When Having It All Still Hurts: From Pro Athlete to Mother and Wife - a Memoir about the Ache No One Sees Coming

From the outside, she had it all—pro athlete, mother, wife.But no one saw the ache behind the applause.In When Having It All Still Hurts, Rashanda McCants Johnson invites readers behind the headlines and highlight reels into the raw, unspoken truths of womanhood. From full-ride scholarships and WNBA courts to miscarriage, betrayal, and the quiet pain of showing up when you’re barely holding on—this is not just a memoir of survival. It’s a reckoning.Told with fierce vulnerability and unwavering grace, this book isn’t about bitterness. It’s about becoming—after the career, after the collapse, and after the silence.For every woman who’s ever wondered, “Why do I still ache when I should feel grateful?”—this is your mirror. Read more