Never Too Late: Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes on Reinvention, Motherhood & Starting Over After 40

What if you didn't miss your window—you just haven't found the right one yet?

Comedian and actress Anjelah Johnson-Reyes joins Sherri O. on Mature Allure for an honest, funny, and inspiring conversation about reinvention, aging, motherhood, career longevity, rejection, and finding freedom after 40.

After two decades in entertainment, more than 100 sold-out shows, and her seventh comedy special, Ugly Baby (on YouTube), Anjelah has learned that success isn't always about getting the opportunity you originally wanted. Sometimes, it's about having the courage to turn around and look for another window.

In this episode, Anjelah opens up about:

• Why rejection and disappointment can be essential to personal growth

• Starting over creatively after completing a major project

• How giving yourself a “start date” can remove the pressure to be productive

• Letting go of guilt and allowing yourself to rest, live, and receive new ideas

• Finding greater freedom as she has gotten older

• Why she no longer worries about FOMO or other people's opinions

• Becoming a mother in her 40s after once believing she didn't want children

• The realities—and unexpected humor—of motherhood after 40