21 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:5.00

Wendy Valentine’s Followers (13)

Wendy’s Bookshelves

to-read (9)
currently-reading (0)
read (20)
womens-personal-growth-tbr (8)

Wendy’s Friends (26)

Darren High

741 books | 5,001 friends

Traci D'Antonio

913 books | 69 friends

Lydia Wallace

67,623 books | 1,133 friends

Rachel

42,712 books | 151 friends

Karen Miles

5,854 books | 385 friends

Raphaël Zéla

111 books | 1,483 friends

Nancy Mills

2,180 books | 142 friends

Caitlin

5,702 books | 32 friends

More friends…

Wendy Valentine

Goodreads Author

Website

https://wendyvalentine.com/

Genre

Self Help, Nonfiction, Women’s Personal Growth

Member Since

June 2025

edit data

Wendy Valentine is a reinvention expert, empowerment coach, and the author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play. She’s also the creator and host of The Midlife Makeover Show, the #1 podcast inspiring women worldwide to embrace midlife as a powerful new beginning.

After navigating divorce, menopause, job loss, debt, and an empty nest—all at once—Wendy stopped living on autopilot and started designing a life that finally felt like her own. Her journey from breakdown to breakthrough fuels everything she does.

Today, Wendy helps women kick fear to the curb, reconnect with their purpose, and create bold, joy-fueled lives through her book, her FREEDOM coaching method, and her transformational programs. Whether sh ...more

Combine Editions
Wendy Valentine’s books

Average rating: 4.26 · 27 ratings · 7 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play

4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

rss
Wendy’s Recent Updates

Wendy Valentine is now friends with Katie LK
Jan 26, 2026 05:10AM · like
Wendy Valentine liked Kathleen Garber's review of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play: "This is a great self help book for women but don’t expect to just read through it quickly and be done with it. It’s not going to help to just read the book. You have to DO the exercises. It was because of this that it did take me a long time to get t" Read more of this review »
Jan 18, 2026 11:41PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wendy Valentine joined the groups Blooming Books: Reading for Growth (Self-Development Book Club) and Nonfiction Reading - Only the Best
Sep 30, 2025 08:02AM
Wendy Valentine liked Jodie Cary's review of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play: "I enjoyed reading this book and learnt a lot from it. It is well written, easy to read and follow. It made a lot of sense to some of my midlife problems. In this book you can find, the Wheel of Midlife, your Superpower, become your own BFF, reset your" Read more of this review »
Sep 17, 2025 09:16AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wendy Valentine made a comment on Kim Wilch’s review of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play " Wow, thank you so much for this awesome review! "
Sep 09, 2025 02:37AM · see review
Wendy Valentine liked Kim Wilch's review of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play: "This book is a great pep talk—super helpful, inspiring, and packed with practical tools. Broken into seven steps, it guides you through everything from resetting your life and envisioning a new future to embracing your badass self (my favorite part!)" Read more of this review »
Sep 09, 2025 02:36AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wendy Valentine made a comment on Rachel’s review of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play " Thank you so much Rachel! Glad you enjoyed it! "
Sep 03, 2025 06:36AM · see review
Wendy Valentine rated a book it was amazing Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play by Wendy Valentine (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 01, 2025 01:46PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wendy Valentine wants to read Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play by Wendy Valentine (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 28, 2025 05:52AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Wendy's books…

recent posts
Wendy’s Groups

Goodreads Librarians Group — 313247 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Book Marketing for Authors — 1501 members — last activity Feb 11, 2026 01:03PM
Helping authors get together and market their books. Promotional posts welcome. In fact, they are encouraged.

Support for Indie Authors — 16632 members — last activity Feb 16, 2026 01:25PM
Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more

Bargain Basement — 8274 members — last activity Feb 18, 2026 01:55AM
Join the Bargain Basement club for Freebies, bargains, reviews, and giveaways.

Book Promotions — 3006 members — last activity Jan 31, 2026 07:03AM
Well, it seems there is a group for everything else out there, but not one specifically for promoting books. There are places within groups to do it, ...more

Read Women — 5759 members — last activity 3 hours, 39 min ago
A group for readers of all genders to discover and share their passion for books by women authors. We enjoy monthly book discussions, challenges, budd ...more

Non Fiction Book Club — 5060 members — last activity 23 hours, 0 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more

Inspiring Book Club — 3004 members — last activity 22 hours, 54 min ago
Inspire and be Inspired! Welcome to Inspiring Book Club where you can talk about your all-time favorite book that has inspired you the most, and hel ...more

Wellness and Self-Improvement Books — 990 members — last activity Feb 14, 2026 03:28AM
A non-fiction group for discussing the sub-set of self-help books designed to increase self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and life skills.

Nonfiction Reading - Only the Best — 736 members — last activity 13 hours, 55 min ago
Welcome to Nonfiction Reading - Only the Best ... a group dedicated to discovering, discussing and sharing the best nonfiction books in a given subjec ...more

More of Wendy’s groups…