Time changes everything– our bodies and our perspective. For this Fierce After Forty Participant, the act of showing up to her photography session took her on a journey of profound introspection and toward self-acceptance. Once a self-inflicted victim of ageism, this Spark Alumni is learning to overcome ageism in her thought patterns to participate in […]

Have you learned to prioritize self-care?   Today’s Show Your Spark Fierce After Forty participant has! But it hasn’t always been easy.   Learning to prioritize self-care has been a predominant message we’ve heard from our Fierce After Forty Participants. For many of these women, they spent their youth and 20s and 30s placating and serving others, […]

What does it mean to be fierce after forty?   According to our recent Spark Alumni Nancy, it takes equal parts ferocity and vulnerability. There’s a movement sweeping national dialogues– that of bringing conversation and awareness to the second puberty that women’s bodies experience – menopause. Women are learning to embrace the changes in their bodies […]

“It takes time to become a woman over forty.” This quote, from one of our recent Fierce After Forty Alumni, is such a simple yet profound statement.   Sometimes when we pause to reflect on our lives and the lessons learned, we can be tempted to look back with regret, thinking that we could have acted […]

Can a photography session aid one’s search for acceptance and change the way one looks at themselves?  For this Fierce After Forty Spark Alumni, the answer is a resounding, “Yes!” Self-described as unique, evolving, and worthy, when Show Your Spark’s Fierce After Forty Project was announced, Spark Alumni Tiffany decided now was her time to […]

It used to be said that forty was over the hill. But what if we learned how to make forty a fresh start instead of the beginning of the end? That’s the question many of our Fierce After Forty clients asked themselves as they entered their fifth decade.  If we are lucky, as women we […]

Is confidence after forty possible? At Show Your Spark, we say YES!   Not only is it possible, but as we’ve recently discovered during our Fierce After Forty Project, that many women don’t even begin to find their confidence until their forties or later! The self-acceptance that each participant developed within themselves enables them to find […]

Are you able to say you are “proud to be me?” For many women, the path to self-love and self-confidence is long and riddled with potholes along the way. Each day more and more women are waking up to their worth and are making brave bold decisions to reclaim themselves, bucking societal and cultural norms.  […]

A decade ago, if you had asked Spark Alumni Bridget to describe herself, she might have had a different answer than she now gives. As a woman approaching 50, she has been through a lot in her life. Yet, she refuses to allow her circumstances to bring her down. Self-described as unbreakable, fun, and strong, […]

What’s the secret to being a “fierce after forty” woman? The Answer: Self-trust! If you could give advice to your younger self, what would you say? That’s one of the questions we asked our Fierce After Forty participants, women who came from all walks of life to celebrate their collective power, strength, wisdom, and beauty. […]