Poet Betsy H. Lambert's collection 'The Winding Path: A Poetic Journey' examines aging, acceptance, and renewal through spiritual reflection and emotional clarity. The 84-page work, published in August 2025, moves through themes of gratitude, grief, identity, and inner strength, pairing spiritual reflection with lived experience. Lambert describes the collection as her awakening to acceptance of her seasoned self and a hopeful look toward what comes next. The book is particularly meaningful for readers navigating grief, reinvention, or transition, women entering new seasons of life, faith-rooted audiences seeking spiritual encouragement, and legacy-minded families. It also serves as a thoughtful gift for mothers, grandmothers, retirees, and loved ones who appreciate poetry grounded in lived experience. The collection is available on Amazon in paperback format.
Lambert's work carries a deeply personal foundation shaped by generational history. The book is dedicated to her mother, Ann Russ Holaday, a Women Airforce Service Pilots veteran who ferried bombers across the country for the U.S. Army Air Forces. Holaday later became an artist and master woodcarver, leaving an enduring creative influence that continues to echo through her family. Lambert is a published poet whose work has been recognized in literary circles and faith communities. She contributed to 'Women Living on Purpose,' a 2021 Amazon International Best Seller, and her poetry has appeared 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, lived wisdom, and present-day themes.
Lambert will appear in a featured live interview on The Chris Voss Show on February 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. The interview will explore aging with clarity, gratitude, and purpose; poetry as a tool for reflection and emotional healing; and legacy, reinvention, and the courage to begin again. The episode will be available on major podcast platforms following the broadcast. Official updates about the book are available through various online channels. This collection matters because it addresses universal human experiences of aging and transition with emotional honesty and spiritual depth, offering readers a framework for finding meaning and strength during life's challenging phases. Its focus on gratitude and renewal provides an antidote to cultural narratives that often marginalize older adults, instead celebrating wisdom and continued growth. For faith communities, it represents a valuable resource that bridges poetic expression with spiritual encouragement, while its connection to family legacy through Lambert's mother highlights how creative work can honor personal history and inspire future generations.
