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Author. Beauty Boss. Speaker. Empowering women through beauty, resilience & unapologetic authenticity.
Author. Beauty Boss. Speaker. Empowering women through beauty, resilience & unapologetic authenticity.
MENO POSSE, Was It Worth It? and Rose Colored Glasses: three books from Houston author Janelle Alexis Flatt, published by Beyond Publishing and available in paperback, hardcover, ebook and audio.
Humor · Women’s Health · Memoir
A Girlfriend's Guide to Losing Your Mind, Your Patience, and Possibly Your Uterus, and Laughing Through All of It
Menopause and midlife, told girlfriend-to-girlfriend: hot flashes, hormones, chin hairs, marriage, friendship, and laughing through all of it.
A Mother's Raw Truth About Love, Heartbreak & BPD
One mother's decades-long fight to save her daughter from borderline personality disorder and addiction, and the love that still gets the final word.
A Memoir
A raw, 28-chapter memoir of betrayal, addiction, divorce and reinvention: from building a beauty empire to rebuilding a life with the lenses shattered.
Janelle Alexis Flatt is a Houston author, keynote speaker, national hair educator and the owner of Janelle Alexis Salon in the Tanglewood/Galleria area. She has written three books with Beyond Publishing: MENO POSSE, Was It Worth It? and Rose Colored Glasses, all released in 2026. Online she is known as @houstonhairbabe.
Three books: MENO POSSE, a laugh-out-loud girlfriend’s guide to menopause and midlife that hit #1 on Amazon; Was It Worth It?, a mother’s raw memoir about loving a daughter through borderline personality disorder (BPD) and addiction; and Rose Colored Glasses, her 28-chapter memoir of betrayal, divorce and rebuilding. See all three on the Books page.
Yes. Her full name is Janelle Alexis Flatt. Some editions and retailers list her as Janelle Alexis and others as Janelle Alexis Flatt. Both refer to the same Houston author.
Every title is available on Amazon (paperback, hardcover and Kindle), Barnes & Noble and Apple Books, and wherever books are sold. Was It Worth It? and Rose Colored Glasses are also available as audiobooks.
Yes. Janelle speaks on resilience and reinvention, women in midlife and menopause, parenting through mental illness and addiction, and building a beauty business. Visit the Speaker page or submit a speaking request.
Yes. For book club sets, corporate gifts, signings or event copies, reach out through the contact page. Book clubs can also use the free Rose Colored Glasses Book Club resources.
Authentically Beautiful is Janelle’s jewelry line of meaningful necklaces, each one designed as a reminder of inner strength. A portion of proceeds supports women’s mental health initiatives. Shop the collection at urauthenticallybeautiful.com.
Janelle Alexis Salon is at 5750 Woodway Dr, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77057. Book color, extensions, keratin, styling and bridal services through the appointment page or at janellealexissalon.com.
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