The 40 Over 40 Project

JB Portillo,

Age 72

Tell me about yourself and how you feel about being a woman over the age of 40.

Best time of my life! There is still time to do what makes me smile and to share my joy. My goal is to make the world a little better place than I found it.

When do you feel most confident?

When making a difference in the world around me.

How did your painful times give you the gift of resilience?

I would not change anything about my life. It made me who I am today.

What advice would you give your younger self?

There are no answers, only the search and that's okay!

What would you tell other mature women about stepping out of their comfort zone and doing a photo shoot?

Try it, you will like it!