Women at Halftime: A Guide to Reigniting Dreams and Finding Renewed Joy and Purpose in Your Next Season

by Shayne Moore, Carolyn Castleberry Hux, Margie Blanchard (Foreword by)

Overview

Are you feeling adrift as you face transitions in a new season of life? It’s time to start dreaming again . . .

Have you made personal sacrifices to pursue something—a career, a relationship, or a quality family life—and now it has changed, gone away, or just doesn’t feel as rewarding anymore? If so, you may be looking for a new source of energy, significance, and joy in the next season. Shayne Moore, a former client of the Halftime Institute, and Carolyn Castleberry Hux, a coach with Halftime, which was founded by the author of the bestselling book Halftime: Moving from Success to Significance, know from experience what it means and how difficult it can be to navigate this territory. In Women at Halftime, Shayne and Carolyn offer you the building blocks for getting unstuck and finding renewed joy and purpose.

Shayne and Carolyn set out to ask you key questions like:

• Whose voice in your head still silences your voice and your dreams—and what can you do about it?
• How can you evaluate the activities, people, and places in which you invest your time?
• Where do you need to embrace freedom from limiting beliefs, fears, perfectionism, or other obstacles holding you back?

Know you are not alone. Transformative growth takes time, but the end result is worth it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496452375
Publisher:	Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date:	09/20/2022
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,059,749
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword Margie Blanchard xiii

Introduction: Welcome to Halftime 1

1 Embrace Change 9

Part 1 Get Clear 23

2 Turn Your Dreamer Back On 27

3 Reclaim Your True Self 45

4 Identify Your Values 71

Part 2 Get Free 95

5 Leave Behind Fears and Limiting Beliefs 99

6 Create Capacity for Your New Path Forward 115

7 Embrace Forgiveness 137

Part 3 Get Called 155

8 Take the Pulse of Your Passions 159

9 Discover What Fits You 173

10 Write a Purpose Statement 199

Part 4 Get Going 215

11 Keep Moving Despite Confusion and Setbacks 219

12 Go Together 233

Afterword Linda Buford 247

Acknowledgments 255

Notes 257

About the Authors 263

What People are Saying About This

Carrie Park

What if a vibrant life—one that God uniquely created you to live out—awaited you in your next season? Would you be willing to be vulnerable and intentional as you spend time with the Lord to bask in such a season? If so, then come journey with Shayne and Carolyn as they walk you through a wonderful balance of Scripture, guidance, encouragement, and next steps to get you going into your next season . . . one that he has handcrafted for you, his cherished daughter.

Jo Anna Couch

This wonderful book provides the tools, quiet challenge of reflection, and encouragement for every woman to let God help her finish well. Grab a cup of tea and settle in for a life-changing read!

Julie Anderson

Women at Halftime addresses the diverse challenges encountered by women in midlife. Utilizing the tools and plans provided and embracing God’s calling in our lives, we can feel supported and encouraged by other women’s wisdom and experiences.

Sharla Langston

This beautiful book is long overdue. Yet the wait has resulted in a rich treasure of practical, prayerful, and purposeful tools and stories that could not have sparkled years ago. May we all ponder anew what God has for us next.

Laura Contrereas Rowe

Women at Halftime is incredible. It was like the book was written for me. The three words pray, act, and adjust—along with forgive—are the most powerful words in the book. Whoever reads this book up will not be disappointed!

Linda Reeb

I have been on my Halftime journey for over a decade. This current season has felt a bit dry—I drank this book in. It was just what the doctor ordered!

Margaret Ereneta

As my children started to leave the nest, I soon realized a whole new world of significance was awaiting me outside the home. Halftime Institute was a key help to get me started on a new calling and career of significance. Women at Halftime is the perfect guide for women pursuing their halftime calling.

Ashley Noronha

Women at Halftime shows how to make the next season of life even more purposeful by boldly giving women the courage to dream, providing a systematic way to rediscover our gifts and identify our values, and granting the freedom to dig up the buried treasures of our true selves. The authors share an easy-to-follow method of emotional and spiritual management, while helping us always keep our focus on Scripture and our eyes fixed on Christ.

Wende Gaikema

Women at Halftime offers an inspiring road map for women at midlife who want more—more purpose and impact—but aren’t sure how to get there. The book offers a proven process intermixed with encouraging stories and practical steps. What an invitation to purpose and joy for the next season of life!

Diane Spicer

Your best is yet to come! Don’t believe me? Read Women at Halftime and you’ll learn, just as I did several years ago, that God has so much more for you—things beyond your wildest imagination! Don’t resign or retire . . . refire! This book will help you become all God created YOU to be.

Julienne Loh

I started as a Fellow of the Halftime Institute in August 2020—the year the world experienced a lockdown due to COVID and the year I turned fifty. As a senior corporate executive who travels more than 50 percent of each year for a global multinational, I found 2020 to be almost like a divine pause year, giving me time to reflect, What is my calling for Life 2.0? In fact, being the only Asian and woman among my esteemed colleagues of American men, I asked HTI, Where are all the women attendees at Halftime? So I am super glad this book is finally published for women who are entering halftime. Ladies, the best part of your life is yet to be.

Sandra L. Frazier

Once when I was challenged to visualize an image that depicted my purpose, I imagined a suspension swinging bridge over a river gorge. The choice is yours: Stay where you are, known and safe, or dare to step toward a new future. Women at Halftime is the suspension bridge for all who read it.

Ellen Voie

As a former participant of the Halftime Institute, I was pleasantly surprised to see how the Women of Halftime challenged me to continue my journey to relevance. The authors weave personal stories with tools for introspection and challenging exercises to prompt further growth. Whether you have determined your relevance or are still searching your soul, this book will help you come to conclusions about yourself and your future.

Editorial Reviews

07/11/2022

In this spirited manual, Moore (Ending Human Trafficking) and Castleberry Hux (Divine Treasure) provide guidance on how women can navigate the second half of their lives. The authors met when executive coach Castleberry Hux took on Moore as a client at the Halftime Institute, which offers consulting services for middle-aged people. Sharing client stories and anecdotes from their own midlife transitions, the authors outline a “four-stage process to help you get unstuck and moving toward your dreams.” It encourages readers to “get clear” about their values, overcome fear of failure, find one’s place in God’s plan, and take action. Moore laments how her “limiting belief” that she was a fraud led her to prematurely leave an exclusive seminar, and she urges readers to “process your defeatist thoughts” by talking them through with a friend. The exercises are easy to follow and include enumerating “five things you are most grateful for” and pondering what role God played in them to help illuminate one’s priorities. However, the client stories’ focus on wealthy women can make the benefits of this program feel out of reach, as is the case with a client whose background as a former bank manager prepared her to establish a charitable foundation as her midlife pivot. Still, this has some worthwhile recommendations for how women can find purpose in middle age. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly