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Smiling older woman with curly hair, wearing gold hoop earrings and a pink textured blouse.

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Emilia

I am an authentic person. I have gotten to know myself in a way that makes me honest to myself and everyone around me.

Woman in glasses wearing a pink fur coat and floral dress against a floral pink wall.

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Sue

Happiness to me is being in good company and feeling the connection.

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Imelda

I have no regrets at all, life runs as it does, and I made the best of it...

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Danielle

The only thing I don’t like about

getting older is that there is less time left to do everything I would like to do.

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Diana

Whether you like it or not, Instagram can be an inspirational platform.

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Jacqueline

My aging journey ….. has become my time to be unapologetically ME!

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Rosalie

I am a creative, adventurous, and spiritual woman, who loves to travel and meet other people and cultures. I am eager to learn new things to broaden my horizon and to grow on a personal level.

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Lu in Luland

I love my journey into middle age and all that it brings. I have embraced menopause in all its glory.

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Nicole

The best part of getting older

is that I know myself much better and feel better about what is suitable for me and what is not.

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Petra

Fashion is important to me. I love how Fashion is playful and versatile. I try to dress in a way that I feel confident.

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Kath-A-Porter

Kathleen, the radiant force behind Kath-a-porter, is a visionary creator whose passion for fashion knows no bounds.

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Bianca

My name is Bianca. Today I can say that proud of my Korean appearance and my Dutch character.

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Danielle

I'm Danielle. A late bloomer. From the age of 40, I started to follow my passion and develop myself.

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Emmelie Zipson

I'm a passionate life lover in general. I’m a single mother of an 8-year-old daughter. I’m very aware of the fact I’ve had and still have a privileged life

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George Rings X AndBloomn

Sometimes there is also a unique opportunity to meet each other in real life, like the day I met Chelsea and Jade.

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Hülya 2.0

This is Hülya, I met her through Instagram about 3 years ago, and she was one of the first Bloomers.

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Janny

It’s a beautiful feeling that you can decide for yourself what time you want to wake up after your retirement, even though I never sleep very long.

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Karen Persson

As we age, we all know that our skin ages, as well. We must be proud that we’re aging, with lives full of wisdom and experience.

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Mindy

In 2021 I had a special visit from two ladies who came all the way from the U.S.A. to my studio for a portrait.

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Germieke

I am who I am. And I am no longer influenced by things or people that do not matter to me anymore.

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Ligia

"For me, love is not a relationship, but is what makes us. Love is a force of existence." - Liga

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Annemarie

I like to contribute to changing social standards towards a more realistic and diverse picture. It is time for stereotypes to be broken

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Karen

I am who I am. And I am no longer influenced by things or people that do not matter to me anymore.

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Renske

I’m 52, and that’s how I feel. Yes, I occasionally do botox and have my belly skin removed, and I had my eyelids lifted.

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Vivian

Relax; nothing is under control. (And better yet: you don’t need to control everything. It will work out anyway.)

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Rejane

I’m 56, and I feel my own age, 56, for the first time in my life. This was one of the positive things about menopause; it made me get in sync.

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Resi

I want to be able to understand what my grandsons are up to and be the coolest grandma there is!!

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Mireille

I love having role models. So to do that, I make mood boards with pictures of women about how I want to feel and how I can look when I’m older.

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Madelene

I always call myself the ‘Business Hippie.’ I do like to earn money and make a profit, but I have planet and people first.

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Nanny

The best part of getting older is self-reflection and my grey-white hair that I will never cut.

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Margarita

Don’t forget the things that give you Life and joy, be intentful about keeping those alive.

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Ellie

Don’t worry, in the end, dreams will come true!

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Rosita

I quit my job in Aruba and left my island to work in the Netherlands; I went alone.

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Marieke

I always think in terms of solutions instead of problems. So what I do and how I do it just happens naturally.

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Christiane

Embrace your whole being with your dark and your light sides, they are both parts of you

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Nelletje

I’m a positive girl, with a radar for bullshit, but also a bit of a loner, with a tendency to maybe become that weird woman in the village who doesn’t speak much to other people.

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Pascale

The best part of getting older, I would say, is that you no longer bother yourself with worrying about pointless nonsense.

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Bep

It’s nice to be in my 70’s; I feel very content about being where I am in life.

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Jordan

I would like to be involved in uplifting women (as they do me) in some way that will strengthen their resolve to “wear the life they want to live.”

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Saskia

8 years ago, I decided to create my own platform to draw awareness to all the bias still exciting towards fat people.

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Els

I have mixed feelings about aging. On one hand, it is lovely to be able to spend your day quietly without having to do so much anymore. On the other hand, I often feel very alone.

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Masja

In a way, my cancer journey has made me more conscious about many things.

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Mieke de Kok

I am a free spirit and I’m raising my daughters to believe that they too can do whatever they set their minds to.

