As Molly Sider approached her 40s panic set in.  Unsure of her life decisions and what lay ahead she chose to focus on what interested her and began the long, brave and arduous work of discovering herself, her purpose and her joy by sharing her story and encouraging others to do the same. Molly is a midlife change coach and the creator and host of the podcast “I Am This Age,” proving you’re never too old to make a significant change. When Molly turned 40, she needed proof that she wasn’t too late or too old to find her “extraordinary” career, love, friendships – she sought meaning in all of it and found her life purpose in the process. Now an ICF-accredited CPC, motivational speaker, and podcast host, Molly coaches people in midlife, turning their “crisis” into meaningful change and helping them to write their next life chapter with clarity and confidence.   What You Will Hear in This Episode:  1:50 Molly’s personal story  5:21 Storytelling 10:53 Courage 15:33 Lessons learned about people in midlife 25:33 Midlife crisis in men vs women and doing the work to overcome it   Quotes ”We're very unique in the details of our stories. We're not so unique in the thoughts, feelings, and emotions in our stories,” “If you're grounded and you're focused, you know who you are and you're in a much more empowered position to take on new challenges and be your authentic self.” “​​It's scary to change because you gotta let go of a lot of things that maybe you're scared to let go of, but it's so important.”   Mentioned: MollySider.com @mollyatthisage Instagram I Am This Age Podcast   eConnect with Bonnie https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/ https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus https://twitter.com/selfpromote https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/ Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age IAMMusicGroup Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:  If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.