My New Book Is Out!
It’s been a week my friends!
My new book, “What’s Wrong With My Husband - Your Lifeline for Standing for Your Marriage and Surviving Your Husband’s Midlife Crisis,” officially launched on Tuesday and is now available!
And because of you - your messages, your shares, your downloads, your “Go Amy! cheering - this book hit #1 in the US, #1 Internationally, and became a #1 International Bestseller in FOUR categories across the US, Canada and Australia. It also snagged Hot New Release status in SEVEN categories and is currently sitting at #1 in Midlife Self Help.
Honestly? It’s surreal.
But this is what I want you to know:
Despite all of the rankings, I didn’t write this book for that. I wrote it to help you, dear reader-the one who wonders, “What the heck happened?” the one who screams, “I thought everything was fine,”- until it wasn’t.
Unless you’re living through it, this season doesn’t make sense to anyone else. Though they try, most friends and family don’t understand. They just want you to “move on,” “find someone new.” They don’t understand how your foundation crumbled right under your feet. Everything you knew, just disappeared. And trust me, I didn’t get it either before bomb drop hit. But when it hit me at year 22 of marriage? Let’s just say life has humbled me.
This week has really felt like a full-circle moment. When I was laying on the bathroom floor in a puddle of tears absolutely shattered, I vowed some day I would make it through, and I would help others in this position. I didn’t have the whole vision yet but I just knew I was going to help other women in this position. Standing Spouses became my passion, it’s what kept me going. And this week a big piece of my vision came true with the publishing of this book.
And I want to give credit where credit is due.
Grace and Jenn have been such a huge part of this journey - not just behind the scenes, but standing with me in this mission. If you don’t know who they are, read my book. They are the friends who would walk through fire for me. They are the silver linings of MLC. Having them alongside me through this launch has meant more than they know. They even hosted an awesome book launch evening this week, that brought me to tears. They spend hours helping me help you. They’ve walked this path themselves. They know the heartbreak, the confusion, the “I don’t even recognize my life right now” feeling. They bring compassion, honesty, and lived experience to everything we do inside Standing Spouses.
Last year I spent months researching, planning, dreaming and building my vision. While writing my book, I decided I wanted to go deeper into the method that I so dearly loved - the method that helped me get out of this dark hole. So I took a tools certification course on it. Later I decided to do a live practicum with the founder of the method herself - Brooke Castillo - which completely expanded my vision. That’s where coaching became the next piece of this puzzle and I officially became a certified LCS Coach.
After my mom passed away, I threw everything I had into my curriculum for my membership Resilient Hearts, my book, and mapping out my vision. And someday soon I want to create a foundation so women who are struggling financially can still get the help they need. Because no one should walk this path alone. I was very grateful and blessed that my situation was the way it was, but I know so many of you are not so lucky. I know some of you are trying to work two jobs to try and make ends meet. I see you, I hear you! Just know I’m working on it!
And here is the best part…
I have to say, this is the happiest I’ve been - since all of this midlife crisis chaos started back in 2019. It sounds strange but it’s true. Building this work - the membership, the community, the workshops, the book - it’s given me purpose when everything else felt upside down.
So thank you
For cheering me on
For letting my journey become a guidepost for yours
For letting me turn my pain into purpose
I wrote this book for you. And I’m so grateful it’s finally here. 💕