For the questions we keep to ourselves. The friendships that carry us. And the seasons that change everything.
Discover The Season No One Told Us About, a heartfelt conversation about friendship, menopause, and finding your voice.
Welcome to my bookshelf. Begin with the book that brings an often-unspoken season into the light, through the voices of four friends. As new books arrive, you’ll find them right here.
Friendship, Menopause, and the Truth We Had to Learn Together
Sleepless nights. Changing bodies. Questions about intimacy. Through honesty, humor, and the comfort of friendship, four women begin talking about the things they were never prepared for.
More stories are taking shape. This is where they’ll find a home.
I’ve been writing since I was seven years old, mailing letters to my sister wherever military life took her, sometimes another state, sometimes another country. Those letters were the beginning of a love for writing that has grown right along with me.
As the youngest of ten children, I grew up in a house where quiet was hard to come by. Some of my nephews and my niece were older than I was, and others were only a few years younger. There was always somebody around, and always something going on! When I wasn’t visiting my sister during the summer, my imagination took me wherever I wanted to go. I could create a whole world of stories without leaving home.
As I grew, so did those worlds. Today, I’m the proud mother of two beautiful daughters and grandmother of five: four wild and wonderfully busy grandchildren, and one laid-back grandson who may have joined the military to escape the same family madness that helped make me so creative! My three older grandchildren have given me plenty of inspiration, and my two youngest girls keep me growing, going, and finding new ways to use my imagination.
My parents taught me that unity and family mean everything, and I’ve carried that belief into the family I raised. It’s also at the heart of my writing and my love for creating things that help others. Sometimes that means telling the truth about an experience we don’t talk about enough. Sometimes it means opening the door to an adventure a child can get lost in.
The Season No One Told Us About comes from real life, from friendship, menopause, and the truths we had to learn together. But there are many more stories waiting to be shared. If you loved this one, just wait until you see what else Marlee has up her sleeve.
“I once carried letters and packages. Today I carry stories, inventions, opportunities, my family’s dream, and a legacy.”Let’s connect
Gather your friends, read together, and make room for the conversations this book opens.
Ask about a book-club conversation →A few questions to begin your discussion. Open each one for a gentle starting point.
Think about a life change you had to understand as you lived through it. What do you wish someone had said to you beforehand?
Discuss what helps you speak honestly: listening, humor, shared experience, or simply knowing you won’t be judged.
Choose a question the book brought to the surface. What would it take to ask it out loud, and who would you feel comfortable asking?
Perimenopause. Menopause. Friendship. The questions we haven’t always known how to ask.
With warmth, humor, and lived experience, Marlee opens honest conversations that help women feel less alone, become more aware of changes in their bodies, and prepare questions for their healthcare providers.
Available for women’s ministries, church breakfasts, book clubs, and community gatherings throughout Illinois.
Topics include navigating menopause together, friendship and support, and finding your voice when discussing your health.
Ask about a speaking date ↗Please include your location, preferred and alternate dates, audience, and session length. Dates are confirmed only after Marlee agrees to the arrangements.
Presentations share lived experience and general education, not individualized medical advice.
For speaking inquiries, book-club invitations, events, or a note about the book, reach out to Marlee.
Tell me about your group or event, your preferred date, and what you’d like us to talk about.
Email Marlee howery22@aol.comBusiness phone: (630) 376-5010
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