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Anneke

Be aware, my enthusiasm can be contagious! I love to share stories, tips, and ideas; it can really get me on fire.

Woman with blonde bob hairstyle wearing orange-tinted glasses and a long white dress on stairs.

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Astrid Zeegen

I just love showing people that being in your 50s does not mean life is boring.

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Hydi

Age is just living a journey through time and phases. I am 53 right now but more conscious about the most essential things in life.

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Mijke

I was bullied a lot when I was a kid. Because of my red curly hair, being so skinny and pale, and wearing handmade clothing.

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Renée

For me, getting older is almost a “strange” thing. It is a pity that my longest time on this earth has passed, but I am grateful that I am still there.

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Fransje

I am 51 years old, but I feel at least 10 years younger. I understand life better; I have more knowledge of people, but above all: I know who I am and what I want.

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Michéle Bevoort

I’m 44, and I love it! My energy is young and playful; I always connect easily with people more youthful than myself.

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Roz

To me, great style is all about juxtaposition. It’s about exciting layering and proportioning. I’m not into trends .. I’m into timeless pieces.

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Henny

I hope to be someone who is surrounded by many friends. Taking life as it comes.

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Sharon

I love to sing very loud and out of tune when I am alone in my car.

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Monique Koelman

Turning fifty makes me even more aware of the importance of a healthy, happy life. I wouldn’t say I like to live in numbers.

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Trudy

In the mirror, I see a face and body with wrinkles and scars and other imperfections; in my mind, I am still a young woman.

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Vera

Age does not stop me at all making bold decisions or moves in life, on the contrary, each year that I grow older, I become stronger, more confident and motivated to do it my way.

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Ellen Truijen

I am an independent designer, and I have my own label ellen:truijen.

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Nassima

I am the proudest of myself because I made some big choice in life that was very hard

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Steffie

Aging is a natural phenomenon, I don’t think it’s strange to get old.

Besides, you are as old as you feel.

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Ingrid

I love to help people unlock their potential, it’s what truly makes me happy in life. I

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Karin

I am proud of myself for being an independent and successful businesswoman.

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Aristoula

I never really think about my age. I don’t feel different now than when I was 20 or 30.

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Sonja

The world can burn, but I have to start with my mug full of black gold!

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Hülya

I consider my greatest achievement, at least until now, the fact that I was able to convince my overprotective and dominant father to let me go to university.

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Claudia

My greatest achievement was that I had the guts to start my academic career at 30.

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Sabrina

I love to travel around the world and have this obsession with retro orange colors.

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Anita

It surprises me every time people around me think that life will be different when you age.

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Vivian

I love having the freedom to do what I want and I am addicted to chocolate.

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Ellen

Aging means more wisdom, fewer obstacles, more dare for me, accepting who I really am.

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Mieke

I am an optimistic person, and I love life. I think it is essential to continue developing myself.

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Caroline

You are never too old to learn, are you? Being able to embrace my softer side adds depth to my life and that’s a good thing. I like that.

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Herma

Listen to the other, be interested, do not judge someone to quickly, embrace them with love

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Linda

During the most challenging periods of my life, I always found the strength to continue.

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Angellisa

This is Angellisa (44), she is a case manager, a vocalist, and a training actress.

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Marion

Nothing can scare me anymore. I live in the moment, I don’t look to the past and I take the future as it comes.

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Petra

It is strange that in your head you are still the same person as you always were (young, attractive, involved) but then you see a different person in the mirror.

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Ella

I wanted to honor my body for where it has brought me until now. For the fun we had together, the children it carried, the fries and ice-cream I enjoyed with it and for simply being mine.

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Joke

I am 56 years old and I hope to inspire other women to follow their dreams.

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Robina

I often read 5 books at the same time and I don’t mix up the stories.

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Eline

Going outside and spend an hour or two in a more natural environment every day you can truly experience the healing qualities of nature.

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Willemijn

I have no problem with growing older, I love my life. I also don’t feel my age and honestly, I think it is a mindset.

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Dayenne

A positive mind and belief can conquer all.

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Lenny

Nothing really scares me, because the things that are really dangerous in the world are not in your own hands.

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Dorothé

I learn and discover every day, small or big things. It never stops. For me an important motive.

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Bertine

Ofcourse in my fantasy my hair will turn grey completely overnight, so I don’t have to go through this phase of looking like a calicokat…

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Usha

The strangest thing is that when I saw my age, I started giggling. I was so consumed by life that I never realized that I had aged

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Daan

I am not ashamed of anything as I believe to see an obstacle in life as an opportunity to grow and making mistakes is part of life and necessary to grow.

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Chiara

In daily life, I love to color the streets, make contact with people, learn every day.

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Maria

Seventy is when I’ll be in my prime. I love thinking about the different scenarios I can choose for my future life.

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Diana

I would love to be a grandmother in future, a granny who radiates that life is fun, that you should be in touch with your own inner sources of energy.