Suzy Bushur opened her first business with years of experience in finance, raising a family, and serving her community. At The Beach in Troy, Illinois, she’s bringing those lessons into a space where people can explore wellness experiences and take time for themselves. Suzy shares how a decade of volunteering prepared her for business ownership, why her team means so much to her, and how she’s making room to support veterans and women taking their next step.

What happens when you stop asking what you have left to prove and start asking how you want to live?

At 63, Marianne Moore is making room for that question. Her story moves through culinary school, a career in hospitality, her work as editor of Saint Louis Bride, and a renewed commitment to her health. Along the way, she’s finding more freedom to choose what comes next.

“I’m not done. Not even close to done.”

Meet Marianne in The Life Between the Lines, a GlowInto story about the experiences that shape us and the possibilities we’re still willing to pursue.

Part 1-Janine Lange has spent her life holding on to stories, from the memories her grandfather shared at the kitchen table to the family history hidden in an old photograph from Italy. At 45, she began nursing school and persevered through a brain tumor and life-threatening complications. Now 64 and newly retired from nursing, she has claimed a title she long dreamed of: author. As Janine prepares to visit the Italian balcony in that photograph, she reflects on reinvention, resilience and the stories we carry forward.

Rebecca Willmann knew at 16 that physical therapy was where she belonged, but it took years of experience,and a few important turning points—to discover how she wanted to practice it. Today, as the founder of Whole Body Physical Therapy, Running & Yoga, Rebecca has created a business centered on movement, whole-person care and healthy aging. Now in her 40s, she’s also embracing a life shaped on her own terms, from motherhood and relationships to entrepreneurship and what she wants the years ahead to look like.

At 46, Sarah Herzing is entering a new stage of life—one shaped less by obligation and more by intention. After becoming a mother young, building a career without a traditional college path, raising two sons, and learning to trust herself through life’s many turns, Sarah is now focused on financial freedom, fitness, animal rescue, and creating a future that reflects what matters most to her. Her story is a reminder that midlife can bring something powerful: the perspective to stop carrying what no longer deserves so much weight.

Anne Kalaher’s story is one of creativity, courage, and stepping fully into the spotlight. A hairstylist, entrepreneur, and performer, Anne has spent years creating for others while continuing to make room for the part of herself that loves the stage.

After nearly 20 years in nursing and healthcare leadership, Alison Tindall was ready to help women before they reached a point of crisis. Inspired by her own health transformation, she launched Thriving Willow Coaching, helping women create sustainable change in their lives. She’s also stepped into entrepreneurship alongside her sister, Leighanne, with Elevated Mobile Restrooms—proving that sometimes the next chapter begins by simply being willing to take a chance.

Before Save The Girls became a nationally recognized brand, there was a woman with decades of leadership experience, a willingness to take a chance on herself, and a vision that continued to grow long after many people think life is supposed to slow down.

Malette Johnson knows that financial confidence begins with believing in yourself. Through MJ Em'Powers, she is helping women and families move beyond fear, build healthy money habits, and discover that financial freedom is about far more than dollars—it is about choices.

What happens when the woman who has spent decades telling everyone else's story begins writing her own? Kathleen Kaiser has built a career around communication, connection, and community, but at 62, she believes her most meaningful chapters may still be ahead. Because, she’s not done yet…

Creativity had always been part of Kim’s life, even when it was not central. As the pressure of her career grew, those creative instincts began to feel less like hobbies and more like necessary outlets.

After a 20-year career in the Air Force, Karlyn did not set out to simply retire. She had served, led, organized, supported, adapted, and built a life around discipline and structure. When that chapter came to a close, she found herself facing a question many women eventually ask: What comes next?

“Don’t let the old girl in.”

For her, it does not mean denying age or pretending the body does not change. It means refusing to quit on yourself too early.

Alexis is also living inside a stage of life where the questions feel different than they may have in her twenties or thirties.

“All of my friends in my age range are truly coming into themselves and total badasses, I don’t think anyone is underestimating themselves anymore.”

“Sometimes the very experiences that break your heart become the exact experiences that allow you to help someone else heal.”

Meagan shared that even as a child, she was always making things and finding ways to sell them to earn money for what she wanted. Long before the language of entrepreneurship became trendy, she already had the instincts: create value, solve a problem, and make something happen.

“There will always be bumps in the road. Life is unpredictable, and perfect planning will rarely result in flawless execution.”