The Midlife Edit, Gail McNeill
The Midlife Edit, Gail McNeill
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The Midlife Edit
A Transformative Self-Help Journey for Women

Author: Gail McNeill

Narrator: Gail McNeill

Unabridged: 14 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sheldon Press

Published: 09/26/2024


Synopsis

The midlife years are only the beginning - a transformational edit for your very best life.

In 2019, Gail McNeill sold her cherished family home and moved to Portugal with just a few boxes of possessions. Soon after, the Covid pandemic enforced her isolation in a remote part of the world and sparked a cascade of introspection that led her to question every facet of her life, struggling to reconcile past choices with present reality. She started a journey of complete reinvention, from which she emerged physically, emotionally and spiritually transformed.

Now better known to her hundreds of thousands of followers as @fiftysister, Gail shares her story of midlife metamorphosis to guide you step by step along your own path to reinvention. Showing that it's never too late to transform your life, The Midlife Edit will show you how to build a cocoon nourished by dietary, lifestyle and spiritual insights from which you can emerge transformed and re-energized, to make the absolute most of your middle years.

Gail shows you how, by prioritizing self-care for just one year, you can unlock the secrets of health span, building strength and confidence for life, nourishing your body and your mind, and allowing you to enter this unique new phase of your life not diminished, but empowered.

Let The Midlife Edit inspire you to invest in yourself, to imagine the life you truly desire - and to be seen, as you never have been before.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on July 20, 2024

I was interested in the premise of this book, a midlife edit, but unfortunately it didn't deliver. It's like a giant infodump of a wide range of lifestyle and self-help topics (mindfulness, manifestation, swedish death cleaning, Marie Kondo, empty-nest syndrome, menopause, Blue Zones, intermittent f......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on November 06, 2024

I’ve followed Gail for sometime and marvelled at how she gave up her life in the UK to follow her dream to live elsewhere in Europe settling in the Algarve documented on YT and IG. I’m her perfect demographic so this book should sing to me and compliment her social presence. I was so excited to rece......more

Goodreads review by Elaine J Bolton on January 02, 2025

I didn’t even get halfway through this book. Way too much information on pretty much every topic relating to health and wellbeing. It ended up reading like lists of things you should do. As I’ve read a lot of books on health and wellbeing there wasn’t really anything new to grab my attention and I g......more

Goodreads review by Paola on December 30, 2024

To be honest, I have not finished it yet, it so boring. I really liked Gail's instagram, but this book lacks structure and is not captivating at all. Just boring lists, and no interesting insights......more

Goodreads review by Jojo on August 27, 2024

The book was not what I was expecting, as I was unsure how Gail would adapt her social media messaging and fun videos into text. I think I was expecting to find some get-fit-quick inspiration, maybe some recipes or shortcuts to feeling great and finding happiness. Gail always seem so vibrant and full......more


Quotes

We all need guidance from those who've walked the path before us and Gail McNeill has delivered with The Midlife Edit. If you're ready to shake it off, step things up and start living life on your own terms, this book is the boost you need to hit that reset button. Strong, spirited and high on motivational big sister energy, Gail McNeill is the real deal. If this is midlife then bring it on! Emma Howarth, author of 'A Year of Mystical Thinking', and astrologer for 'Glamour'

The Midlife Edit is the ultimate no-BS guidebook for women navigating their 40s and beyond. Read it, make notes in the margins and keep coming back! Lisa Dollan, aka Yorkshire Peach, content creator and social media star

I've followed Gail through her transformation. I am amazed how open she is in every detail she shares. This book comes from real experiences the hard way at times. This book opens a door for women who are approaching a time in life that can be difficult to navigate. She helps you make this so much easier and exciting to reach 50 and over. I don't know any woman who wouldn't flourish physically or grow stronger and healthier from reading Gail's book. Mimi Kirk, author, lecturer and raw food chef/coach