Key Points
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Beginning again after 50 is about alignment, not reinvention. This 100-day creative discovery project invites women to reclaim visibility, voice, and authentic self-expression in midlife.
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Creative consistency builds clarity and courage. Through daily Creative Reflection Pages, expressive arts become a practice of meaning-making, identity exploration, and inner sovereignty.
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Midlife is expansion, not decline. Women 50+ can use structured creative exploration to rediscover purpose, explore new dreams, and consciously shape legacy in the second half of life.
What does it mean to begin again at 50?
At 60?
At 70?
There comes a moment — sometimes quiet, sometimes painful — when you look in the mirror and think:
Who is she now?
And what’s next for me?
It’s a question that often arrives in the second half of life. After the careers. After the caregiving. After the years of showing up for everyone else.
Somewhere along the way, pieces of us get set aside.
Some were lost in childhood.
Some were left like breadcrumbs in the forest.
And one day, we feel the pull to go back and follow those breadcrumbs home.
That’s what this next chapter is about.
And that’s why I’m beginning again.
Choosing Visibility at 61
I turned 61 this year.
And I’m still asking:
Who am I now?
What matters?
What legacy am I building?
My word of the year for 2026 is visibility.
Now, on the surface, that might sound strange. I’ve spoken on stages nationally and internationally. I’ve built programs. I’ve been teaching for decades. You might think, “Minette, you’re already visible.”
But visibility isn’t about being louder.
It’s about being aligned.
It’s about showing up from the inside out — even when it feels vulnerable. Even when I don’t have it all figured out. Even when my shoulders tighten just a little because I know I’m stretching into growth.
Visibility begins with being visible to myself.
And that requires consistency, reflection, courage… and creative expression.
Why I’m Starting 100 Days of Creative Discovery
On Sunday, February 22, I’m beginning a 100-day journey of creative discovery.
Not behind the scenes.
Not polished.
Not produced.
Publicly.
If you’ve ever attempted a 100-day project, you know how challenging consistency can be. I’ve started many. I haven’t always finished them.
Sometimes I made the project too big.
Sometimes too small.
Sometimes I got bored (because I do get bored easily).
But this year feels different.
This isn’t about building a skill.
It’s about practicing what I teach.
For the past six weeks, I’ve been sharing my Creative Reflection Pages process — an expressive arts practice rooted in meaning-making, not art lessons.
I know how powerful it is.
And yet, if I’m honest, I tend to move in phases. I’ll reflect deeply every morning for months… and then I’ll stop. No journaling. No doodling. No slowing down.
This 100-day journey is my commitment to consistency.
Consistency in showing up.
Consistency in self-reflection.
Consistency in becoming more myself.
Not better.
More aligned.
More authentic.
More sovereign.
The Five Themes We’ll Explore
To keep myself focused (and to offer structure for you), I’ve organized the 100 days into five 20-day segments:
1. Reclaiming My Voice
Visibility begins with speaking truth.
I’ll be exploring the ways I’ve silenced myself, where my voice was shut down, and how I’m practicing speaking up differently now.
2. Strength, Body & Vitality
As we age, strength becomes sacred.
For many women — myself included — this means learning to love and honor our bodies in ways we never have before.
3. Identity Shifts & New Dreams
After 50, change is inevitable.
We grieve lost dreams. Roles evolve. Definitions shift.
But this stage of life isn’t only about letting go — it’s about dreaming again.
4. Creative Courage & Expression
What am I ready to say that I haven’t said?
What wants to be expressed through my art, my writing, my teaching?
Creative courage is not about performance. It’s about authenticity.
5. Legacy, Meaning & Sovereignty
What does it mean to truly be the Queen of My Own Damn Story?
Am I willing to claim that?
Am I willing to stand for that?
This final segment will explore legacy, sovereignty, and stepping fully into authorship of our lives.
This Isn’t About Fixing Yourself
There is nothing wrong with you.
You are not broken.
Your life does not need repair.
This is about permission.
Permission to explore.
Permission to create.
Permission to want more.
The cultural narrative tells us life narrows as we age.
But what if this stage is expansion?
What if midlife isn’t decline… but distillation?
What if we’re not winding down — but deepening?
What You Need to Join Me
Very little.
- A journal
- Something to write with
- Something to color with
A permanent marker and a box of Crayola markers will do just fine.
This is expressive arts as self-discovery — not art-making for perfection.
It’s about meaning-making. Listening inward. Building your creative muscle gently and consistently.
You can join for one day.
Ten days.
Fifty days.
All one hundred.
You can dip into one theme that resonates most deeply.
Or you can walk the whole path beside me.
I’m Still Becoming
One of the greatest myths of midlife is that we’re finished.
We are not finished.
I am not driven to become “better.”
I am driven to become more myself.
This 100-day journey is an experiment in visibility, in integrity, in alignment.
And because it feels slightly uncomfortable — I know it’s the right next step.
If you’ve been wondering what’s next for you…
If you feel that quiet ache for more…
If you’re ready to follow your own breadcrumbs back to yourself…
You’re invited.
Let’s begin again.
Ready to Join the Journey?
✨ Subscribe to the YouTube channel for daily prompts
✨ Follow along on Instagram @drminetteriordan
✨ Use the hashtag #100DaysOfCreativeDiscovery to share your process
And if you’re a woman 50+ longing for community, reflection, and creative renewal, explore the Sisterhood of Wisdom & Wonder — our weekly circle for expressive arts and midlife becoming.
You are not behind.
You are not too late.
You are still becoming.
And that is a beautiful place to begin again.
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