Free resources
A quiet moment of reflection.
Tools to help you see your season more clearly. Start with the self-assessment below: ten short statements, about five minutes, private to you.
A reflection
How well are you coping as a Half Nester™?
Ten short statements. Rate each one for how true it feels for you right now. Your answers stay on your device, no email required.
What you’re rating
Each statement maps to one of the five core modules of the Half Nester™ framework: Living with Intention, Empowering Body & Mind, Aspiring & Adventuring, Designing Life & Space, and Sustaining Your Soul.
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Start where you are.
Not sure which fits? The email course is the lightest way in.
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The free email course
One email a day for about three weeks, 18 in all. Each one brings one short lesson, one reflection and one practice. It’s free for everyone, always.
The memoir
Preorder the book
Valerie’s memoir, Half Nester, comes out April 13, 2027. It’s an invitation to stop chasing balance, listen to what life is asking, and become more fully yourself.
Preorder the hardcover here and the course opens for you today, yours for life: all 18 lessons, the workbook that saves your answers, and the community.
If you cancel the preorder, the course access ends too.
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A free account
The Half Nester app is the everyday home for practice and reflection. A free account lets you try a lesson from each of the five practices in full, with video, guided reflection and workbook pages.
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