Maholwana

The After-40 Dilemma is the real-life story of one woman’s transition into her 40s; her fierce race against her biological clock while navigating a melting pot of blended family parenting, adult learning, and multiple mental health crises.

Babalwa (fondly known as Dr. Babs) is a qualified medical doctor and mother of one who is at the peak of an enviable executive career in pharmaceuticals. A whirlwind romance in her early 40s challenges most of her assumptions and choices about getting married, having more children, studying further, and living her purpose.

This book aims to enlighten women about balancing life, love, careers, relationships, parenting, mental and reproductive health, and everything in between.