I'd Like To Thank Myself
This podcast is a personal love letter to the self, hosted by Cynthia Garcia, a 48-year-old entrepreneur building a skincare company while navigating perimenopause and raising a teenager. Each episode explores the raw truth of life after 40, often featuring conversations with founders, creatives, and icons who have rewritten their own stories. The show ends with a toast to oneself, encouraging listeners to acknowledge their own resilience and hard work.
Episodes
My Entire Beauty Maintenance Calendar at 49
This is my entire beauty maintenance calendar at 49, every single thing I do to stay hot as fuck, from what happens every morning and night to the stuff I only do a few times a year. What I do, in what order, how often, and what I skip when I just cannot be bothered.Get The High Maintenance Planner now!Join The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AF. No apologies. No judgmen
I Spent $1.3M on My Looks. These 10 Things Mattered More.
I'm 49, and these are the 10 things I actually do that make me look and feel hot AF after 40. Some of them are about my skin, my clothes, and my heels. The one that made the biggest difference has nothing to do with Botox, filler, treatments, or anything I can buy.Want Your Free Personalized Hot AF Plan? Take the quizJoin The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AF. No apolog
Why I Quit Under-Eye Filler (And What I Do at 49 Instead)
Under-eye filler was the wrong fix for almost everything I was actually trying to fix, and I found that out after years and a stupid amount of money spent on my own face. What most people call under-eye aging is really five completely different problems, hollowing, darkness, crepey skin, fine lines, and true bags, and filler is only built for one of them. This is exactly what I do instead
If I Were 40 Again, These Are the Exact 10 Things I’d Do to Look Hot AF
If I had to start over at 40, knowing everything I know now after spending $1.3 million on beauty, these are the ten things I'd do first, in the order that actually works. This is the anti-aging roadmap for women over 40 I wish someone had handed me, and no, Botox isn't one of them. Get the 10 Steps to Look & Feel Hot AF After 40!Want Your Free Personalized Hot AF Plan? Take the quiz.
I Tested Every At-Home Skin-Tightening Device. Here Are the 3 I'd Buy Again.
If you've got your eye on all these at-home skin-tightening devices promising to lift and snatch your face, but you have no idea which ones actually work, I tested pretty much every one so you don't have to. I'm 49, I've never had a facelift, and I've spent tens of thousands of dollars figuring out which at-home devices are worth the money, which are a total waste, and the $6,000 one I'd
I Spent 2 Years Trying to Regrow My Hair Only 4 Things Mattered
My hair started thinning after 40, and I spent almost two years and an embarrassing amount of money trying to grow it back. This is everything I actually tried for my thinning hair, what genuinely worked, what was a gorgeous waste of money, and the exact four-step plan I'd use if I had to start all over.Grab My Free Hair Regrowth Plan. The four things that actually work, in the order I'd
The 5 Things I Do For My Jowls At 48 (And The One I Regret)
If you've ever pushed your jowls back up with two fingers, chasing the jawline you had at 35, this is the episode that finally explains why it's happening and what actually fixes it.I'm 49, i've never had a facelift, and I've spent $1.3 million on my face figuring out what works on jowls, what's a total waste of money, and the treatment I paid thousands for that made mine worse.Want Your
The Lies I Burned On My 49th Birthday (Literally)
It's my 49th birthday, and instead of dreading getting older the way we're all trained to, I'm doing the one ritual that changed how I feel about aging for good.If your birthday has started to feel like a countdown, if you're seeing fine lines and wrinkles that feel like they showed up overnight, like your face fell off a cliff while you were sleeping, if you feel yourself going invisible
I've Been Taking Testosterone For 2 Years. Here's What I Wish I'd Known
Testosterone for women over 40 is the conversation almost no doctor will start with you, so I'm starting it.These are the ten things I wish I'd known about testosterone before I ever asked a doctor for it, from the magic number every doctor chases that doesn't exist, to the one test almost all of them run wrong, to the exact words to say at your appointment so nobody laughs you out of the
The Only 3 Peptides I Put On My Face At 48
The truth about topical peptides at 48, from a skincare founder who spent a fortune testing every one of them. These are the three peptide serums actually worth putting on your face, the two that are a total waste of your money, and the one anti-aging ingredient that beats every single one of them... and it isn't even a peptide.Want Your Free Personalized Hot AF Plan? Take the quiz.Join T
