According to Pink Magazine, across the country women are rewriting their lives, sometimes multiple times, to create the lifestyle that more closely suits their passions and values. And it’s the over-40 crowd that is driving the trend, though it more of a life stage rather than an age-driven process. A study done at American University suggests that as many as 60% of college women expect to have six distinct careers in their lives.

Authenticity and rejecting outdated rules and myths are the inspiration for the personal reinvention. Pink states, “For many women, September 11th precipitated a reevaluation of priorities.” The magazine compares it to a gardener redoing a landscape, with women “repotting” themselves. “Their ultimate goal is to be the best they can be and live a fulfilling life.”

Do you need to be repotted?