What a beautiful, breathtaking, gorgeous piece of work that has been beautifully produced as an audiobook. This book helped me understand how to have a different and better approach and understanding of parenthood.

It gives factual ideas and insights into how to be better or have a better understanding of what midlife crisis looks and feels like through a different perspective.

This is highly recommended for all

At this point in my life, Midlife Awakening is just the kind of motivational book I needed. Marianne Williamson captures the essence of navigating midlife transitions; those times when everything appears to change all at once.
As women, we must deal with the realities of having grown children, changing bodies during menopause and perimenopause, and the psychological burden of questioning whether we have "arrived" at our purpose. When life doesn't turn out the way we had anticipated, disillusionment frequently sets in. Have we been unsuccessful? Williamson emphasizes that there is no deadline for fulfillment and that destiny has no expiration date.
"We can choose to die to who we've been until now and stand in the light of a new sense of self," she says in a way that is both freeing and grounding. This message struck a deep chord with me. Williamson reinterprets midlife as a potent awakening,; an opportunity to rethink identity, welcome change, and embark on a new purpose, instead of an end.
Anyone struggling with the burden of change will find solace in this book. It's a call to recover joy, wisdom, and self-compassion rather than only offering encouragement.

Midlife Awakening hit me at the right time. Many of the concepts in this book resonated with me, especially now that I’m at a point in my life where looking back at everything I’ve done brings a strange mix of pride, regret, hope, and uncertainty.

What I appreciated most is how Marianne Williamson frames midlife not as a crisis, but as a kind of spiritual reset—an invitation to slow down, get honest with yourself, and realign with what truly matters. Some chapters felt like gentle reminders, others like a nudge I didn’t realize I needed.

It’s not a perfect book, but it’s comforting, reflective, and surprisingly grounding. I walked away feeling a little lighter and a little braver about the second half of life.

Have you ever felt like a book found you at exactly the right time?

This one came into my life at the perfect moment. As you know, I just turned fifty, and the message of this book was exactly what I needed. Every reflection, every sentence resonated with me in the most beautiful way.

I loved every word — it was healing, grounding, and liberating.

A wonderful book to read for women who are going through midlife. I think it would good for adult children to read this to help understanding their mothers and what they go through during this time. Can explain many things. It can also help them to understand what they will go through and their wives. It’s very helpful to understand that what one goes through during this time a know it’s normal. Loved this book!!

I really enjoyed this audiobook. I've heard of her work, but this was the first time I read any. It was inspiring, whimsical, wise & full of hope. Highly recommended for anyone in mid-life.

Midlife Awakening is a meditation about midlife. Empowering, motivational, spiritual view of the maturing of women.

I’ve never read a Marianne Williamson book before. This was an interesting insight. As an audiobook, I found this very soothing. Williamson seems to say it’s ok, it’s time to forgive yourself and work towards a better life. I didn’t love the gender essentialism. The trend towards rejecting the masculine/embracing the feminine is reductive and could be presented as embracing softness. Generally I thought this was a nice dip into a soothing mindset.

Such a great book for women experiencing physical and emotional midlife symptoms, and a much needed reminder of how remaining positive can be instrumental in our journey through this time in our life.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for access to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Marianne Williamson’s audiobook Midlife Awakening is, as she promises, full of keen insights. She turns over a seemingly endless number of emotional stones and consistently finds something positive under them—almost, I sometimes felt, too consistently. The midlife she describes is the midlife of a woman for whom things have turned out (more or less) alright, and whose circumstances allow her a reflective, dignified later life. I found the emotional tone and the unabated stream of sanguine revelations began to feel a bit repetitive and even emotionally fatiguing after a while. Perhaps it’s best heard in shorter segments. However I do not wish to be critical on the whole, because there really is a treasury of wisdom and grace in Williamson’s work. Midlife Awakening is decorated with many bright moments of world-wise, penetrating, gentle truth. She reads well and her voice is rich, comforting yet energetic. Some listeners may be put off by her many references to God; I simply translated what I believe she meant to say into my own sensibilities, and I feel sure she would approve. By all means give this book a try, and consider it as a gift for your sister, mother, or friend.