Live segment on CTV, Prince George’s County’s TV station.
Read MoreThanks for the shout out! I love the Women of the Wild Retreat! An excerpt from 50 After 50, describing my experience at the retreat: https://www.smore.com/1z35q-women-of-the-wild-featured-in?ref=email #fiftyafter50
Register for the annual retreat and allow yourself to be inspired and transformed: www.womenofthewild.us
Read MoreInterview with the Bloomer Boomer Show. Bloomer Boomer is about life after 50 where millions can join our community to discover how to thrive and embrace life. Metaphorically, “Embrace Life, Empower Dreams and Embrace Age.” It applies to any age but typically after 50, or when we see time ticking away. Friends and family can be gone forever, careers end, we’re older, health changes and lives change. But “Embrace Life, Empower Dreams, Embrace Age” is a mission of Bloomer Boomer that is not about conceding the end, but the beginning of new opportunities. Everyone can use the tools and knowhow to achieve their dreams and vision of life. That’s what we do at Bloomer Boomer and we share everything with our community. www.BloomerBoomer.com #fiftyafter50
Read MoreBloomer Boomer is a terrific resource for the Baby Boomer generation. Here is Maria’s latest contribution. Tips for starting over after 50. Bloom where you are planted! https://bloomerboomer.com/50-after-50-reframing-next-chapter-of-life/
Read MoreNew Spirit Journal, an “Online Resource for Inspiration and Practical Spirituality,” has been uplifting minds, hearts, and souls around the world since 2005. In this piece, Maria writes about staying centered and present in a social media-obsessed society, and being intentional about how we spend our time.
https://www.newspiritjournalonline.com/the-perfectionism-
Read MoreZestNow is an online magazine “for women 50 and forward.” This article Maria wrote is about learning to live without regret for a happier, more serene existence. Comments welcome!
http://zestnow.com/learning-to-live-without-regret/
Read MoreHealthy Magazine featured a piece Maria wrote about the trap of perfectionism and how she emerged from behavior and a mindset that had detrimental effects on her life. Link to the article:
https://healthy-magazines.com/life-after-50-the-trap-of-perfectionism/
Read MoreProfessional 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/).
Read MoreMaria was invited by the DC affiliate of CBS to do a live "Great Day Washington" segment on how meditation changed her life, and how meditation can be incorporated into the lives of busy people.
Read MoreI am so honored by this gifted spiritual guide's testament to 50 After 50. Thank you so much, Jessica Epperson-Lusty of Evolving Mindfully.
Read MoreMaria Leonard Olsen is the author of the children's picture book Healing for Hallie. She also has written the picture book Mommy, Why's Your Skin So Brown?.
Read MoreSuccessful, standing-room-only book launch at the iconic Politics & Prose Bookstore on June 30, 2018. Gratifying to connect with so many for whom the words in my book resonated.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreMoved by the young women who approached me after the rally saying I was so brave and how I had helped them with my words. #grateful #turningpainintosomethinggood
Read More“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.
Read MoreLawyer, author Maria Leonard Olsen joins Bob Beckel to discuss the March For Our Lives and the potential impact that students could have on the national discussion.
Read MoreWe are lucky to have writer Maria Olsen join us again this year for the Mixed Remixed Festival. In 2016, Maria participated as a children’s book author. This year she will speak on a special parenting panel on how to deal with bullying of your multiracial child and having the Race talk.
Read MoreMaria Olsen talked about her book, Not the Cleaver Family: The New Normal in Modern American Families at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Read MoreFeatured author at the Gaithersburg Book Festival
Read MoreHonored to be interviewed on the Sense of Place show with acclaimed author Heidi Durrow. Are we, as bi-racial radio show hosts, ambassadors or interpreters? Food for thought.
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Maria was invited by the DC affiliate of CBS to do a live "Great Day Washington" segment on how meditation changed her life, and how meditation can be incorporated into the lives of busy people.