Author Kristy Halvorsen’s memoir Perfect Unfolding follows her leap from a 14-year firefighting career into years of solo, off-grid Airstream travel. Across North America, adventure becomes inner transformation—grief, resilience, self-trust, and renewed connection. Available January 21, 2026.
-- Author and speaker Kristy Halvorsen announces the release of "Perfect Unfolding: Seven Years of Life-Changing Solo Adventure, One Year That Broke Me Open." This travel and personal growth memoir chronicles her decision to leave a fourteen-year firefighting career and a dream home for the open road—and the uncertainty that came with it.
Read more: https://perfectunfolding.com
Leaving her “normal” life behind, Halvorsen navigated years of solo RV travel and off-grid living in her Airstream trailer, she calls Coddi. With no fixed destination and few external guardrails, what began as a physical journey across North America gradually became an inward reckoning shaped by solitude, grief, resilience, and self-trust.
Rather than following a schedule, Halvorsen followed the seasons as she traveled remote coastlines and back roads, learning what unfolds when external expectations fall away. From Arctic shores explored alongside an Indigenous guide to desert canyons in the American West—her journey demanded adaptability, presence, and practical self-reliance. Along the way, the memoir examines minimalist living, spiritual curiosity, and the confidence that develops when survival and decision-making rest entirely in one’s own hands.
Perfect Unfolding also traces the human connections that surface across distance and time: tender moments of community with strangers, a mother-daughter relationship reshaped by separation, and a romance that unsettled long-held beliefs about love, independence, and belonging. Rather than offering tidy conclusions, the book reflects honestly on how releasing assumptions can fracture a familiar life—and create space for something truer to take shape.
“Living off-grid taught me that the most challenging wilderness isn’t outside my windows—it’s within,” said Halvorsen. “I didn’t set out to become fearless. I set out to listen. I hope readers finish this book braver, softer, and more willing to take the next step—even when they can’t see the whole path.”
Early praise highlights the memoir’s blend of adventure and introspection.
“This is a beautiful memoir of solo adventure and personal awakening… filled with poetic insight and wonder.” ~ Eric McHenry, past international president of Airstream Club International.
“An extraordinary story… If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to live your life without fear, this book will call to something deep within your soul.” ~ Author Michael Neill.
Perfect Unfolding, will be available January 21, 2026, in paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats. Book clubs, libraries, and readers interested in outdoor travel, midlife reinvention, and resilience stories based on genuine life experience will enjoy her story.
Halvorsen is available for interviews, podcast appearances, and speaking engagements on solo travel, off-grid living, major life transitions, and purpose-driven change.
More information is available on her website, https://perfectunfolding.com/, including upcoming speaking engagements.
Contact Info:
Name: Kristy Halvorsen
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Organization: Coddiwomple Now LLC
Address: 411 Walnut Street #13299, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043, United States
Phone: +1-941-321-4738
Website: https://perfectunfolding.com/
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