Why age the old way when you can age The Way of the Dragonfly?
The Way of the Dragonfly is a soulful, witty, and deeply empowering guide for women who are ready to rise above our youth-obsessed culture and embrace aging on their own terms.
Inspired by a life-changing encounter with hundreds of red dragonflies—who don’t grow their wings until later in life—this book helps you reframe aging as a process of Becoming More of Who You Are, Not Less of What You Were.
Blending personal storytelling, spiritual insight and “Dragonflying Lessons,” you’re invited to shed old ageist beliefs, show your true colors, and soar with purpose and joy.
Practical tools and exercises help the truest, most vibrant version of you prepare to take flight.
Here’s just some of what this book offers:
- A new paradigm to change the way you look at aging (which can change the way you age)
- Processes for breaking out of the Age Cage and reclaiming your voice, visibility and dreams
- Tools for silencing your Inner Critic and amplifying your inner wisdom
- Stories of real “Cageless Role Models” that prove that “it’s never too late to soar.”
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My book is blushing from these wonderful comments:
“A brilliant reframe of aging. Part mindset, part magic.
It made my spirit soar.”
Jennifer Pastiloff, Bestselling author of On Being Human and Proof of Life
“Your book provides a much needed road map for women to move out of the old programming that has been handed down through the collective and our family lineages. In my practice, I often hear young women struggling with their own internalized ageism, fearing that with their 30th birthday approaching, they are reaching their expiration date.”
Heather Tormey, Therapist
“The Way of the Dragonfly is a heartfelt, thoughtfully written gem of a book. Using anecdotes from her life as daughter, wife, mother and professional, Wendi encourages readers to override age-old conditioning and create their own personalized vision of how they’d like to age.”
Amy Claster, Avid Reader
“Wendi’s writing is warm, funny, soulful, magical, kind, compassionate, courageous, and utterly one-of-a-kind. At the same time, it is deeply relatable. She embodies a playful, childlike spirit alongside the wisdom of an elder. Wendi holds space for laughter, grieving, truth-telling, awakening, and transformation in a way that feels both grounded and enchanted.”
Tabby Biddle, Women’s Thought Leadership Coach
Author of Find Your Voice: A Woman’s Call to Action
“I don’t keep The Way of the Dragonfly on the shelf with all my other self-help books. I keep it on my night table, and revisit it daily with my morning coffee. Its clarity, wisdom and memorable aphorisms, encourages and inspires me to keep growing as I approach 80. I’m giving it to everyone in my book club.”
Linda Chandler Frohman, Retired Creative Director
“The world is full of influencers. But what has real value for me is authenticity. Wendi Knox is that authentic writer, who moves me with her genuine revelations and teachings that unveil honest challenges, desires and heartfelt methods to look deeply into ourselves as we mature and evolve. Thank you Wendi. I remember the world I love and who I am as I read your book.”
Andrea Brook, Performance Artist
“Wendi Knox has really hit a sensitive nerve when it comes to we women of a certain age feeling invisible and dispensable. Her insights offer a unique navigation system to live this time of life with grace, wisdom and a light, positive heart. Thank you Wendi for this gift.”
April Palmer, Landscape Designer
“With humor, heart and whimsy, Wendi Knox and her beloved dragonflies have written a guide to change our understanding of what is possible as we age. Her inspiring stories and practical “Dragonfly Lessons” invite the reader to let go of outdated beliefs about aging, celebrate the wisdom and life experience that comes in our later years.”
Julie Mayer, Therapeutic Coach
“My friend of over 40 years and soul sister, Wendi Knox, has a gift for turning life’s mysteries into real wisdom. The Way of the Dragonfly is thoughtful, inspiring, and weirdly comforting (in the best possible way). It reframes aging as a time to lift off, not land—the moment you stop shrinking, step into your truest self, and finally use everything you’ve learned to really fly.”
Laurie Nolan, Writer/Producer
“Using her powerful personal insight, Wendi Knox approaches the subject of women and aging with warmth, wit, and wisdom. She encourages readers to deeply inquire into, investigate, and challenge not only their individual beliefs but also the broader cultural narratives surrounding women and the aging process.”