Never Let Them See You Sweat - by Leigh Vinocur (Paperback)

About the Book

Reveals simple, surprising, and hilarious ways science says you can harness stress for success.

Book Synopsis

2025 American Bookfest Best Book Awards Finalist, Women's Health

Get ready to learn how to harness stress for success with insight, personal stories, and laughs from a medical doctor who shows the science behind the advice and methods.

In her new book, part-memoir, part self-help, Never Let Them See You Sweat, Dr. Leigh empowers women by relating to stresses as a single mother, career-minded woman in a male-dominated field, and experienced doctor, appearing across a multitude of televised news broadcast in the country. This book was conceived and crafted during a particularly trying time in Dr. Leigh's life, alongside living through the unprecedented pandemic, in which she found herself contemplating and discovering the truth about stress and how she could pass along advice and guidance to assist other women through daily stress and challenging times. Dr. Leigh offers a candid look behind-the-scenes of her professional, and sometimes hilarious, journey through life and the knowledge she's accumulated, because beyond the "all together" TV appearances and years of medical experience, she is still a woman under pressure and a bit of a neurotic perfectionist who had to learn how to never let them see her sweat!

Review Quotes

"Dr. Leigh Vinocur combines her personal journey with science-backed strategies in a way that's enlightening, funny, and deeply inspiring. She offers practical tools to reduce stress, build resilience, and thrive in life, love, and career-all while reminding us to give ourselves a break when we need it. Her comprehensive guide is relatable, empowering, and truly indispensable." --Dr. Shikha Jain, FACP, University of Illinois, founder and board member of Women in Medicine(R), and CEO and founder of Women In Medicine Summit(TM)

"Enlightening, funny, and deeply inspiring. Dr. Vinocur masterfully blends her personal journey with cutting-edge science, offering not just a roadmap to manage stress, but a powerful guide to thrive in the face of it." --Bill Donovan, President of the Pritikin Longevity Center

"Dr. Leigh Vinocur provides practical and science-backed strategies to reduce stress, build resilience, achieve great things - and know when to give yourself a break! Her comprehensive guide covers so many aspects of life, love, and career that every reader will find it highly relatable and ultimately indispensable." --Melanie Notkin, Founder of Savvy Auntie, and author of OTHERHOOD: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness

"Dr. Leigh Vinocur's book challenges conventional wisdom about stress. While rooted in robust scientific research, her funny and personal anecdotes, wry humor and compassionate insights make the book both informative and enjoyable. Through her personal stories, she provides practical techniques to readers with tools to reinterpret their stress response. It is a compelling and highly recommended read for anyone looking to better manage stress in their lives and enhance their overall quality of life." --Dr. Steven Sobelman-Author, Licensed Psychologist and Emeritus Psychology Professor, Loyola University of Maryland

"Dr. Leigh's delivers a fun, yet highly researched and informative, book about stress and how to alleviate it - even harness it. Her, sometimes humorous, climb up the medical and media, ladder shows her own ability to Never Let Them See You Sweat. You'll love the chapter about "Vanity's Little Secret!" I recommend this book for anyone, particularly women, who aspire to go beyond their stress while pursuing their best selves." --Dr. Mike Dow, best-selling author of The Brain Fog Fix, drmikedow.com

"Dr. Leigh's sense of humor shines through as she reveals some of her most stressful stages in her life. Then, she provides an array of techniques, which are backed by science, to relieve stress. I love her "best investment of her life," a bathtub where she literally soaks the stress away. If you've seen her on TV commenting on the latest health and medical news, you're going to love getting to know Dr. Leigh in her book, Never Let Them See You Sweat." --Dr. Skyler Hamilton, author of Empower Your Child to Heal, drskyler.net

"In this engaging and useful book, Dr. Leigh Vinocur takes on the dual role of trusted physician and candid friend, looking us in the eye and telling us when we're over-reacting and what to do when stress has already gotten the best of us (which is way too often). Drawing on scientific research, she delivers actionable advice paired with easy-to-implement tips and concise takeaways at the end of each chapter. This breezy yet meaty book is especially empowering for women, she highlights the vital roles of self-confidence and self-advocacy, weaving in her own laugh-out-loud moments and heartfelt stories to remind us that we're all in this together." --Kim Rittenberg, Former Media Executive turned Award-winning Founder of Henry Street Media

About the Author

Dr. Leigh Vinocur is a board-certified emergency physician, award-winning medical advisor in the media, corporate and healthcare sectors, and national spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians. Her passion for health led to a broadcasting campaign to reach wider audiences about improving their health so they can avoid emergency rooms. Dr. Leigh is based in Maryland. Learn more at DrLeigh.com.