The Midlife Edit : A Transformative Self-Help Journey for Women. When the blurb said this was a book where the author shares her story of midlife metamorphosis I was excited. Especially when it opened describing how she bravely sold everything and moved to Portugal. I thought it would be biographical with the story of the move. However there was very little of the story, just some sailing related metaphors, and a snippet here and there. Instead it was a collection of high level advice tips covering a wide range of popular self help tools (mediation, journaling, getting out in nature, self care etc...). Being well read in self help none of this was useful to me, so I felt a bit disappointed. I was expecting to read the story of the move with lessons related directly to her story. It felt as though the author didn't want to share herself. It may be useful for middle aged women who haven't read many books on self help and want a starting point. If the author writes her story (warts and all) I would love to read it. There must have been many adventures and personal thoughts as she bravely followed her heart. I admire her bravery and willingness to make midlife a new adventure. Her writing style is beautiful and eloquent and I will definitely love to read the Portugal adventure if she shares it in a future book.