Margarete Cassalina is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and relentless advocate whose work blends emotional truth-telling with grit, humor, and hope. For more than three decades she has spoken on national stages—motivating audiences to face adversity with courage, compassion, and conviction—rooted in her lived experience as a mother in the world of cystic fibrosis and as a woman who believes in second chances.
She is the author of the critically praised memoirs Beyond Breathing and Embracing the Beauty in the Broken, as well as the women’s fiction novels See You at Sunset and Never Be Afraid to Fly. Her writing champions the complexity, resilience, and reinvention of midlife women—proving that adventure, romance, and transformation are not events of youth but decisions of courage.
Margarete has appeared on major platforms raising awareness and millions for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and serves as a public voice for global health through her work with African Mission Healthcare. When she is not writing or speaking, she can be found planning the next adventure, hiking a mountain, or laughing loudly with her family.
Her life’s work is a testimony to one belief: It is never too late to rewrite your future—and leave the world better than you found it.
