I laughed, I cried. At times I felt tense and eased as I reflected on my own personal journey. This book will serve as a tool and safe space as we navigate menopause together.

The title says it best: what our mothers couldn't name. Silence becomes inheritance — passed down, not spoken. Adina breaks it: a zipper, a hairstyle, tears on a bus in Italy. In naming it, she finds her own freedom — and leaves the door open for all generations to claim theirs sooner.

I never realized how many milestones we talk about openly—periods, sex, marriage, babies—except this one. Reading The Other Puberty, I thought about my mother, the conversations I'll now be able to have with my friends, my future husband and kids, and how grateful I am that women are finally saying this out loud.

Powerful, informative, and deeply relatable. The Other Puberty helped me consider my own menopause journey while reminding me that “language reorganizes fear.” I feel inspired to have more honest conversations with my family, friends, and my church’s women’s ministry about the things we often leave unspoken.

Finally. Refreshing. The Other Puberty: What Our Mothers Couldn’t Name. Adina’s transparency connects with women from all walks of life. I love that it honors my identity in Christ while illuminating that perimenopause, menopause, faith, and wellness can coexist. Indeed, a valuable resource encouraging women to embrace their becoming journeys.

What a tremendous accomplishment! You have shown great courage in sharing your story and providing language that will surely help many women.

The Other Puberty gives voice to a transition too many women experience in silence. With honesty and grace, it reminds us that menopause is not an ending, but an opportunity to rediscover ourselves and enter this season with understanding, preparation, and hope.

I feel that this book will be relatable to generations of women, and I also feel that our brothers could benefit from having an understanding of the emotional roller coaster that many of us have been on. You really helped me by identifying the problem of not having language to explain what we’re going through. Thank you for stepping out in faith and sharing your story. Your book will empower women to stop whispering and speak our truth with our full voices. Your testimony reflects God’s grace and reminds us that we can evolve unapologetically.

We were given so much about becoming a woman and so little about what comes next. Adina fills that silence beautifully. Her writing is warm, clear, and generous, and in her hands this is not only a good read but an invitation. She names a season most of us face alone, offers the information we should have been handed years ago, and shows us how to celebrate the second puberty the way we once celebrated the first. Start it, and you'll finish it. Every woman should read this book, as well as everyone who loves a woman.

"The Other Puberty offers an honest, tender reflection of family, faith, and the complex journey of menopause. For every woman who wondered if she was traveling this road alone, Adina gives voice to an otherwise silent story -- revealing a "hidden sisterhood" we can finally embrace.