THE RELUCTANT BUTTERFLY

She did everything right. Then she realized she'd never asked what she wanted. For decades, Teresa was the dependable one: the oldest daughter, the rule-follower, the woman with the degrees, and the career in the federal court. Then her father died, and the life she had built so carefully stopped making sense.

The Reluctant Butterfly is the honest, funny, and sometimes painful story of a woman who didn't want to change, until staying the same hurt more than transforming. From a conversation that cracked her open to a trip to Toronto that has set everything in motion, Teresa traces how she reinvented her body, her identity, and her purpose in the second half of life.

Woven through her story is the 5 PIVOTS Framework, a practical path for any woman ready to begin again:
Promise Yourself First: Stop putting your own life lastIdentity is a Choice: you are not who you've always beenVillage Matters: transformation needs your peopleOwn Your Body Before it Owns You: strength is possible at any ageTake the Step Before You Feel Ready: courage comes after the leap, not before it
This book is for the woman who thinks it's too late. For the person who has been waiting for permission. It's for anyone who feels a quiet pull toward something more and is afraid to answer for it.

It isn't too late. She is waiting for you.