On this episode of Finding Your Bliss,Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by author of the new book “Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play,” Wendy Valentine.

Wendy Valentine is author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play and host of The Midlife Makeover Show, which is a top-rated podcast for women in midlife.  Wendy helps women kick fear to the curb, reignite their spark, and wake up to what’s possible.

Wendy says that midlife isn’t what it used to be. Today, nearly 60% of Gen X women describe themselves as stressed out and grappling with debt, caregiving responsibilities, marital dissatisfaction, hormonal shifts, declining health, and career burnout—often all at once. The old mantra of “just push through it” no longer suffices. What’s missing is a modern roadmap tailored to the unique challenges and aspirations of today’s women. 

Enter Wendy Valentine — host of The Midlife Makeover Show podcast and author of the upcoming new book Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play (New World Library, September 9, 2025), which redefines midlife not as a crisis, but as a powerful opportunity for reinvention.

“The steps I had to take to become a happier, healthier, and more peaceful woman were delivered to me in a vision — a crazy, out-of-the- blue vision of me driving an RV across the country,” writes Wendy. “Driving an RV across the country seemed really crazy, but staying stuck in the same cycle of pain and misery seemed even crazier. I realized that either road would take a ton of effort, so I might as well put my energy into building a better life for myself.”

Like millions of other women, Wendy entered midlife plagued with a host of seemingly insurmountable problems: unemployment, divorce, anxiety, a mountain of debt, the death of her brother, and chronic illness.  In Women Waking Up, she draws from her transformative journey of making her RV dream a reality to offer step-by-step guidance readers can use to go from the point A of angst to point B bliss.

At the heart of the book is Wendy’s empowering seven-step F.R.E.E.D.O.M. process — a practical and inspiring roadmap that empowers women to create their own midlife makeover. Her signature tool called the Wheel of Midlife helps readers assess where they are in key areas of their lives — family, finance, health, career, friends, love, leisure, and growth — and choose where they want to go next.

“After years of dedicated research, deep soul-searching, and a transformative journey that awakened my superhero, I’ve crafted the ultimate guide to help you experience your own revival,” writes Valentine. “So get ready to fly high and harness the power within. Your superhero is ready to leap back into action, and the world is ready to be amazed by what you’re capable of.”

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