Perfectly Unstable

Welcome to the circus—where the ringmaster has bipolar disorder, the acrobat just discovered she has ADHD, and the only thing more unpredictable than the business climate is what’s happening inside Sophia Cross’s brain.

Perfectly Unstable isn’t your typical business memoir. It’s a riotous, brutally honest, and surprisingly hopeful journey through the wild world of entrepreneurship, as seen through the eyes of a neurodivergent woman who’s built (and occasionally spectacularly demolished) more ventures than she can count. If you’re looking for color-coded planners, 10-step formulas, or a tale of overnight success, you’re in the wrong tent. But if you want the real, unfiltered story—complete with impulsive business launches, accidental fashion empires, and the kind of financial disasters that make for excellent dinner party stories—grab some popcorn and settle in.

Sophia’s adventures include:

• The infamous printing shop fiasco (subtitle: How to Lose 3 Million Pesos Without Really Trying),
• Becoming her own best customer in a consignment clothing business (because who can resist “market research” when it looks that good?),
• The Job-Hopping Olympics (gold medal in Most Jobs Quit in a Two-Month Span),
• And a pandemic-era pivot to luxury handbag authentication—because why not monetize your hyperfocus?

All of this unfolds against the backdrop of a brain that runs Windows, Mac, and a few viruses simultaneously. Sophia’s late-in-life discovery of her ADHD reframes decades of “failures” as misunderstood superpowers. Suddenly, her pattern recognition, creative leaps, and ability to reinvent herself at the drop of a hat make sense. She’s not just “moody” or “impulsive”—she’s neurodivergent, and that’s her edge.

With razor-sharp wit and a knack for finding humor in even the messiest moments, Sophia turns every disaster into a masterclass in resilience and reinvention. She shares tactical mania management tips (how to harness those 3 AM ideas without burning down your business), depressive triage techniques (sometimes the best strategy is a weighted blanket and a nap), and the hard-won wisdom that comes from failing forward—again and again.

Perfectly Unstable is for anyone who’s ever felt too much, tried too hard, or wondered if their chaos could ever be an advantage. Spoiler: it absolutely can. Whether you’re neurodivergent, an entrepreneur, or just looking for permission to laugh at your own mess, Sophia’s story will inspire you to embrace your quirks, trust your instincts, and see your “unstable” moments as the birthplace of your greatest strengths.

So step right up—because in this circus, the chaos is the main attraction, and the show must go on.

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