Book cover of 'Being 40' by Stacey Lindsay, featuring a dark pink background with yellow text and several yellow sunburst illustrations.

From The Open Field comes this empathetic, practical, and deeply relatable exploration of midlife today—and a field guide to do it your way.

For too long, society has marked the forties as a decade of decline and predictability. But the truth is, it’s anything but. Shaped by thrilling possibilities, your forties can be a time of profound self-discovery. You know yourself better than ever, and are finally ready to let go of the “shoulds.”

Being 40 crafts a new narrative that captures the diverse experiences of women entering midlife today, shattering the limiting stories.

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About the Author

Stacey Lindsay is a writer, journalist, and an influential voice on women and society. Known for her compassionate approach, Stacey has interviewed hundreds of public figures and civilians on spirituality, health, civics, politics, identity, art, sexuality, women’s equality, and work.

She has reported for local and national television, radio, print, and digital outlets. She lives outside Seattle with her husband and their rescue pup.

Stacey Lindsay, Author and Journalist, smiling, sitting on a black couch in front of a window with blurred autumn trees outside.

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“This book gives voice to what women so often carry quietly — the questions about work, worth, love, and who we’re allowed to be. Being 40 turns those questions into liberation.”
- Maria Shriver

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