I'd Like To Thank MySELF

Cynthia Garcia
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We thank everyone else for our success... friends, team, mentors. But when’s the last time you thanked the only person who actually dragged you through hell and back? YourSELF. This show is my love letter to the version of you who doesn’t get enough credit. The you who kept going when it would’ve been easier to quit. I’m pulling back the curtain on what it actually looks like to be 48, building a skincare company, navigating perimenopause, raising a teenager, and refusing to become invisible. The stuff nobody talks about after 40. And how I’m rewriting all of it. Sometimes it’s just me. Sometimes it’s founders, creatives, and icons who’ve rewritten everything too. Always, it’s the raw truth. Nothing filtered. Nothing softened. Nothing for show. Just the truth... and a drink. Every episode ends the same way: we raise a glass and say the thing most people are too humble to admit: I’d like to thank mySELF.

  1. 6D AGO

    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/quiz After almost two decades and more money than I probably should admit, I've figured out what actually works to stay hot AF after 40. And it's not just skincare. Some of it has nothing to do with your face. Today I'm giving you all 10, from the obvious ones to the ones that are going to surprise you. In this episode, you'll discover: The skincare mistake women over 40 make that no serum can fixWhy the "enjoy becoming invisible" text I got at 40 made me build a companyThe real reason I work out every day (and it's not my health)What surviving 100% of your worst days does to how you carry yourselfThe one thing that overrides every product and workout on this list (hint: it's an operating system, not an app)Why cutting the dead weight from your life is a beauty productThe science connecting your home environment to your collagenThe number that separates women who look good from women who own every roomThis one's for every woman who's ever been called vain, high maintenance, or too much... and took it as a compliment. FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40 REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com #idliketothankmyself #hotafter40 #beautyover40 #skincareover40 #womenover40 #stayinghot #antiaging #skincareroutine #vanity #cynthiagarcia #rewrittenbeauty #perimenopause #hormones #beautyafter40 #hotaf

    25 min

  2. MAR 31

    I Didn't Fight This Hard Just To Fade At 48

    I Was Told to “Enjoy Being Invisible” on My 40th Birthday On my 40th birthday, a woman I knew texted me three words that changed the course of my life: enjoy being invisible. Want to know what it actually costs to refuse that narrative? Grab The Actual Cost of Staying Hot as F**k After 40 -- my free guide with every dollar, every hour, every trade-off: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/guide I grew up bathing in a creek in Appalachia with no running water. I dumpster-dived for makeup because I didn't know what skincare was, I just thought the cream made me prettier. I was teased mercilessly, bullied constantly, and told myself on my 8th birthday that I wasn't special and didn't deserve anything.  I spent my twenties self-destructing and my thirties finally becoming the woman I'd spent my entire life fighting to be. And then at 40, women started telling me it was all downhill from here.  So I built a skincare company called Rewritten. And I sat down with a glass of champagne to tell you about it. In this episode: The birthday text that said "enjoy being invisible" and the response that broke something in meWhat happened on my 8th birthday that I carried for 40 yearsThe real reason I dumpster-dived for makeup as a kid in AppalachiaWhy I had a full midlife crisis at 30 in a boujee Palm Springs spaThe MIT study that proves women over 50 build better businesses (and why nobody told us)What happened when I spent $10,000 on my face and saw a new line the next morningThe moment I realized I'm fighting a battle I'll always lose... and why I'm never stoppingWhat my daughter Rain is learning by watching me choose this every dayThis one's for you if you've ever blown out birthday candles and felt your stomach drop instead of making a wish. If you've ever wondered whether your best years are behind you. And if you've ever put on your bad bitch heels and decided... not today. FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40 REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com #skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

