The Sugar Jar : Create Boundaries, Embrace Self-Healing, and Enjoy the Sweet Things in Life

“With calm and compassionate power, Yasmine is helping us to find our way back home—back to our own selves.” —Layla Saad, New York Times bestselling author of Me & White Supremacy

“Yasmine’s work is monumental, and I am in much better holistic alignment because of her dedicated and helpful offerings to the world.”—Alex Elle, author of After the Rain

A radical approach to setting boundaries and protecting your energy, rich with tools for self-healing.

Imagine a glass jar filled with sugar on a kitchen counter. You are the jar, and the sugar is your energy. If the jar has no lid, people can come in and take as much sugar as they want. Sometimes, they spill that sugar all over. You may try to refill your jar—replenish your energy—through self-care, but because there is no a lid—no protective boundary—you cannot control how much of your vital life force is being drained.

The Sugar Jar metaphor is a powerful teaching tool that wellness advocate and coach Yasmine Cheyenne has successfully used with her clients. Now, in her debut book, she makes it available to everyone. Warm and honest, featuring a beautiful and inviting two-color design, combining stories, exercises, and prompts, The Sugar Jar:

·       Lets you see just how much energy you have and how much is being used by others.

·       Helps you identify what depletes you, what restores you, and how to recognize destructive patterns.

·       Empowers you to free yourself from performing for and serving others, teaching you to set boundaries to help you heal and recharge.

·       Frees you from the excess stress and exhaustion that wears you down.

·       Allows you to unleash your authentic self, choose joy, and find lasting balance.

A compassionate teacher, Cheyenne offers a unique and much needed perspective. A former member of the Air Force working with victims of domestic violence, she has specifically designed her approach and questions about boundaries, self-care, and self-healing for readers of all backgrounds, and especially readers of color, whose stressors and life challenges have too often been excluded and overlooked. Cheyenne herself has felt unwelcome as a Black woman in predominantly white wellness groups and retreats. Her inclusive message speaks to the needs of BIPOC readers, and accepts them where they are.

The Sugar Jar shows you how to make small adjustments that can lead to big changes in your life.

Yasmine Cheyenne is a TODAY Show wellness expert and author of three transformative books with HarperCollins whose work helps people reconnect with who they were before the world had a say. Her groundbreaking trilogy―The Sugar Jar (teaching boundary-setting to protect your energy), Wisdom of the Path (navigating life's difficult journeys), and her newest book The Comeback Era: From Limiting Beliefs to Living Without Limits (May 2026)―has guided hundreds of thousands from surviving to thriving.
As Wellness Coach for The TODAY Show's Start TODAY platform and former Host of PBS's wellness series "Inside Out," Yasmine has become a trusted voice in wellness and transformation. She's served as a featured instructor on the Melissa Wood Health platform and shared her expertise through many partnerships. Global corporations including Google, Pepsi, GE, Well & Good, Cigna Health, and Meta have invited her to guide their teams in creating lives that feel as good as they look.
Her TED Talk on how boundaries make space for the things you want to enjoy in life and features in Forbes, InStyle, Refinery29, The Everygirl, Poosh, and major outlets have established her as the go-to expert for authentic transformation. An Air Force Veteran who worked with victims of domestic violence, Yasmine brings unique perspective to healing and resilience. A native New Yorker and mother of two, she now lives in Washington, DC where she continues to prove that your comeback isn't a crisis―it's clarity. And it's waiting for you.