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WHAT MAKES A LIFE WORTH LIVING?
At forty-five, Becky Jensen was raising two sons, engaged to be married, living the dream in Colorado. She was also suicidal and had no idea why. What did she have to be depressed about?
The question haunted Jensen, leading her to take a bold step: to hike the five-hundred-mile Colorado Trail in search of answers. Leaving everyone and everything behind, Jensen shouldered a backpack loaded with camping gear, her father’s ashes, and the inherited burdens of womanhood-trudging off alone into no man’s land.
In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jensen confronts dangers lurking in the wilderness, including her own internalized misogyny, repressed memories, and suppressed outrage about her undervalued gender. With each mile, she sheds the weight of female conditioning and begins to carry herself differently, finding the strength and clarity to determine not just if she wants to live, but how.
Raw and relatable, No Man’s Land will resonate with readers who habitually put their own needs last, crave change in their lives, and seek nature as medicine.
No Man’s Land is equal parts gripping survival story, midlife reckoning, and lush nature writing. Perfect for readers who seek memoirs written by women about women, and who are eager for more books like Cheryl Strayed’s Wild.
No Man’s Land is a female-forward memoir set in the rugged mountains of Colorado. It tackles themes of:
triumph over adversity
resilience and personal growth
health, relationships and personal development
psychology of gender
self-worth and mental health
over-mothering and martyrdom
ageism and gender role conditioning
the power of nature to heal, nature therapy
grief, loss and connection
women’s health and safety
female empowerment, finding your voice
women in the outdoors
Author Biography
Becky “Serendipity” Jensen is a writer and podcast contributor who lives and works in a little cabin on a wild river in northern Colorado. In addition to her debut memoir No Man’s Land, she wrote the lead story in Rise: An Anthology of Change, winner of the Colorado Book Award. When she’s not hiking in the mountains, she’s working on her next book about moving in with her mom (who has Alzheimer’s) during ten weeks of wildfire evacuation. You can find her at beckyjensenwrites.com.
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