5 Ways Menopause Wrecked My Skin At 48. And Exactly How I Fixed Every One.
I'm 48, and somewhere in my forties during perimenopause my skin changed on me.Everyone said it was just aging, so I believed them for way too long and kept buying creams that did nothing.Then I went digging and found five different things actually aging my skin in menopause, all set off by one thing... my estrogen dropping. These are all five, and exactly what I did to fix each one, from
10 Things I Do At Home To Hold Off A Facelift At 48
I'm 48 and I have not had a facelift. Everyone in my comments is convinced I have. I haven't. A few weeks ago I showed you everything I do in an office to hold one off, and these are the 10 things I do at home... the skincare order, the devices, and the one hormone I put on my own face that holds off a facelift with no provider and no appointment.Want Your Free Personalized Hot AF Plan? T
10 Things That Got Rid Of My Menopause Belly At 48
I spent twenty years teaching women how to lose weight, wrote a best-selling book on it, and then in my forties a menopause belly showed up that I could not get rid of no matter what I did. These are the 10 things that finally got rid of my menopause belly at 48... the hormones, the muscle, and everything else that actually moved it after eating less and working out stopped working.If you
10 Things I Do To Look 10 Years Younger Without A Facelift
I'm 48, I get asked if I've had a facelift about twice a week, and I haven't. But I am planning one, and everything I do in the meantime is how I look ten years younger without going under the knife.This is my full non surgical facelift arsenal at 48: the biostimulators like Sculptra that build your own collagen back, CO2 laser resurfacing, Botox, filler, the Nefertiti neck lift, PicoSure
10 Things My Doctor Never Told Me About Testosterone At 48
Testosterone is the most abundant active sex hormone in a woman's body, and almost nobody tells you what low testosterone does to women in perimenopause and menopause. When I asked my doctor about testosterone for women, he laughed in my face and told me to lift weights. Like I'd asked for a pony instead of a hormone. I lost two years to that laugh. Then I found a doctor who didn't laugh,
I Got My Boobs Done 4 Times. Here's What I Wish I'd Known
I've had four boob jobs in 27 years, two rounds of capsular contracture, a $30,000 lesson, and a little pig holding one of them together. And I'd do it all again.Four breast augmentations. Two rounds of capsular contracture, the complication they make sound rarer than it is. A thirty-thousand-dollar mistake I made because I thought I knew better than my surgeon, a boob job recovery nobody
Body Skincare At 48: 10 Things I Do To Look And Feel Great Naked
I'm 48, and looking great naked has almost nothing to do with a flat stomach. It's skin you're not hiding, a body that feels like yours, and the confidence to stand in the light and not flinch.Want Your Free Personalized Hot AF Plan? Take the quiz. Join The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AF. No apologies. No judgment.Rewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I turned 40
10 Things I Wish I Knew About Perimenopause To Stay Hot At 48
Perimenopause is what nobody warned you about. Here are the 10 things I wish someone had told me — including the peptide your doctor probably won't mention.Want the labs I run, the doses I take, and the doctors I trust? That conversation lives in The Vanity Club. Perimenopause hit me and my doctor told me my levels were "fine" for five years. They weren't. This episode is everything I wis
10 Ways I Use Peptides To Stay Hot AF At 48
I'm 48. I've been on peptides for over a decade. Here's what I'm actually on at 48, what each one does, and why I'm on it. From topical peptides injectables, I’m sharing what I use for my skin, body, mental clarity, focus, energy, strength building and more!Take the free Hot AF quizJoin The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AFShop Rewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I
I’m Microdosing a GLP-1 to Stay Hot AF at 48
I'm microdosing a GLP-1 to stay hot AF at 48. Not for weight loss... for what it's doing to my face, which now looks better at 48 than it did at 38. Here's the conversation about GLP-1s nobody is actually having.Most women on GLP-1s end up with Ozempic face. The 3-step Collagen Defense system I built BEFORE I ever started microdosing tirzepatide is the reason I'm not one of them. Today I'
I'm 48 And Aging Gracefully Is BS
I'm 48 and I'm done aging gracefully. I think the whole concept is just a nice way of telling women to disappear, and I'm done pretending we're aging well by being told to fade. The most honest conversation about anti-aging and what it means to stay hot AF after 40.At seven years old, on a two-lane road in Appalachia, I watched a group of women laugh at a stranger in red lipstick because
10 More Exact Things I Do To Stay Hot AF At 48
