iHeart Radio Interview on the "Fearless Fabulous You" Show

Professional lawyer, diversity advocate, radio host and author, Maria Leonard Olsen, discusses facing her personal challenges, dealing with perfectionism and recovery from alcoholism. At age 50, she decided to challenge herself try 50 new things which she documents in her book, "50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life." This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 12PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

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Maria Olsen
50 After 50 Recommended by Fupping.com

In everyone’s life, no matter who you are, you will experience a gut-wrenching level of heartbreak that will totally dominate your entire world for some amount of time. The effects of this can be far-reaching and hugely influential, in not only your mood but your whole level of efficiency and productivity in your day to day lifestyle.

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Caroline Olsen
Quoted in Nerd Wallet re My Love of Women's Retreats

“I have formed deeper connections with women than I otherwise would in my busy, daily life,” she says. She adds that other women are often similarly interested in talking about their personal stories, hopes and dreams, and looking to expand their horizons in some way. “A sisterhood feeling develops,” she says.

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Caroline Olsen
Interview with Washington Independent Review of Books

nspired by her own experiences as a mixed-race child in an overwhelmingly white neighborhood and as the mother of children with skin lighter than hers, local author Maria Leonard Olsen has written Not the Cleaver Family: The New Normal in Modern American Families, a resource to the many permutations of family that exist today.

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Caroline Olsen