55, Successful & Dead: The Cost of Success and a Way Forward

By John Minahan

You built the life you wanted. Why does it feel so hard to live?

In 2024, the first four patients lost to suicide in the behavioral health company John Minahan led were men between fifty and sixty. They were married, had children and appeared professionally successful. He recognized parts of their lives. That did not tell him why they died. It gave him questions he could no longer leave entirely at work.

Success can bring purpose, pride and joy. Providing for the people we love matters. Yet sustaining that life can ask for more time, attention and freedom than we expected. Somewhere along the way, enjoying what we built can become something we keep postponing.

Drawing on his experience in business and more than fifteen years in behavioral health leadership, Minahan brings that private cost into the conversation. Personal stories sit beside clearly explained research on stress, depression and suicide. The book explores what having enough might mean, how either spouse can begin speaking more openly, and how to recognize depression and reach professional help.

Minahan writes as a husband, father and business leader, not as a clinician. His aim is to make a difficult conversation easier to begin. You may want to hand this book to someone you love. You may be the person who needs to read it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMJX4Y6X
• ISBN13: 9798161271216
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"