I spent $1.3 million to stay hot AF at 48 so you don't have to. If you're skipping the first thing on this list, you're letting cortisol eat your face. The full breakdown of all 10 is below.Join the movement of women who refuse to age gracefully: 👉 https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/vanityclubAt 48, I've realized the things that "piss people off" are usually the ones that actually work. These
The Real Reason I Have More Pretty Privilege at 48 Than 28
I have more pretty privilege at 48 than I ever had at 28. And the world has opinions about that.Want Your Free Personalized Hot AF Plan? Take the quiz!Join The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AF. No apologies. No judgment:Shop Rewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I turned 40 and refused to disappear.I learned about pretty privilege at twelve years old, dumpster divin
The Work I've Had Done To Stay Hot AF At 48 And The One I Regret
I'm 48. I've had work done. Today I'm telling you every single thing, including the one I wish I'd never walked through the door for.Want Your Free Personalized Hot AF Plan? Take the quiz!Join The Vanity Club. Where women over 40 come to look hot AF. No apologies. No judgment:Shop Rewritten Beauty. The serum I built when I turned 40 and refused to disappear.People ask me all the time what
10 Exact Things I Do To Stay Hot AF At 48
I'm 48, I've spent $1.3 million over almost two decades figuring out what actually works, and today I'm giving you my top 10.Get your personalized Hot AF plan: take the quiz at 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:
I Didn't Fight This Hard Just To Fade At 48
I Was Told to “Enjoy Being Invisible” on My 40th BirthdayOn my 40th birthday, a woman I knew texted me three words that changed the course of my life: enjoy being invisible.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
5 Years of 'Your Hormones Are Fine’
Five years of perimenopause symptoms and three doctors telling me my hormones were "in range" while my body was falling apart. This is the story I've never told -- and the night a friend handed me two things that changed everything.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/vanit
40 Is Not the New 20. It's Better.
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 compl
I Spent $1.3M On My Looks. Here's What It Really Bought Me.
I spent $1.3M on my looks after 40. Here’s the full breakdown — and what it actually bought me.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 few weeks ago I dropped an episo
Larry King Asked Me Who Runs My Business
Larry King looked me in my face and asked who runs my business "for" me. What happened next changed everything...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.comI spent close to
I Stopped Being Nice and Made More Money Than Ever
People-pleasing built my career and almost destroyed my life. I spent 30 years performing as someone I made up to keep people comfortable, and the day I finally stopped was the day everything got easier, richer, and way more fun.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/vanitycl
The Lie I Told That Made Me $100M
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.comTwenty years ago I lied straight to a woman’s face in a penthouse in Los Angeles. That lie built my businesses to over $100M.I qu
I Bet Every Last Cent I Had. ($100M Later)
"Be realistic." That's the advice that almost kept me poor forever.I was living in a rent-by-the-day hotel in Los Angeles with strangers pounding on my door. I was sick, isolated, and completely broke. Logic said go home to Appalachia. Logic said save every penny.Instead, I put thousands of dollars on three maxed-out credit cards for a certification I couldn't afford. It was the most reck
Why I’ll Never Apologize For Wanting It All
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.comI’m 48 now. And I’m done choosing. For years, I bought into the lie that I had to pick a lane: smart or pretty, spiritual or weal
The Hidden Cost Of Staying Hot Over 40
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.comYou’re not crazy for wanting to be wildly successful and hot over 40.You’re also not crazy for noticing that… it’s getting harder
I Built $100M. Why Doing It Again at 48 Is Harder.
FREE Guide – Download The 3 Questions I Ask Before Making Big Decisions (So I Don’t F It Up) here: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/episode02-3questionsI'm 48. I'm building a new company. And last week I stood in my kitchen wondering if this was even a good idea.It turns out, building a business at 48 is nothing like building one at 28. We're told that experience makes things easier. But exp
I Built $100M From Nothing Then Walked Away. Now I’m Starting Over at 48.
I grew up on food stamps in the Appalachian Mountains with no running water in our house until I was fifteen years old. I took baths in the creek down the road, used an actual outhouse, and dumpster dived for skincare and makeup because somewhere in my thirteen-year-old brain I decided that being pretty would save me from poverty.And then I built over $100M in businesses. My face ended up
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