An open notebook for evolving ideas.
A collection of essays, foundational guides, and selected conversations and podcasts that examine the deeper architecture of leadership, identity, and second-half transformation. For press materials and media inquiries, please see Media & Press and Inquiry below.
Featured Essays
#16 The January Illusion
On Stories, Desire, and the Architecture of Change.
#15 The Long Return
On identity, home, and a considered holiday recommendation.
Podcasts
The Stories we tell Ourselves
Federico Malatesta on narrative, identity, change
Media & Press
Interviews
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Federico Malatesta on Leadership and Transformation
Books
Two early books of mine, published at the turn of the millennium, still circulate quietly in the deeper corner of Amazon.
The 2026 Guide to Midlife
Top Coaches, Books, Podcasts & Retreats
(a curated resource List)
This page serves as the definitive 2026 Guide to Midlife, curated for accomplished individuals - from executives to professionals, from academics to practitioners, from dedicated parents to retirees - who are ready to design their next chapter. You will find a rigorously selected ranking of the Top 10 Midlife Coaches, along with essential midlife books, midlife podcasts and transformational retreats.
Access the 2026 Guide to MidlifeInquiry
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