Why I Wrote Worthy: A Call for Men to Speak the Unspoken

By Jim Plasky

The Moment I Knew I Had to Write

When I began writing Worthy: A Journey from Survival to Healing, I didn’t plan to publish it. Honestly, I wasn’t even sure I’d finish it. I wrote because I was tired—tired of pretending I was fine, tired of holding it all in, and tired of thinking that silence was strength.

What poured out of me wasn’t just a story. It was a reckoning.

Worthy is my journey through childhood trauma, years of overachievement, and finally, the long, nonlinear process of healing. It’s the book I wish I had when I was younger—when I believed that being a man meant being invincible.

Men and Trauma: The Silence We’ve Inherited

Let’s be honest: men aren’t encouraged to talk about pain. We’re told to “man up,” to “get over it,” and to keep moving. But what happens when the pain doesn’t go away? What happens when the silence becomes unbearable?

I wrote Worthy because men need permission to be real. We need a new definition of strength—one that includes softness, honesty, and healing.

Because the truth is, you can’t heal what you won’t name. And no amount of success, titles, or external validation will ever quiet what’s unresolved inside.

From Survival to Self-Discovery

In my work as a nurse practitioner, I’ve seen what happens when people ignore their emotional wounds. I’ve also seen what happens when they finally speak them aloud: transformation.

Worthy is not a polished “success story.” It’s a raw, vulnerable climb—through trauma, through grief, through rediscovering the parts of me I buried to survive.

It’s a story of falling apart—and choosing to rebuild differently.

This Is a Mirror, Not a Manual

If you’ve ever felt like your pain doesn’t matter because you’re a man... this book is for you.

If you’ve ever felt like your worth is tied to performance, achievement, or being the “strong one”... this book is for you.

And if you’ve ever wondered if it’s too late to heal…It’s not.

Let’s Change the Narrative

We need more men telling the truth. Not just the highlight reel. The real stuff—the father wounds, the childhood scars, the quiet grief, the rage, the guilt, and the hope that somehow, some way, we’re not broken beyond repair.

Speaking up is not weakness. It’s how we take our power back.

Want More?

Worthy: A Journey from Survival to Healing releases Winter 2025. Subscribers get first access to exclusive chapters, behind-the-scenes notes, and early release bonuses.

👉 Join the journey — because you are not alone. Let’s stop surviving and start healing—together.