Call for Heroines | Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, Ph.D. | Substack

Why You Need A Heroine's Adventure!

Or... How I dove into my call to adventure (literally)

Oct 19, 2024

While Everyone Panics About AI, Midlife Women Are Having the Last Laugh

Or...The Miami Airport Revelation That Changed How I See the Future

Sep 3, 2025

The Salon Digest

The most recent news and updates for the Heroine's Salon

Oct 23, 2025

Call For Submissions (November Salon) - All Compensated

Does AI have a place in creative work?

Oct 28, 2025

How I Accidentally Complicated My Life While Trying To Simplify It

Or... The Make It Easy Filter

Dec 7, 2025

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While Everyone Panics About AI, Midlife Women Are Having the Last Laugh

Sep 3, 2025

I Am Not Your Coach. And You Don't Need One.

Oct 6, 2025

I've Coached Hundreds Of Women. Most Won't Make This Simple Choice

Aug 27, 2024

Midlife Crisis? Nope! It’s Your Second Coming Of Age.

Apr 15, 2025

Free Pocket Quests & Postcards from a Midlife Elsewhere

Salon Central

November Salon Insider - Does AI Have a Place in Creative Work?

November 20th, 2025

Nov 22, 2025

November Salon Stories... Does AI Have a Place in Creative Work?

Or... This will be a discussion for the ages!

Nov 16, 2025

Call For Submissions (November Salon) - All Compensated

Does AI have a place in creative work?

Oct 28, 2025

Salon Insider - Your Second Coming-of-Age

October 23rd, 2025

Oct 26, 2025

The Salon Digest

The most recent news and updates for the Heroine's Salon

Oct 23, 2025

1: If You've Forgotten Who You Are...

While Everyone Panics About AI, Midlife Women Are Having the Last Laugh

Or...The Miami Airport Revelation That Changed How I See the Future

Sep 3, 2025

Module One - Forging Your Heroine's Compass

A Heroine's Adventure Beta Product

Aug 22, 2025

The Brutal Truth About "Normal" Nobody Wants To Admit

Or...AI ain't what you should be afraid of.

Aug 4, 2025

Rewriting Your Backstory: The Lost Manuscript of You!

A Heroine's Adventure Beta Product

Jun 4, 2025

The 8 Archetypes Every Midlife Heroine Needs in Her Pocket

Or...Meet the Heroine Cast

May 26, 2025

2: If You Don't Know How To Start A Change...

Sorry, But You're Just as Robotic as the AI You're Afraid Of

Or...Don't get mad. Get Conscious.

Sep 8, 2025

Module One - Becoming A Choice Agent: Stop Drifting. Start Authoring.

A Heroine's Adventure Beta Product

Sep 7, 2025

The Secret To Great Writing? Terrible WiFi And A Tiny Notebook

Or... How you can travel to exotic locations to write or plan your life.

Aug 25, 2025

You're A Mean Girl...You Need To Fix That!

Or...It's been a rough week.

Mar 24, 2025

Find Your ‘Main Character Energy’ - A Staggering Midlife Superpower

Or...I'm sorry, George, wherever you are.

Mar 17, 2025

3: If You Aren't Sure Of Your Purpose

How I Accidentally Complicated My Life While Trying To Simplify It

Or... The Make It Easy Filter

Dec 7, 2025

My Mum's First Kiss Was 64 Years Ago In Switzerland — We Went Back To Find It

Or...Postcards from a Midlife Elsewhere.

Jun 23, 2025

Design Your Life Like a Bestseller: Surrender to your ID.

Or...Make your life a story you want to stay up all night reading.

Apr 28, 2025

How to Stop Drifting and Start Living with Purpose.

Or...Life isn't about endless joy.

Apr 21, 2025

4: If You Need Community...

November Salon Stories... Does AI Have a Place in Creative Work?

Or... This will be a discussion for the ages!

Nov 16, 2025

October Salon Stories... Your Second Coming-Of-Age

Or... The woman you're becoming versus the women you were raised to be.

Oct 16, 2025

The Women Who Ran the Rooms Where It Happened

Or... More salons, please!

Oct 13, 2025

I Am Not Your Coach. And You Don't Need One.

Or... You don't need a coach. You need a curator.

Oct 6, 2025

The Salon - Call for Submissions (compensated)

The Room Where It Happens (And You’re Invited)

Oct 2, 2025

5: If You Are Struggling With Life's Challenges...

I Don't Have a Productivity Problem. I Have a Fear Problem.

Or... The myth of future focus.

Nov 4, 2025

Revisit: Time Travel is Possible. It's Just Not Advisable

Or... From the archives

Jul 28, 2025

Beyond the Money: What Selling My Business Taught Me About Human Nature

Or... Why you should get excited about people blocking your way.

Jun 30, 2025

Inside the Time Warp of a Five-Star Italian Medi-Spa

Or...Postcards from a Midlife Elsewhere.

Jun 2, 2025

A Sentence Is A Story. How To Diagram Your Life.

Or...Don't be a British immigrant. Show your work.

May 12, 2025

6: If You Need A Plan/Map/Guidebook...

The Midlife Heroine's Dictionary: A Translation Guide for Your Second Coming of Age

Or... Screw it! We're making up our own words!

Oct 20, 2025

From Coaching Calls to Heroine's Salon

Or... the upgrade you didn't know you needed.

Sep 9, 2025

I Talked To AI About The Future And Now I Can't Sleep

How AGI might impact our future

Aug 18, 2025

The Monthly Elixir Tracker

Or... A new benefit for paid subscribers

Aug 1, 2025

The Truth About The Last Page of Paradise

Or... Making space for magic

Jul 21, 2025

7: If You Want To Make A Difference...

The Elixir Method: How To Track What Actually Matters

Or... A Pocket Quest™ to make you happy.

Jun 16, 2025

What If I'm the Plot Twist? A Dispatch from Napoli.

Or...Postcards from a Midlife Elsewhere

May 19, 2025

Conquer Your Inner ‘Nope’: How to Find Some Extraordinary.

Or... I rode camels in the Sahara Desert!

Mar 3, 2025

Why Life (and Travel) Is a Burlap Bag of Nuggets—And How to Savor Yours

Or...Tomorrow I'll be riding camels!

Feb 17, 2025

The Power of Flashbacks: How To Learn From Past Mistakes

Or... The phone call is coming from inside the house!

Dec 2, 2024

Reinvent your Midlife (52 Narrative Shifts)

Week 44: I Don’t Have Anything to Contribute

Becoming a Heroine(Weeks 40-52)

Nov 6, 2025

Week 43: I Don't Deserve Success

Becoming a Heroine(Weeks 40-52)

Nov 4, 2025

Week 42: I’m Afraid To Dream Big

Becoming a Heroine(Weeks 40-52)

Oct 20, 2025

Call for Heroines

Call for Heroines

Monthly salons, journal prompts, messy-middle stories, and life-planning tools for women designing their second coming of age.

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