{"id":238,"date":"2025-11-13T12:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaterbloomer.net\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2025-11-15T06:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T06:09:09","slug":"about-victoria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelaterbloomer.net\/?page_id=238","title":{"rendered":"About Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#099b1a&#8221; min_height=&#8221;160px&#8221; height=&#8221;160px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-28px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1855\">Because women my age deserve a space that\u2019s real.<br data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1833\" \/>A space where you can:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"2096\">\n<li data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1880\">\n<p data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1880\">restart weight loss<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1903\">\n<p data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"1903\">rebuild confidence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1933\">\n<p data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1933\">learn to pose at ANY size<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1962\">\n<p data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"1962\">get support after regain<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"1997\">\n<p data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"1997\">discover sales and life skills<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2029\">\n<p data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2029\">reinvent your life after 40<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2056\">\n<p data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2056\">stop feeling invisible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2096\">\n<p data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2096\">stop saying \u201cI\u2019ve left it too late\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2147\">We\u2019re NOT too late.<br data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2120\" \/>We\u2019re just getting started.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2264\">Everything on this site is designed to guide you back to yourself \u2014 bit by bit, breath by breath, choice by choice.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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