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ABOUT SONIA

Midlife isn’t the end. It’s the beginning.

After 28 years of marriage, Sonia chose reinvention over retreat. Peace Corps in Lesotho. Solo sailing in French Polynesia. Safaris across East Africa. She writes honestly about courage, solo travel and the extraordinary life that opens up when you stop playing it safe.

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How to Start Your Life Over at Any Age/Reinvent Yourself & Find Freedom

Stories, travel dispatches and honest reflections on starting over beautifully. Delivered when I have something worth saying.

BOOKS

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Freeway To Flip Flops by Sonia Marsh

Freeways to Flip-Flops

A family’s adventure trading California freeways for a year of barefoot living in the tropics of Belize.

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My Gutsy Story Anthology

True Stories of Love, Courage and Adventure from Around the World 

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My Gutsy Story Anthology - Second Edition

My Gutsy Story® Anthology

Inspirational Short Stories About Taking Chances and Changing Your Life

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FROM THE BLOG

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  • Why I’m Finally Ready to Tell My Peace Corps Story

      It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since I packed my life into two suitcases and left for the Peace Corps in Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom in southern Africa. For years, I wasn’t ready to write about the experience. I needed time and distance to understand how profoundly my fifteen months changed…

    July 30, 2026
  • Sonia Solomaxxing in Malta

    What Is Solo-maxxing? Why Baby Boomers Can Benefit from This Gen Z Trend

    What Is Solo-maxxing? Have you heard about the latest trend called Solo-maxxing? If not, don’t worry. It’s a relatively new term coined by Gen Z, generally those in their teens and twenties. Solo-maxxing describes a lifestyle in which people intentionally choose to remain single rather than spend their time, energy, and money pursuing romantic relationships.…

    July 12, 2026
  • Sonia asking her robot to carry her suitcases

    Will Robots Help Us Age at Home? The Future of Robots for Seniors

    I want a robot to take care of me when I can no longer do my daily chores. Will Robots Help Us Age at Home? The Future of Robots for Seniors At 68, I still swim, travel, and lift weights. The last thing I want is someone fussing over me. But what if, twenty years…

    June 17, 2026

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