This Wasn't the Plan : Grieving the Golden Years That Never Came

Mel Robinson

ISBN 10: 1922329916 / ISBN 13: 9781922329912

Published by Alkira Publishing, 2025

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - She thought midlife would be calm. Restful. Maybe even a little indulgent.Instead, she's restocking the fridge for grown kids, juggling prescriptions for aging parents, and trying to remember who she was before she became everyone else's unpaid manager, therapist, and emotional support human.Told with razor-sharp wit and raw honesty, This Wasn't the Plan is a hybrid memoir of essays and reflections that dives deep into the grief of a life that didn't unfold as promised-and the unexpected freedom that comes from rewriting your role.From the slow fade of a mother's memory to the simmering rage of an empty nest that never emptied, this book speaks to every woman who's held a family together with coffee, care, and quiet resentment-and finally asks the question: When is it my turn.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: This Wasn't the Plan : Grieving the Golden Years That Never Came
• Publisher: Alkira Publishing
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1922329916
• ISBN 13: 9781922329912
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 203W x 133H x 7D millimeters 203 millimeters width by 133 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 136 grams

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Synopsis

She thought midlife would be calm. Restful. Maybe even a little indulgent.

Instead, she's restocking the fridge for grown kids, juggling prescriptions for aging parents, and trying to remember who she was before she became everyone else's unpaid manager, therapist, and emotional support human.

Told with razor-sharp wit and raw honesty, This Wasn't the Plan is a hybrid memoir of essays and reflections that dives deep into the grief of a life that didn't unfold as promised-and the unexpected freedom that comes from rewriting your role.

From the slow fade of a mother's memory to the simmering rage of an empty nest that never emptied, this book speaks to every woman who's held a family together with coffee, care, and quiet resentment-and finally asks the question: When is it my turn?

About the Author

Mel Robinson is a writer, mother, and unintentional expert in emotional logistics. She writes for midlife women carrying invisible wounds and unspoken grief-those still bandaging the past while trying to remember the version of themselves that once dreamed. Drawing from real-life experiences, she writes with humour and heart about the chaos, grief, and unexpected grace of midlife. This is her debut book.Insta - http: //instagram.com/m3lrobinsonFB - https: //www.facebook.com/Mel-Robinson-193669367784895/LinkedIn - https: //www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-robinson-89b7ab40/Website: http: //www.melrobinson.com.au/