22 Women. 22 Stories. One journey home.
Where the Light Finally Lands – The Long Way Home to Yourself invites you into the lives of 22 women over 40 as they share raw, compelling stories of loss, resilience, and becoming.
A collaborative project between Yeah the Girls 40 Plus and Write Angles Press.
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Stories You'll Find in the Book
Each story carries the author's personal experience, from echoes of childhood shadows and the weight of grief to the unravelling of identity — the consolidating theme is each woman's fierce determination to rise, renew and reinvent.
Each story is a testament to the power of courage, honesty and the light that follows even the darkest times.
Each story will leave you inspired, emotional and connected.
You are not alone.
Love
Proof that love, in all its forms, carries us through life’s darkest and brightest chapters.
Togetherness
The shared strength found in women walking side by side through life’s challenges.
Growth
Moments of self-discovery that turn pain into wisdom and change into possibility.
Renewal
The beauty of starting again, finding light after shadow, and creating new beginnings.
Resilience
Testaments to the strength that rises when everything else around us seems broken.
Hope
Even in the face of loss or uncertainty, we have the courage to keep moving forward.
About the Women
Kellie Nissen - editor
Kellie Nissen is an author coach, editor and writing mentor who believes that everyone has a story to tell - and has the right to tell it. Her passion lies in bringing personal stories to life through memoir, narrative non-fiction and auto-fiction.
JJ Collins - author and poet
JJ Collins is a forty-something-year-old woman living in Sydney with her much-loved husband and two kitty cats. She has one gorgeous grown-up girl and grew up down the coast a bit. JJ loves all things artsy and crafty, and this little chapter is her first official writing endeavour. So, welcome to the official ‘dipping of the toe into the water’.
KM - author
Born in rural Queensland in the early 1980s, KM grew up navigating the complexities of a small-town childhood shaped by family dysfunction, paranormal frequencies and personal health challenges. This chapter is an extract from her debut memoir, and shares KM's journey of resilience, determination and intuition.
Melissa Wilkes - author
Melissa Wilkes is a Nutrition and Mindset Coach who helps women break free from emotional and binge eating, body struggles and the exhausting cycle of dieting. A wife and mum of three, Melissa is also an avid adventure-seeker who runs soul-nourishing retreats for women overseas.
Maria Solano - author
Maria Solano is a writer, artist and photographer who lives with two sassy rabbits, Gypsy and Merlin. Maria lives for reading, nature, rescue animals, live music and a breathtaking view in whatever part of the world she can get to.
Anne Barratt - author
Anne Barratt is a multi-award-winning holistic health practitioner with over 20 years of experience and the founder of Empowering Health, where she’s spent the past decade helping women transform every area of their lives—from physical wellbeing to emotional healing, financial abundance, relationships, and spiritual connection.
Michal Gabriel - author
Michal Gabriel is a global and national award-winning salon owner, natural brow specialist, educator and mum of three. Diagnosed with ADHD and being on the autism spectrum early last year, Michal shares how she lived and is living with ADHD and loving life, showing women that awareness is important and that we all have the choice to decide how to live life.
Shaz Cini - author
Shaz Cini is a transformational life coach and psychic medium. She is the creator of Shine with Shaz – her signature coaching program that helps women heal emotional wounds, reclaim their power and align with their true selves. Known for her no-fluff, deeply compassionate approach, Shaz inspires women worldwide to step out of fear, embrace their worth and shine unapologetically.
Sheree Tivendale - author
Sheree Tivendale is a vibrant and dedicated Civil Celebrant, organiser and proud mum. Based in Broadford, Victoria, she has been creating and delivering ceremonies that matter for over fourteen years across her home state and beyond. From heartfelt weddings and vow renewals to meaningful funerals, memorials, naming days and other life celebrations, Sheree brings warmth, care and creativity to every occasion.
Jo Goddard - author
Jo Goddard is the founder of ImHER Women’s Wellbeing, a sanctuary for women ready to reclaim their pleasure, power and self-trust. As a speaker, writer and mother, Jo shares her lived experiences with raw honesty and compassion, creating space for others to rise beyond burnout, pain and people-pleasing into joy, truth and deep feminine liberation.
