While I was hoping this book was geared more towards how to navigate like when you no longer desires to climb higher, the personal story was enjoyable too. As the teacher in the writer’s workshop noted, the author has a great voice.

I think I misunderstood what this book was about. I thought it was the author’s journey down the corporate ladder and what I got was her journey of being a mother, wife, and daughter. It was a good memoir but just not what I expected.

Thank you NetGalley, Cazco Press and the author for ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was less about the corporate ladder and climbing down than it was about the trials of the author's personal life. Not what I was hoping for.

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I was so happy to have had the chance to read Laura's book. So much of her story felt familiar to me. I desired to be thin, to be loved and accepted just as I was and to not be fat shamed by my family. Reading Laura's words were heartbreaking at times but also comforting to know I wasn't alone.

I admire all that Laura has achieved and it was interesting to read about how she balanced motherhood with her career life. Her writing is strong and captures you right away. It's descriptive and raw.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC for the purpose of this review. 5 Stars!

Reading this memoir was an emotional yet comforting experience. As a law student myself, I found some of Laura’s struggles relatable and in many ways my eyes were opened to challenges that I might face a decade into my career. Having read her story, my stress has been partially replaced by comfort and hope. I did expect more reflections on the whole “climbing down the latter” as the majority of the memoir tells the story of how she got on top of it. It was a wonderful read nonetheless and something that I would recommend to other readers.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

I was given the opportunity to read this book as an ARC in exchange for my review. What a fascinating journey Laura has been on. While I was/am not as driven as she is, I could relate to her story; the challenges of a career vs home life and the transition to a non paid life (I won’t say retirement since it sounds like she is very busy and still productive, just in a different capacity.). I emphasize with her working through her mothers end of life struggles. Went through something similar with my in-laws and am anxious having to face my mothers journey in the next few years. She is candid and open and I was happy to have the opportunity to read her story. Thank you, Laura!

When I picked this up, I didn't realize that it was a memoir. In fact, I think this might be the first memoir I ever read. I think it's the cover that made me assume it would be more of a self-help / business strategy-type book.

I think it's incredibly brave of the author to be so open and honest about both the triumphs and struggles of life, beginning with early childhood. I have no doubt that this will be of great benefit to readers and that everyone will have something to connect to in this book. I think the book will resonate most with women around retirement age, but I also very much enjoyed it and I am 39. We all have to face becoming caretakers to aging patients, difficult relationships with family members, and difficult relationships with ourselves. The author accomplishes this in such an honest way, really the way many of us are thinking privately but just can't seem to voice aloud. I applaud her for it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Cazco Press for the opportunity to review this free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I could not put this book down! I did not know what to expect - I was thinking it would be one of those practical guides on how to decompress and plan the next stage of your life after you retire or leave the corporate world. It was not this and actually I got more out of it because it was not one of those generic self=help books. Laura's story resonated with me on so many personal and professional levels but in the end particularly on the personal level. Her angst about her body size, taking on more professional responsibility (and going out on her own), dealing with aging parents, becoming an empty-nester and grandmother -- I am not in all of these roles yet but certainly the path is emerging for me and found it comforting to hear her personal joys and struggles. There are some tips actually I gleaned including let go of the need to be "productive" all the time as a measure of success. Learn to enjoy the present moments more.. She talks about looking at certain aspects of your life and assessing if you feel you have "enough" in each of these buckets to balance out what matters. This book came out at the perfect time for me as I turn 60 this year and am asking myself "what's next?"

Thank you to Netgalley and Cazco Press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.