COMING EARLY 2027!
Part memoir, part trail story, Hiking Solo follows one woman’s journey into elderhood as she examines decades shaped by inherited expectations around marriage, motherhood, sexuality, and faith.
Hi, I’m Gretchen Staebler. Welcome to my website.
Here you can learn about my books; find resources for family caregivers; and read my blog archive, both as a caregiver survivor/ally and an explorer of the third act of life. My current writings are over on Substack at Writing Down the Story, Act 3—where I’m a newby.
Read more about my return to my Pacific Northwest roots on the About page. And about my adventures walking my mother home and on the trail in my books: Mother Lode and Hiking Solo! This third act is rife with things I did not see coming a couple decades ago!
I’m glad you’re here!
The third act is a time of life for which we have no name; no longer mid-life, not yet old. If you are staring this transition in the face, I hope you will join me on the Substack page as we explore together!
P.S. It’s free!