Serial Fixer book cover by Leah Marone
Broadleaf Books · November 2025

Serial Fixer

Stop taking false ownership of others' problems, and learn to support others without losing yourself.

If you tend to over-function in relationships and then get resentful of other people's demands on your time and energy, it is time to break old patterns and discover new ones. Serial Fixer is an upbeat, practical guide toward emotional awareness that will recalibrate your relationships with others and yourself.

Built on the Support, don't Solve™ framework: validate, empathize, inquire, motivate, and reconnect. Five steps to release the longing to be needed and move from relational burnout toward authentic connection.

"A compassionate and deeply insightful guide for those trapped in the exhausting cycle of solving other people's problems."

Jessica Baum, LMHC Author of Anxiously Attached

"Serial Fixer is a must-read, a riveting book that frames the art of problem-solving."

Manny Ohonme Founder & CEO, Samaritan's Feet International
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Are you a serial fixer?

Eight questions. Two minutes. Find out if the pattern is running your life, where it is costing you most, and get a personalized first step toward change. Plus: unlock the bonus quiz to discover your fixer type.

Type 01 The Saint "I can't be selfish. People need me." Relentlessly giving, attuned to everyone else's needs, suppresses her own until anxiety and burnout take over.
Type 02 The Doormat "If I say no, they'll leave." Consistently available, driven by fear of abandonment, builds quiet resentment under an accommodating surface.
Type 03 The Steamroller "If I don't do it, it won't get done right." Confident, urgent, exacting. Dominates to avoid discomfort and stay in control.
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What people are saying.

This book taught me to create essential boundaries without compromising my authentic self.
Leah Carper
2022 NC Teacher of the Year
Serial Fixer exposes the stories we tell ourselves to earn worth through constant doing, and then gently guides us back to the truth of who we are.
Lisa McGuire, Ed.S.
Host of Your Passion, Purpose, and Personal Brand
Leah serves all of us well by bringing the insights of a therapist, seeking to know how to care for ourselves as we lead others.
Kurt Andre
Transformational Coaching & Consulting International
A must-read for every selfless caregiver who often loses themselves in others' needs.
Dr. Therese Mascardo
Psychologist, author of Love the Journey

"You are the one person you keep forgetting to check on."

Leah Marone, LCSW
Book clubs

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Step 01 Everyone buys the book Any retailer. Any format. Bulk orders welcome.
Step 02 Use the discussion guide Ten questions across two parts. Designed for real conversation, not book reports.
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