Melanated Midlife

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You're Not Starting Over. You're Starting <em>Now</em>.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Midlife isn't a crisis. It's an upgrade.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For the ambitious accomplished person who's done everything right but feels the quiet tug of reinvention this book is your permission slip. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Melanated Midlife</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a bold honest and empowering guide for professionals of color over 50 who are ready to pivot professionally emotionally spiritually and even geographically.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Through deeply personal stories client journeys and research-backed insight Dr. Akilah Willery unpacks the truth about midlife transitions: the career changes the identity shifts the empty nests and the full hearts. She challenges outdated norms calls out the myths of too late and invites you to design a life that fits who you are now not who you had to be before.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether you're downsizing your home dusting off forgotten dreams or finally putting yourself at the top of your own to-do list this book will walk beside you like a trusted girlfriend coach and guide. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Expect real talk reflection prompts and actionable steps for:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Pivoting careers with confidence</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Redefining home and releasing what no longer serves</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Building a personal brand rooted in purpose</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Reclaiming joy boundaries and time</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Healing in community not in isolation</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You've spent years showing up for everyone else. Now it's time to show up for you.</span></p><p></p>