    28 min

  3. MAR 24

    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. Want the full breakdown of what's actually working after 40? Grab The Uncomfortable Cost of Staying Hot as F**k After 40 here: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/guide I had every reason to know something was wrong. I'm a Certified Clinical Nutritionist. I founded an accredited school that trains health professionals. And I still sat in a doctor's office and let him tell me my hormones were fine. For five years. The weight gain, the night sweats, the brain fog, the rage -- I thought I was losing my mind.  Then one night, sobbing on a lake in Austin, a friend looked at me and said, "I've got you." This is that story. In this episode, you'll discover: The two things a friend handed me at midnight that made me sleep better than I had in yearsWhy "your hormones are in range" is the most dangerous sentence a woman over 40 can hearThe night sweats, the brain fog, the rage -- what perimenopause actually looks like vs. what the brochure saysThe skincare products that were secretly interfering with my hormones while I was paying doctors to figure out what was wrongWhy one estrogen patch and one progesterone tablet changed everything in a single nightWhy I almost committed a small, tasteful crime every time my husband exhaledThe two voices every woman has -- and which one is lying to youWhat it really costs to be told "you're fine" for 5 years (it's not money)If you're a woman over 40 who has sat in a doctor's office, been told everything is "normal," walked out still feeling like something is off, and wondered if you're losing your mind -- this episode is for you. You're not crazy. You're not dramatic. And you're not alone. FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40 REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com #skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

    20 min

  4. MAR 17

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

    40 is not the new 20. And I finally stopped wanting it to be. Want to know what I'm actually spending on to stay hot after 40? Grab The Actual Cost of Staying Hot as F**k After 40 here: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/guide A 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.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40 REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com #skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

    14 min

  5. MAR 10

    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. Want the full cost breakdown? Grab the The Uncomfortable Cost of Staying Hot as F**k After 40 Guide  A few weeks ago I dropped an episode on the real cost of staying hot after 40 and you asked for the receipts. So here they are. Over 18 years, $1.3 million, and one $34,000 decision I didn’t see coming — I’m laying out exactly where the money went, what worked, what didn’t, and the thing about hormones and aging nobody wants to say out loud. In this episode, you’ll discover: The actual monthly breakdown of what staying hot after 40 costs — skincare, hormones, procedures, and the category that surprised me mostWhy you cannot out-discipline unaddressed hormones — and what I spent years and thousands of dollars figuring out about perimenopauseThe $34,000 lesson I learned in a waiting room before I ever saw the doctor’s faceThe distinction between anti-aging and pro-getting-older that changed how I think about all of itWhy I call myself high-investment instead of high-maintenance — and why that difference mattersWhat $1.3 million actually bought me (hint: it’s not what you think)The thing I’m going through right now that’s making all of this harder — and why I’m still doing it anywayIf you’re a woman over 40 who spends real money on looking and feeling good and has been quietly wondering if you’re crazy for it — this one’s for you. FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40 REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com #skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

    24 min

  6. MAR 3

    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... I'm teaching Undeniable ONE last time. Starts March 3rd: CynthiaGarcia.com/undeniable I spent close to 40 years trying to prove my worth to people who were never going to see it anyway. This week, I finally quit. But the reason I quit isn't what you think. It started at a party in the Hollywood Hills and ended with a question on a Zoom call that I couldn't stop thinking about. In this episode, you'll discover: What Larry King said to me at a Hollywood Hills party that made me want to commit a small, tasteful crime The pattern I didn't see playing out for my entire adult life (and why it was never once a woman) The one question my massage therapist asked that I still can't answer · What happened when someone unmuted on a Zoom call to ask about my lipstick while I was teaching business strategy Why perimenopause made me put my phone in the fridge and my entire career into perspective The moment I realized the thing I was most offended by for 20 years was actually the answer What I'm doing now instead of teaching business and why I've never been more sure of anythingIf you're a woman over 40 who's exhausted from proving yourself and wondering whether the thing you keep resisting is actually the thing... this one's for you. FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIA Instagram: @iamcynthiagarcia TikTok: @iamcynthiagarcia Facebook: @iamcynthiagarcia Website: www.cynthiagarcia.com REWRITTEN BEAUTY Instagram: @wearerewritten Facebook: @wearerewritten Website: www.rewrittenbeauty.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITION Instagram: @transformationalnutrition Facebook: @transformationalnutrition Website: www.transformationalnutrition.com

