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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 13 MIN

40 Is Not the New 20. It's Better.

from I'd Like To Thank MySELF · host Cynthia Garcia

40 is not the new 20. And I finally stopped wanting it to be.Take the free Hot AF quiz: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/quizJoin The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AF: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/vanityclubRewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I refused to disappear at 40: https://rewrittenbeauty.comA friend told me I was aging backwards at lunch and I took the compliment (obviously). But then something came out of my mouth I hadn't planned, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. This episode is about what "you look 20" actually means when you're 48, why we've been handed the wrong language for what's happening to women over 40, and why the real power isn't in defying age... it's in rewriting what age means entirely.In this episode, you'll discover:The thing I said at lunch that I didn't plan, and why I haven't stopped thinking about itWhat I was actually like at 20 (confident, broke, and washing my face with whatever was on sale)The hidden lie inside the best compliment women over 40 receiveWhy "$1.3 million on my face" was never about looking youngerThe quiet revolution happening right now with women who refuse to disappearWhat "the new permission slip" means and why it changes everythingThe one thing I want my daughter to never have to unlearnIf you're a woman over 40 who has heard "you look amazing for your age" and felt both flattered and slightly insulted at the same time... this one's for you.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com#skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

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