Wellness Celebrities Brooke Burke Shares the 4 Biggest Lessons She's Learned in Her 40s Burke, 47, is the founder of the Brooke Burke Body app. Here, she opens up about health and wellness, raising kids, and the biggest lessons she's learned. By Health.com Editorial Team Health.com Editorial Team An article by 'Health.com Editorial Team' indicates a collaborative effort from our in-house team. Sometimes, several writers and editors may contribute to an article over the years. These collaborations allow Health.com editors to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available. The editors at Health.com are a dedicated team of experienced health editors, writers, and other media professionals who strive to bring trustworthy and responsible health and medical content to their readers. As a team, we have decades of experience in health journalism, and have worked at legacy publishers and some of the biggest news and media companies in the U.S. health's editorial guidelines Published on August 16, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email A big lesson I’ve learned in my 40s is to enjoy my own company. I’ve raised four children, I’ve run multiple businesses, and in that chaos, you can get a little lost. So now I sit with myself and carve out time to check in. I treat myself with compassion. As cheeky as it sounds, health and wellness is an inside job. It’s really about how you feel about yourself. Exercise gives me energy, it balances my stress, and it gives me self-confidence. It’s not just vanity and the physical benefit; it really runs deep. That’s something that I preach in my classes and on my app—taking care of yourself feels really good. I don’t spend a lot of time paying attention to what everyone else thinks. I know the people who matter to me. I value those opinions, but what means the most is what I think about me. That’s one of the dangerous things about social media—especially for young people. We’ve got bullies, haters, and negative comments. You have to be able to differentiate between what matters and what doesn’t. If I only had known that all my children would speak a different language, it would’ve been much easier along the way! And by that I mean I’ve learned that you have to raise children differently and understand how to parent individually. What works for one doesn’t necessarily work for another. I have learned to be flexible. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit