Midlife Manifesto - the book

So my friends, here is where it all started for me.

Have you ever looked at your life and wondered "is this it?" At the crucial halfway point, do you wish you had your very own manifesto to reassert your passion and place in the world? Hilarious, insightful, and encouraging, Midlife Manifesto throws the limelight on the untapped potential of midlife women instead of obsessing over the struggles and crises that come with the 40s and 50s.

Jane Matthews so clearly defines it. " Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself"

And in the moments where life either throws you a curveball or whether you jump into the unknown, charting unknown waters can feel overwhelming. Fear not! Jane's book "Midlife Manifesto" brings a steadying hand up to help you gain your balance again. Rewriting your midlife script rather than the mid-life dip we all suffer from at some point in our lives.

Each chapter of this mighty little book covers 7 different aspects of your life allowing you to forge your own path forward with a much clearer vision for the road ahead.

Your life, your body, ( being over 50 brings a whole new level of awareness), spirit, work and other interests, your home and personal style. Jane delves into financial independence too, and I loved that. Being able to have choices as we head into our second and undoubtably best half of our lives.

All covered with a wickedly dry sense of humour and our ability to have a good belly laugh when the earth shakes.

When I first read this book in 2021, and yes, I've read it many times, it struck a chord with me. It must have been indexed in my Amazon recommendations and true to form, it arrived on my doorstep a couple of days later. Finding a book written for me, right where I am in the moment, by no less than an Australian author felt like I had struck gold! Most books about the middle are too dry for me, but Jane has a way of gathering you up and bringing you along with her as a friend.

For me, being single again in my 50's was rough. Finding a job again, building a career, buying a home and rebuilding my life along with doing my best for the boys. I felt like a friend was with me in the pages and on those nights alone curled up in bed, I would read this book over and over.

So thank you Jane, I owe you a great deal. You sharpened my focus and made me realise that I would be ok and more than that, the future was all mine for the making. That the years ahead would be even better than the one's left behind and having a little home for myself, my boys and my little dog was enough.