Deena Lang was nervous. The popular social media creator is gearing up to turn 46 and, more importantly, to tackle a major career pivot in her life. She wrote on Instagram recently that working as a creator gave her a lot of joy, but not a lot of stability or mental challenge. She was looking for a change.

“Let’s be real – this place doesn’t offer benefits or a retirement plan and I refuse to work until the day I die,” she wrote. But transitioning into a new career in insurance, understandably, had her feeling apprehensive. Was she really cut out for a change this big? At 46, had she missed her window to change her life?

46-year-old asks for advice on starting over after 40

In a post on Threads, Lang—a self-described Xennial—decided to ask her audience of Millennial and Gen X women for advice.

“I wanna hear pivot stories from women over the age of 40 who took a scary leap into the unknown and are better for it,” she wrote. “[I am] making a HARD departure from my career comfort zone as I turn 46… Looking for some solidarity and a bit of comfort, I suppose.”

Just a few days later, she was completely overwhelmed by inspiring responses.

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Women showed up in force to prove that “taking the leap” after 40 is amazing

Lang’s post drew hundreds of comments from women eager to share their own journeys, and a little........

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