Laurel-lea Jennings - author
Laurel-lea is a forty-three-year-old mum of one who lives in Kingaroy but calls Brisbane home. After facing infertility for over twenty-five years, Laurel-lea has turned her experiences into a source of support and inspiration for others on similar paths. Through her writing, she shares both her struggles and her triumphs, hoping it offers comfort and solidarity.
Belinda Trisic - author
Belinda Trisic is the founder of The Aligned Image Movement and creator of The Aligned Woman Method, where she blends image strategy with energetic alignment to help women 40+ rediscover their power, presence and purpose. Belinda believes that when a woman aligns her image with her energy, she becomes magnetic – not just in appearance, but in life.
Sally Pattison - author
Sally Pattison is your go-to hormone specialist and Midlife Alchemist. She’s spent over twenty years as a naturopath, nutritionist and herbalist, helping women navigate midlife with confidence and calm, guiding them to reconnect with their body’s wisdom and reclaim their inner power. When Sally’s not tending to patients in her clinic or supporting women online, you’ll find her reading, researching and exploring the latest science to help women thrive in midlife.
Angela Heise - author
Angela Heise is a human skills and leadership coach with nearly thirty years of experience. She helps women take back their time, confidence, and purpose. Today, Angela supports women over forty to put themselves first and show them that reinvention is possible and rewarding.
Hannah Babbington - author
Hannah Babbington grew up in a small village in the UK called Thundersley with her mum, dad, older sister Emma and identical twin Lucie. She loved school and was always a high achiever. Hannah loves astronomy, sunrises, adopting dogs (currently two greyhounds) and spending time in her community.
Lee-Anne Kendall - author
Lee-Anne Kendall is a women’s life coach who draws on her own life experiences to empower women to heal from the past, rediscover their self-worth and create lasting change. As a single parent for nearly twenty-four years, a survivor of domestic violence and someone who overcame addiction, Lee-Anne knows firsthand the power of resilience and transformation.
Alice Monaghan - author
Alice Monaghan lives in Queensland with her husband and their blended family of five kids. Driven by curiosity and a deep love of learning, her free time is filled with an endless rotation of hobbies. A witty introvert with a love for a good story, Alice enjoys sharing her unique personal experiences with anyone who has the time to listen. This is her first time seeing her words in print.
Jo Jo Sparkle - author
Jo Jo Sparkle is a first-time author with a powerful story of resilience, strength and survival. Through her writing, Jo Jo aims to give voice to others who have faced similar struggles and to remind them that growth is possible, even after the darkest of times.
Twee Shaw - author
Twee Shaw is a solo mum, speaker and founder of The FIRE Revolution – a global movement helping women rise from what tried to burn them to become the FIRE. A Vietnamese boat refugee and survivor of childhood, sexual and domestic violence, and shaped by the adversity of complex PTSD, chronic illness and a near-fatal car crash, Twee has transformed her pain into purpose.
Cecelia Huang - author
For over 12 years, Cecilia Huang journeyed through the world of B2B marketing, but her true calling extends far beyond corporate strategies and business goals, her heart lies in empowering and uplifting those who are striving to find balance and meaning in the midst of their busy lives.
Adele Givney - author
Adelle Givney is a proud Brisbane-based dance mum who has survived eisteddfods, feathered costumes, last-minute rehearsals, and a global pandemic — all in support of her daughter’s international dance career. From suburban studios to cruise ship stages on the other side of the world, Adelle has cheered (and occasionally wept) from the wings, the sixth row, and just about every kind of departure gate imaginable.
Elena Saikova - author
Elena Saikova is more than a lawyer and mediator; she is a lifeline for women weathering the storm of separation. Having walked through her own fire with fierce determination to build a better future for her son, she intimately knows the heartbreak, fear, and overwhelming uncertainty that can consume a woman in crisis.
Martha Mok - author & founder of Yeah the Girls 40 Plus
Martha Mok is the Director of the Yeah The Girls 40 Plus community, a confidence coach, international speaker and the proud owner of a life full of ‘what not to do’ lessons. She helps women over forty rebuild their confidence, rediscover self-worth and finally stop wasting time on the ‘Wrong Right Guy’. After surviving bullying, abuse and heartbreak, Martha turned her pain into purpose and grew a community of over 35,000 women.
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