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    Writing from beyond the menopausal gateway: voice reclaimed, garden muddy and shame left in the dust. \ud83d\udcda Molly McFlynn Goes Rogue publishing 28 Sept 2026 sequel to The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn.

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    Novelist and short fiction writer. Debut novel A Year Without A Summer out now.

  • Nathalie Cordell

    Transformational coach, psychologist & author of "Awakening the Sleeping Queen". I bridge psychology, spirituality and everyday life, to support deep, soul-led transformation for women in midlife.\ud83d\udcab\ud83c\udf31

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