Meet the Heroines
Eight women. Eight reinventions. One Call to Adventure.
These are the Heroines of this world, midlife archetypes drawn from private conversations, course breakthroughs, quiet rebellions, and the raw, radiant second acts I’ve witnessed again and again.
They’re not aspirational clichés or polished ideals. They’re flawed, fierce, funny, and figuring it out.
Just like you.
You’ll meet them in Pocket Quests™, Adventure Quests™, and across the storyworld of Call for Heroines. Each one is living a different version of what it means to rewrite her life in midlife.
You might recognize yourself in one. Or many.
Their stories aren’t finished. Neither is yours.
So… which one do you travel with?
Mara - The Successful but Unfulfilled
“She has the life she always wanted. Why does it feel so empty?”
Mara did it all right. Great job, retired early, good pensions, and a beautiful home. But as she and her husband walk the beach at sunset, her eyes drift toward the horizon with a sense of ache. Is this it? There’s a fire in her that hasn’t burned out, some call it restlessness, but Mara knows it’s the beginning of something.
Signature Feeling: Lost but longing
Cleo - The People Pleaser
“The caregiver who’s ready to take care of herself, for the first time ever.”
Cleo’s entire life has been an act of loving performance. Birthday cakes, doctor’s appointments, late-night emotional triage. She’s loved every minute with her three kids and handled it all with grace. But now? The silence in her empty house echoes with a question: What do I want? She’s still cooking dinner for a husband who barely looks up from his iPad. Her aging parents call her for help or information three times a day. And Cleo? She’s standing in the kitchen, holding a spatula like a sword, daring to dream of freedom.
Signature Feeling: Bone-deep exhaustion
Juno – The Multi-Passionate Oracle
“The creative fairy learning to believe she’s not ‘too much.’”
Juno is a burst of glitter and post-it notes. She has a laptop filled with half-written books, business ideas, and sudden obsessions. She’s always had a million things she wanted to do. But since her Mom died, the world’s gone foggy. Her sparkle feels dimmed. She’s searching for a through-line, something to anchor all the magic. What if she stopped trying to choose and instead embraced being multi-everything?
Signature Feeling: Scattered with sparks
Tess – The Invisible Achiever
“What happens when the overachiever finally runs out of assignments?”
Tess built her identity on competence. Her calendar was always full, her inbox always at zero. But when the job was snatched away from her, unexpectedly and without ceremony, so did the scaffolding of her self-worth. Now, she sits in her home office staring at the empty inbox she didn’t clear. She’s unsure whether to polish her resume again or enjoy a mini-nervous breakdown. Beneath the tailored exterior? A woman desperate to feel seen, not just for her output, but for her soul.
Signature Feeling: Accomplished but unseen
Rox – The Strong One
“She’s done being strong for everyone else. Now it’s her turn.”
Rox has always been the rock. The dependable one. All her friends know that Rox fixes things. It was Rox who held her siblings up while letting her own dreams slip through the cracks. She was strong for her husband, too, but now he wants something softer. Divorce didn’t break her, but it cracked something open. She’s suddenly not the wife, not the cheerleader, not the wall everyone leans on. And that terrifying, thrilling freedom? It’s a blank page.
Signature Feeling: Restless and righteous
Faye – The Wounded Wise Woman
“She knows what others need. Now she’s learning to ask for what she needs, too.”
Faye feels things deeply, too deeply, she’s been told. Her empathy is a superpower and a wound. She’s the one friends call for soulful advice, but her own truth lies buried under years of emotional caretaking and silent suffering. Her traumas (both little “t” and big “T”) are uncovered and unconfronted. Now, she’s unraveling in private. She’s anxious, exhausted, and desperate for a healing that goes deeper than affirmations.
Signature Feeling: Quiet ache
Nico – The Identity Shifter
“She’s worn a thousand masks. Now, she’s choosing her own face.”
Nico is a master of becoming what others need. The cool girlfriend. The adaptable coworker. The “easy” daughter. She’s been loved for her flexibility and admired for her independence. She’s been hailed as “low maintenance.” Now, facing life alone, she’s left with a question she’s never dared to answer: Who am I, really? With no one to perform for, Nico finally hears the silence beneath the shapeshifting. And she’s starting to wonder… maybe it’s not emptiness, perhaps it’s possibility.
Signature Feeling: Reinventing or running?
Lark – The Wildhearted Late Bloomer
“The rule-follower who’s finally ready to color outside the lines.”
Lark played by the rules. She sacrificed her own creative dreams because she believed she had to. Now, with her kids out of the house and her role as mother in limbo, she stares at the life she chose, wondering, "What if I had chosen differently?" The rules are still there, but for the first time, she’s considering breaking them.
Signature Feeling: Radiant fear