Have you ever asked why and been met by a response like: “That’s just the way we do things here.”

In Be Unapologetically Impatient, award-winning psychologist Dr. Christina Cipriano teaches everyone—parents and educators, providers and patients, businesspeople and clients—how to use science to address “the way we do things” right now.

From kitchen tables to classrooms, local playgrounds to national theme parks, doctors’ offices to universities, and boardrooms to the White House, Dr. Cipriano demonstrates how being unapologetically impatient—the activation of intrinsic motivation, emotional intelligence, and gratitude—is the mindset required to change “the way we do things.”

Drawing on deeply relatable experiences navigating hurdles embedded in everyday living and anchored in her oldest son’s rare disease journey, Dr. Cipriano seamlessly weaves together decades of scientific evidence and infectious storytelling to illuminate and interrupt conventions across education, medicine, and industry. Dr. Cipriano privileges the personal and professional, masterfully teaching listeners to seek joy and promote justice in their everyday interactions while providing scripts, tools, and framing that are immediately usable for everyone.

An actionable love letter for a generation, it is time to be unapologetically impatient.