens, Bicknell explores the internalization of capitalist values within individuals, businesses, and society and provides readers with a powerful roadmap for creating a more authentic and fulfilling life.
The Restorative Rebel is divided into three sections: Redefining, Reimagining, and Rebuilding. In Redefining, Bicknell demystifies American ideals, questioning distorted loyalties to success and investigating the clash between social good and capitalism. Reimagining focuses on envisioning new futures for work, leadership, and entrepreneurship while elevating marginalized voices and reshaping outdated labor and work models. Rebuilding offers practical strategies for embracing joy, learning from global perspectives to transform capitalism, implementing ethical and humane technology, and reshaping the post-pandemic workplace to acknowledge and restore work-life balance.
The Restorative Rebel not only critiques the current system but also serves as a guide for those seeking to create a more equitable, joyful, and sustainable future. With engaging, thought-provoking insights, Bicknell empowers readers to reclaim their time, self-worth, and happiness from a system that values profit over people.
Author Bio
Dani Bicknell (she/her) is an educator, international activist, and founder of Dab Collab, a company dedicated to helping leaders and businesses navigate the complexities of capitalism through a lens of social impact, equity, and sustainability. With experience working across tech, entrepreneurship, and international development, Dani has advocated for gender equality and women’s financial empowerment at UN organizations and international NGO’s, making her a passionate voice for change on a global scale. Her mission is to help leaders reimagine success in the workplace and foster a culture of inclusivity, compassion, and sustainability.
Known for her candid, engaging style, Dani brings a unique blend of introspection and practicality to her work. She has empowered businesses to align their values with their practices, integrating social impact into every level of their operations. When she’s not working on transforming business cultures, you’ll find her challenging norms with a fresh perspective and a bit of humor.
Who is This Book For?
The Restorative Rebel is for those who have tried to do everything “right” but still feel exhausted, disillusioned, and stuck in a system that keeps demanding more. It’s for those who have tried to change themselves—only to realize the real issue is the system itself.
For young professionals, this book is for those who hustled, adapted, and played by the rules, only to find that the ladder keeps getting higher. You took the unpaid internships, worked long hours, networked relentlessly, and followed all the advice—but stability and fulfillment still feel out of reach. If you’re wondering why your hard work isn’t adding up to the life you imagined, this book will help you rethink what success actually means and how to build a life that works for you, not just your employer.
For women, this book is for those who leaned in, spoke up, and took on more responsibility, only to be stretched thinner than ever. You were told confidence and hard work would open doors. Still, instead, you’re navigating impossible expectations—being assertive but not too much, successful but not intimidating, balancing everything yet still being told you’re not doing enough. This book challenges the belief that you need fixing and offers a new way to define success without burning yourself out.
For parents and caregivers, this book is for those trying to raise children with values of kindness, empathy, and balance while living in a world that often rewards the opposite. You want to model a different way forward, but between financial stress, overwork, and exhaustion, it feels impossible to break the cycle. This book will help you reclaim your time, energy, and well-being—so you can not only survive in this system but create a future that reflects the values you want to pass down.
If you've ever felt capitalism keeps moving the goalposts, The Restorative Rebel is your invitation to step off the treadmill, rethink success, and reclaim what truly matters.