I have the privilege of working with clients all over the world-people in their 20s through their 70s, and without fail, I hear some version of this statement:

"It’s too late for me."

Too late to find love. Too late to make new friends. Too late to change careers. Too late to start over. Behind these words, I hear fear, shame, and limiting beliefs-stories that aren’t true, yet feel deeply real. So many people carry this sense of urgency,

this fear of running out of time.

And I get it. We live, especially in the United States, in a youth-obsessed culture that glorifies a rigid timeline. We are taught to believe that life should follow a specific sequence: pick a lifelong career at 18, meet your forever partner in your 20s, get married, have children, buy a house with a white picket fence, and settle into a stable, predictable life by the time we reach 30. Anything that falls outside of this narrative can feel like failure.

But here’s the truth. Life does not operate on a fixed timeline. It unfolds in unexpected, beautiful, and sometimes messy ways. I have worked with clients who have met and built healthy, loving relationships later in life, some choosing to get married in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and even 70s. One of my clients recently got married at 72. Another got married for the first time at 50 and later adopted a beautiful baby girl.

And this isn’t just true for my clients. It’s true for countless people who have redefined success, love, and fulfillment later in life. Cameron Diaz became a mother at 47 after stepping away from Hollywood to focus on her personal life.

Vera Wang didn’t design her first wedding dress until she was 40. Julia Child didn’t publish her first cookbook until she was 49. Morgan Freeman landed his breakout role at 50. Toni Morrison published her first novel at 40 and won a Pulitzer Prize at 56. Stan Lee created his first comic book at 39, later introducing the world to Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Marvel as we know it today. Colonel Sanders founded KFC at 65 after multiple career failures.

Love, success, and fulfillment don’t have an expiration date.

And here’s something even more important. I’ve worked with clients who, beyond external achievements, are healing their lives, rebuilding their relationship with themselves, and finally feeling connected and alive. Not perfect, but fully present. They’re learning how to trust themselves, trust the process, and trust life, even in uncertainty.

My Story: How I Almost Fell for the ‘Too Late’ Myth

In my early 30s, I went through the worst breakup of my life. My career came to a screeching halt, I moved out of our shared home, and suddenly, I found myself in a tiny 400-square-foot apartment (because, well, NYC real estate). I fell into the "too late for me" trap, believing I had somehow missed my window for love, success, and stability.

Little did I know, my life was just beginning.

That breakup gave me the strength and clarity to start my first business (something I never imagined doing) and it ended up thriving. In my late 30s, I went back to graduate school, started @yourcourageouscomeback (which, by the way, almost everyone in my life told me would never be a success!), and met my now husband when I least expected it.

But most importantly, I healed my relationship with myself, and that has been the greatest gift of all.

The idea that there’s an expiration date on love, purpose, or reinvention is simply not true. The only thing that holds us back is the belief that we are running out of time.

But what if, instead of seeing time as an enemy, we view edit as an invitation? An invitation to grow, to take risks, to change direction, to dream again.

And yes, we can learn to challenge fear, ego, perfection, and shame. We can learn to meet our emotions in healthy ways, instead of avoiding discomfort. Because growth isn’t about erasing fear. It’s about learning how to move forward with it.

You are never too old, and it is never too late. The life you want is still possible, as long as you believe that it is.

If You’re Ready to Rewrite Your Story, I Can Help

If I had listened to the voice that said “it’s too late”, I wouldn’t be where I am today. And I see so many of my clients having their own courageous comebacks.

If you’re ready to break free from the ‘too late’ mindset and step into a new chapter, I’d love to support you. In my coaching practice, I help clients rebuild self-trust, heal the relationship with themselves, navigate major life transitions, and create lives that feel deeply aligned and purposeful.