🔑 Key Topics & Takeaways

• Why your story matters, even if you think it doesn’t
  
   
• The process and power of multi-author books to launch your writing journey
  
   
• The surprising ripple effects of giving women a platform to speak
  
   
• Creating global community and connection through publishing
  
   
• Breaking the old model of aging and rewriting what life after 50 can look like
  
   

💬 Memorable Quotes

“Everyone over the age of seven has a story that will inspire someone else.” – Cathy Derksen

“Life is too short to stay stuck. Don’t just survive—create your next chapter.” – Cathy Derksen

“Our older people are an untapped natural resource. Let’s listen to them before we lose them.” – Sarah Jordan-Ross

 

⏱️ Key Moments & Timestamps

• 00:30 — How Cathy’s books are born from real women and real transformation
  
   
• 02:08 — From medical genetics to storytelling: Cathy’s unexpected career pivot
  
   
• 04:36 — The magic of Passion, Purpose & Possibilities and how community shaped it
  
   
• 07:26 — Behind the scenes of the Inspired Tenacity author community
  
   
• 10:18 — Times Square billboards and global retreats
  
   
• 14:18 — Wild author stories (yes, someone was hit by lightning—twice!)
  
   
• 18:20 — From stuck to published: the transformation of one 75-year-old woman
  
   
• 21:57 — Why one caring adult can change everything
  
   
• 25:03 — Where the name “Inspired Tenacity” came from — and why it matters
  
   
• 33:36 — Midlife, menopause, and breaking up with society’s “retirement” model
  
   
• 37:54 — Intergenerational wisdom, and why older women are not obsolete
  
   
• 39:50 — Final encouragement: Yes, YOUR story matters — and it's time to share it
  
   

👥 Guest Highlight: Cathy Derksen

Cathy is the founder of Inspired Tenacity Global Publishing, a platform that helps women worldwide become published authors by contributing chapters to powerful multi-author books. Her work spans over a dozen published titles, international retreats, Times Square billboards, and a growing global community of empowered women lifting each other up through story.

📍 Website: inspiredtenacity.com