There’s a moment in the second half of life when something quietly shifts — and no one warns you it’s coming. The roles that organized your days for decades are changing. The career is winding down or already behind you. The kids are grown and living their own lives. The seasons of caregiving, leading, and being the one everyone counted on are receding. And you find yourself standing in unfamiliar territory, asking a question that surprises you: Who am I now? If you’ve found yourself in that space — not lost exactly, but unmoored — this book was written for you. In Who Am I Now? Finding Yourself When the Roles Fall Away, author and relationship expert Becky Cortino walks alongside women in life’s second half through one of the most disorienting and ultimately meaningful passages we face. With honesty, warmth, and the kind of conversation you’d have with a trusted friend, she unpacks four dimensions of this invisible shift: ∙ The slow reset of self when roles that once defined you begin to change — and why no one prepares you for it ∙ What happens when you’re no longer needed in the old ways, and how to find purpose that isn’t built on being indispensable ∙ How to build a sense of identity that belongs to you — separate from job titles, parenting roles, and everyone else’s expectations ∙ Which relationships are built to carry you through this season, and which ones reveal they were only connected to the role you used to play This isn’t a book about reinventing yourself or leaping into a bold new chapter. It’s about something quieter and more important: the excavation work of discovering who you’ve always been underneath the roles. And learning to trust that the woman you’re becoming in the second half of life is worth knowing. Each chapter includes reflection questions to help you engage personally with what you’re reading, making this an ideal companion for individual journaling or small group discussion. A one-hour read — honest.