The poetry collection 'The Winding Path: A Poetic Journey' by Betsy H. Lambert provides readers with a reflective exploration of aging, acceptance, and renewal through spiritual and emotional lenses. Published in August 2025, this 84-page work examines themes of gratitude, grief, identity, and inner strength, particularly resonating with those navigating transitions and later seasons of self-discovery. The book is available now on Amazon in paperback, with official updates accessible through https://www.amazon.com.
Lambert describes her collection as "a refreshing, light-hearted poetic journey that examines the joys and challenges of aging," pairing spiritual reflection with lived experience. "This collection is my awakening to acceptance of my seasoned self and a hopeful look toward what comes next," the author explained. The work holds particular significance for readers navigating grief, reinvention, or transition, women entering new life seasons, faith-rooted audiences seeking spiritual encouragement, and legacy-minded families.
The book's personal foundation is shaped by generational history, being dedicated to Lambert's mother, Ann Russ Holaday, a Women Airforce Service Pilots veteran who ferried bombers for the U.S. Army Air Forces before becoming an artist and master woodcarver. This creative influence continues through Lambert's family and informs her approach to poetry grounded in lived experience.
Lambert's literary credibility includes contributions to 'Women Living on Purpose,' a 2021 Amazon International Best Seller, and publication in multiple anthologies including the 2023 and 2024 Bards North Carolina Poetry Anthologies and the 2025 Eastern Sea Bards Anthology. She continues to write sermon-based verse and additional poetry rooted in spiritual reflection and present-day themes. Readers can find more than 300 inspirational poems on her poetry website at https://www.theastralconnection.com.
The author will appear in a featured live interview on The Chris Voss Show on February 18, 2026, discussing aging with clarity and purpose, poetry as a tool for reflection and emotional healing, and themes of legacy and reinvention. The episode will be available on major podcast platforms following the broadcast, hosted live via StreamYard. The collection serves as a thoughtful gift for mothers, grandmothers, retirees, and loved ones who appreciate poetry that addresses the universal experiences of aging and personal transformation with spiritual depth.
