sneakpeek of our book!

hey friends,
this feels surreal to finally type…

after years of conversations, late-night debates, tears, laughter, therapy sessions, journal entries, hard seasons, joyful seasons, and everything in between — we wrote our first book together.

it’s called The Courage to Commit: Embrace the Radical Power of Sticking With Something and it officially releases June 9, 2026.

📚 👉 pre-order here:

https://thecouragetocommit.com/

we didn’t want to write another book about productivity hacks, cold plunges, or optimizing your life. we didn’t want to write a memoir or give marriage advice.

we wanted to write as an exploration of something deeper that has positively changed our lives when we do it well, and hurt us when we do it poorly. we aren’t writing this as experts, but as eager students learning alongside the reader.

in a world that constantly tells us to keep our options open, stay noncommittal, and bail when things get hard… we’ve seen firsthand in athletics, marriage, friendships, business, and parenting how powerful it can be to do the opposite.

this book is about:

• choosing what actually matters

• staying when things get uncomfortable

• doing the slow, unsexy work of building something meaningful

• learning when to hold on… and when to walk away with grace

we share the real stories — the messy ones, the hard ones, the ones we’ve never told publicly before — alongside science-backed research (thanks Andrew) on how commitment actually works in the brain and in our relationships.

our hope is that this book helps you:

• show up more fully in your marriage

• become more grounded as a parent

• pursue the dream you’ve been putting off

• build resilience when life feels overwhelming

• and choose courage over comfort, again and again

a little bit about the season we’re in

some of you have followed our journey since gymnastics meets and football Sundays. some of you found us through Couple Things. some of you showed up when we became parents. some of you are brand new here.

today, our life looks like:

• parenting three tiny humans

• building FamilyMade (our media company)

• growing communities that celebrate family life

• launching the Moment Makers Foundation to support Olympic & Paralympic parents

• starting Beam Kids to support children’s health

• and yes… surviving wild experiences like Special Forces (Morocco almost broke us but also somehow made us stronger)

through every chapter, the common thread has been this:
commitment is what carried us.

not perfection. not motivation. not talent.
commitment.

from our hearts

So often commitment is portrayed as a trap in today’s society, and we want to offer a different perspective that commitment can actually be so freeing and worthwhile, whether that’s commitment to a partner, a job or a hobby. - Shawn Johnson East

Writing this book together has been such a labor of love, and we are so excited to share it with the world! - Andrew East

Thank YOU

truly. this community has meant everything to us. your messages, your stories, your honesty, your encouragement — you’ve shaped this book more than you know.

if you feel inclined to pre-order, it helps more than you can imagine (especially in these early stages). and if not, we’re just grateful you’re here.

we’re in this together 

with love,
shawn & andrew

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