The Silence That Broke Me

Frank Halden

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Frank Halden
31 July 2025

Autobiography: business & industry; Memoirs; Business ethics

The Silence That Broke Me A Memoir of Leadership, Collapse, and the High Cost of Keeping It All Together By Frank Halden

He looked like the picture of control. A seasoned CEO. A respected business owner. The guy you called when things fell apart.

But behind the polished exterior was a storm he told no one about.

Until everything collapsed.

In The Silence That Broke Me, Frank Halden-a successful entrepreneur and former healthcare executive-shares the raw, unfiltered truth about what really happens when high-performing leaders stay silent too long. What starts as a high-stakes business memoir unfolds into a gripping cautionary tale about pressure, isolation, and the illusions we create to survive.

This isn't just a story about falling from grace. It's a confession from inside the pressure cooker of executive life.

✅ What really drives a respected CEO to make catastrophic decisions? ✅ Why do the strongest leaders suffer in silence while projecting success? ✅ And what does it cost-personally, professionally, spiritually-when we ignore the warning signs?

Frank Halden lived the rise. And the fall. And now, the reckoning.

With searing honesty and hard-earned wisdom, he breaks open the myths of leadership and exposes the emotional toll of trying to hold it all together while coming apart inside. This book is not about excuses. It's about consequences-and what happens when integrity slips just one quiet inch at a time.

If you're a founder, executive, or entrepreneur who's ever felt trapped by your own success-this book is for you.

If you've ever sacrificed your values to keep the machine running-this book is for you.

If you've ever wondered how smart people self-destruct and why they don't speak up sooner-this book will change how you see power, vulnerability, and redemption.

Perfect for readers of:

- The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger - Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday - Radical Candor by Kim Scott - Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins - What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

Whether you're a CEO, business coach, leadership consultant, or someone trying to understand the emotional underbelly of success, The Silence That Broke Me is a mirror you won't want to look into-but won't be able to turn away from.

By: Frank Halden
Imprint: Frank Halden
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9798231086399
Pages: 102
Publication Date: 31 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frank Halden is a former CEO who knows the high cost of silent leadership. After decades at the helm of a thriving company, a crisis unfolded that would change his life-and reputation-forever. He lost everything. In the aftermath, he chose reflection over reinvention. He now writes under a pseudonym to protect the privacy of his loved ones, sharing hard-earned insights with those still trying to hold it all together. This is not a comeback story. It's a reckoning. And a quiet invitation for others to speak before silence does its damage.

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The Silence That Broke Me

Frank Halden

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