For the women in the
in-between, you’re not alone
Where Do We Go When We’ve Outgrown Who We Were?
There comes a moment — or maybe many moments — in a woman’s life when she quietly realizes that the version of herself she’s been carrying no longer fits. She’s been the caregiver, the career woman, the partner, the daughter, the rock. She’s worn every hat, met every deadline, packed every lunch, managed every storm.
And then… there’s a pause.
A silence in the space where purpose used to speak so loudly. A longing that no longer fits neatly into calendar invites or grocery lists.
That pause — that sacred, aching pause — is where The Road Beyond Athena begins.
This blog, and the sequel to The Road to Athena, is a reflection of that space. It’s the season where many of us find ourselves: not quite who we once were and not yet who we are becoming.
I’ve lived it. I’m still living it. And through storytelling, reflection, and real conversations, I hope to create a place where other women who are navigating midlife can feel seen, safe, and inspired and redefine what this season can be.
In The Road Beyond Athena, I write through my own personal lens …a composite of me, of you, of all of us we have dared to question. To grieve. To laugh.
And through tears we start again.
Through my lens, you can all explore everything from the heartbreaks that shaped, to the moments missed while being everything for everyone else.
I discuss motherhood — the pride and the pain of watching our children grow up and away.
I talk about relationships, aging, regret, courage, desire, and letting go.
This space is a continuation of that journey.
Here on the blog, I’ll be sharing:
• Excerpts and behind-the-scenes reflections from the sequel
• Stories that didn’t make it into the book but live loudly in my heart
• Letters to my children and to my younger self
• Honest thoughts on womanhood, reinvention, grief, and radical self-trust
• Tools and insights for any woman standing at her own crossroads
I don’t pretend to have it all figured out. But I’ve learned that there is deep power in truth-telling.
And that the most beautiful transformations often begin with a whisper: This isn’t working anymore. I’m ready for something more.
If that whisper has been echoing in you, welcome. You’re not alone here.
We are women on the road beyond Athena — wise, wounded, wonderful — still writing, still rising.
With love and truth,
Corie Rebecca
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