Welcome to the trailer episode of The 40 Portal podcast, a coming of aging story, told by 40 real women.

Host Catherine Zack shares the origin story: how a sketchbook at her 40th birthday party turned into something bigger. She asked inspiring women to write their wisdom in her notebook instead of signing a card. What she got back was raw, honest, beautiful — the kind of truth that doesn't show up through the algorithms.

That notebook became the catalyst for this podcast.

Over 40 episodes, Catherine sits down with 40 different women (ages 20s-80s) to explore the portals they're walking through — divorce, turning 40, career changes, loss, or the well-known "everything looks fine but I'm dying inside" feeling. These are threshold moments. These are the portals real women are walking through.

This podcast is about what happens when women tell the truth — not the polished version, but the REAL stories. Because when women's real voices get heard, it sets us all free.

Life is cyclical. Portals are natural. And a woman who knows herself is one of the most powerful, magical, and creatures on earth.

Welcome to The 40 Portal, babe.

Learn more and submit your wisdom and questions to The 40 Portal Podcast at the40portal.com
Substack: https://substack.com/@the40portal
Instagram: @the40portal

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