Real talk. Hard-won. Yours.
Two books for women done performing fine and ready to live honestly. Whether you’re in a midlife reset or a teaching career running on fumes, there’s a Pretty Truth waiting on a shelf for you.
Not sure which book to start with?
You’re a woman in the middle of a quiet midlife reset and ready to stop performing fine.
Read about The Pretty Truth →You’re a teacher, a former teacher, or someone who loves one, and the burnout is real.
Read about The Pretty Truth About Education →Two books, both worth your shelf space.
Each book is honest, warm, and made to be read in pieces, the kind you finish with your coffee and come back to when something cracks open.
“The Pretty Truth is: you don’t have to have it all together to be worth someone’s time. You just have to show up honestly.”
Maria Williams
Want to put the book down and do the work?
The Pretty Truth Workbook takes the heart of the books and turns it into six gentle weeks of actual practice.
The Pretty Truth Workbook
Sixty printable pages. Six weekly modules. Real boundary scripts, permission slips, and a 30-day post-workbook tracker so the work keeps going. Built to read alongside The Pretty Truth, or stand on its own.
Why Maria writes what she writes.
Before the books, Maria was a teacher for 19 years, nine in first grade, then special education across multiple grade levels. She loved it, lost herself in it, and eventually had to admit that showing up for everyone else was costing her the version of herself she actually wanted to be.
She wrote The Pretty Truth and The Pretty Truth About Education out of that reset, not as someone who has it all figured out, but as someone who decided to stop pretending. The books are for women who are ready to do the same.
Answers before you order.
Which book should I read first?
Both books stand alone, you don’t need one to read the other. The Pretty Truth is for women in a midlife or any-life reset. The Pretty Truth About Education is specifically for teachers and the people who love them. Pick the one that sounds most like your life right now. If you’re both, start with whichever has been sitting heavier on you lately.
Are the books available in print, Kindle, and audiobook?
Both books are available on Amazon in print and Kindle. Audiobook editions are not yet available, if and when they are, this page will be updated.
Can I buy them as a bundle?
The two books are sold separately on Amazon. The bundle we offer directly is the Pretty Truth Workbook + 1:1 coaching call, saves $13 over buying them separately.
Will there be a third book?
Maria is always writing. When the next book is ready, it will land here on the same shelf as the others. Subscribe to the email list to hear about it first.
Are these books appropriate for younger readers?
The books are written for adult women, particularly women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. The language is honest and occasionally salty. They’re a great gift for a friend, sister, mom, or favorite teacher.
I read the book and want to talk it through. Can I?
Yes. Book a call with Maria · $55, Google Meet, 9 am to 9 pm Eastern, any day of the week. Coaching only, not therapy. Full Coaching Agreement on the booking page.
Pick a book. Open it. See what cracks open.
You don’t need to be in crisis to deserve a book that finally talks to you like a real person. Both of these will.