Leeway: Emerging Through the Modern Hero's Journey is a psychospiritual guide to self-discovery that blends memoir, depth psychology, and ancient wisdom to explore authenticity, purpose, and what real growth actually requires. In an age obsessed with quick fixes, positive thinking and manifestation gurus, Lee Malcher, a group facilitation fellow of the esteemed Hero's Journey® Foundation, offers a grounded alternative for people who sense there's something deeper calling but don't know where to start.

Leeway—the old sailing term for the sheltered space and room to adjust course when storms push you sideways—captures the essence of this journey. We all need shelter from life's storms, space to navigate through them, and support from fellow travelers. Within that protected leeway lies the freedom to pause, reflect, and realign with who we truly are.

Through candid storytelling and practical frameworks, Malcher begins in territory most self-help books avoid—the shadows and uncomfortable truths we've been dodging. Using Joseph Campbell's timeless Hero's Journey mapped to Carl Jung's process of individuation, the book reveals an organic path of transformation. Readers learn to dig deep into uncomfortable truths, work with their inner critic instead of against it, and break free from inherited scripts.

Honest, funny, and refreshingly down-to-earth, Leeway bridges the gap between self-help and real inner work. It serves anyone navigating midlife transitions, existential questioning, or the call to move from external achievement to authentic living.