Comeback Code is the guide every woman needs when life forces her to start over. Whether you are rebuilding after heartbreak, betrayal, failure, or a season that broke your confidence, this book gives you the clarity and strength to rise again with purpose. Your comeback is not accidental. It is intentional, strategic, and deeply personal. This book shows you exactly how to create it.
Michelle Lapointe speaks directly to the woman who has carried too much, stayed silent too long, or fought battles no one ever saw. If you have felt lost in survival mode or disconnected from the powerful woman you used to be, Comeback Code will help you find your voice, your confidence, and your identity again. It gives you practical steps, emotional breakthroughs, and the mindset shifts needed to rebuild your life on a foundation of self-worth and truth.
Inside this transformative guide, you will learn how to • Break free from destructive cycles that have kept you stuck • Rebuild confidence after betrayal and emotional damage • Silence the fear, doubt, and insecurity that weaken your rise • Strengthen your identity so you never shrink for anyone again • Create habits that support the woman you are becoming • Protect your peace, energy, and emotional space • Make decisions that align with your future, not your past • Step into the power and purpose you were always meant to walk in
Comeback Code is not just motivation. It is a blueprint for rebuilding your life with intention, clarity, and strength. It helps you shift your thinking, reset your habits, and rewrite the story you tell yourself about who you are. It guides you through the emotional healing, personal discipline, and inner work that create a comeback that lasts, not a short burst of confidence that fades.
Women choose this book because it is honest, practical, and deeply empowering. It does not sugarcoat the process, and it does not speak to your weakness. It speaks to the powerful woman inside you who is ready to rise, rebuild, and become unstoppable.
Your comeback begins with a decision. This book shows you how to rise, step back into your power, and rebuild a life that reflects your true strength.
Michelle LaPointe is a national expert whose research focuses on education policies to support authentic learning experiences across the lifespan and the role of school leaders in creating high quality school programs.
Dr. LaPointe has evaluated programs for federal and state agencies, non-profit organizations, and school districts. She has worked with organizations across the US: from the deep South to the Northeast to California. These projects have taken Dr. LaPointe to such diverse settings as the Caribbean, New York City, small towns in New England, urban centers in the Southeast and California, and Native American reservations. While most of her work focuses on education, she also participated in the national evaluation of the Head Start program, the evaluation of the welfare-to-work program in Louisiana, and alcohol and other drug prevention programs for youth.
Dr. LaPointe has served as the Research Director at both Stanford’s Education Leadership Institute and Lesley University’s Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative. She was also a research manager at the Regional Educational Laboratory for the Northeast & Island and an education specialist at the U.S. Department of Education’s Planning and Evaluation Service. Through these roles, Dr. LaPointe gained extensive experience translating research to decision-makers and practitioners to support the implementation of effective programs.
Dr. LaPointe is co-author, with Jason Wingard, of Learning for Life: How Continuous Education Will Keep Us Competitive in the Global Knowledge Economy. She is also an author of Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World: Lessons from Effective School Leadership Development Programs, with Linda Darling Hammond.
Michelle LaPointe brings a passion for improving the lives of children to her research in support of schools. Her work is shaped by her childhood experiences living in Africa and the Caribbean.