This special episode features three remarkable women from the Uplifters community who reached out to share their stories of transformation after 40. Elaine Perkins (64) packed up her life in Brooklyn at 60 to become a homeowner in Delaware. Adena Artale (47) looked herself in the mirror at 45 and finally pursued her childhood dream of acting. Tracy Keibler (64) became a nonprofit founder at 50 when her husband lost his job—and has since served over 8,000 lives. Their stories prove that courage doesn't have an expiration date, and reinvention is always possible.
00:00 - Introduction: The Late Bloomers Series Finale
02:15 - Elaine's Story: Moving to Delaware at 60
03:30 - The dream of homeownership and her mother's passing
04:45 - What scared her most about the move
06:00 - Choosing allies and amplifiers to tell first
07:15 - The power of saying "I'm new here"
08:30 - How loss created space for reinvention
10:00 - Writing her worthiness story
11:30 - Rating herself on bravery: from 7 to 10
12:45 - Her next dream: Tamron Hall Show and spreading the worthiness message
18:30 - Adena's Story: Becoming an actor at 45
19:15 - Her sister's terminal diagnosis as a catalyst
20:30 - The mirror moment: naming her sacred dream
22:30 - Taking action immediately with Backstage
23:45 - The uncomfortable photoshoot and learning to accept her body
25:30 - Why she's not stopping for the next 53 years
27:30 - Her husband and family's unwavering support
29:45 - Building courage by telling the right people
31:30 - The myth of "not having enough time"
33:45 - Learning to listen to her body's wisdom
35:15 - Tracy's Story: Starting a nonprofit at 50
36:30 - What Start Senior Solutions does for seniors in crisis
38:30 - Learning one problem at a time
40:30 - Strengths carried forward from previous chapters
43:15 - Redefining failure as experimentation
44:30 - The importance of collaboration over competition
46:45 - How to support Start Senior Solutions
47:00 - Closing reflections on late blooming and courage
✓ Anxiety about NOT doing something can be a clearer signal than fear about doing it
✓ Being "new" is an invitation for connection, not a deficit
✓ Your body knows what your brain is still debating—learn to listen
✓ Tell allies and amplifiers first; protect your dream from skeptics early
✓ Worthiness isn't something you earn—it's something you claim
✓ Courage compounds: each brave choice makes the next one easier
✓ It's never too late...