    24 min

  7. FEB 24

    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.Get the free Undeniable audiobook — how to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore.I grew up learning to read a room before I could read a book. If I made my dad laugh, the night went a different way. If I was sweet enough to a family member, I got to spend the night at a house with actual running water. People-pleasing wasn't a personality flaw. It was a survival strategy. And I carried it into every business, every relationship, and every room I walked into for the next three decades. Until one Instagram post at 48 accidentally blew the whole thing open. In this episode, you'll discover: The childhood survival skill that became a $100M business strategy (and the bill that came with it)Why I paid a voice coach in Laurel Canyon to put a wine cork in my mouth for months (and what he finally told me)The two completely different versions of myself I performed depending on who was in the roomWhat I told Zak on his couch the night I decided to stop performing (and the one confession I was sure would end it)The post I almost didn't publish at 48 that got 20x the response of everything else I'd been doingWhy I thought I'd already beaten people-pleasing (and the moment at 48 I realized I was still doing it in a completely different disguise)What happened when my beauty content went head to head with my business content (and why the results made me rethink everything)If you're a woman who's been calibrating herself for every room she walks into and wondering why success still feels like it belongs to someone else, this one's for you. FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.com REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.wearerewritten.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com

    24 min

  8. FEB 19

    The Lie I Told That Made Me $100M

    Twenty 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 quadrupled my price on the spot, made up a job title, and created a category of one before I knew that's what it was called. Get the free Undeniable 20 minute training: how to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore.  Here’s the scene… I was a broke nutritionist in Los Angeles competing against people with better credentials, more experience, and actual offices. Then one referral put me in a room I had no business being in, and I made something up on the spot that changed the entire trajectory of my career. That moment turned into a pattern I didn't recognize for twenty years. I repeated it six times across six different businesses, and every single time the result was the same: no competition, no comparison, and people lining up before I even had a sales page. In this episode, you'll discover: The exact lie I told a woman in a penthouse on Wilshire (and why it turned out to be the truest thing I'd ever said)What I was doing at every Starbucks in LA that no entrepreneur will admit toThe made-up job title that accidentally became a business model worth millionsWhy the woman's friends never once asked how much I charged (and what they asked instead)How I went from a sold-out fitness brand to walking away at my absolute peakThe $250K I made in one hour with no sales page, no funnel, and no planThe one business I hid for years because I was scared people wouldn't take me seriously anymoreThe pattern behind all six businesses that I didn't see until I said it out loud in this episodeIf you're a woman entrepreneur who's been underpricing herself, competing in a crowded market, or waiting for one more credential before she bets on herself, this is the one. FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIA Instagram: @iamcynthiagarcia TikTok: @iamcynthiagarcia Facebook: @iamcynthiagarcia Website: www.cynthiagarcia.com REWRITTEN BEAUTY Instagram: @wearerewritten Facebook: @wearerewritten Website: www.rewrittenbeauty.com INSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITION Instagram**:** @transformationalnutrition Facebook: @transformationalnutrition Website: www.transformationalnutrition.com

    34 min
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We thank everyone else for our success... friends, team, mentors. But when’s the last time you thanked the only person who actually dragged you through hell and back? YourSELF. This show is my love letter to the version of you who doesn’t get enough credit. The you who kept going when it would’ve been easier to quit. I’m pulling back the curtain on what it actually looks like to be 48, building a skincare company, navigating perimenopause, raising a teenager, and refusing to become invisible. The stuff nobody talks about after 40. And how I’m rewriting all of it. Sometimes it’s just me. Sometimes it’s founders, creatives, and icons who’ve rewritten everything too. Always, it’s the raw truth. Nothing filtered. Nothing softened. Nothing for show. Just the truth... and a drink. Every episode ends the same way: we raise a glass and say the thing most people are too humble to admit: I’d like to thank mySELF.

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    Cynthia Garcia
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  • Episodes
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    Explicit
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