“With the #MeToo movement against workplace abuse of young adult women dominating the headlines, there’s a quieter movement of baby boomer women exploring what it means to get old. Book publishers are flocking to writers of self-actualization books like “Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing as We Age” and “50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life.”
https://squaredawayblog.bc.edu/squared-away/depression-abates-when-women-hit-60/
Read MoreLessons Learned in Recovery #fiftyafter50
https://upjourney.com/rehabbing-my-life-lessons-learned-in-recovery-from-alcoholism
Read More“Comparison is the thief of joy” — Theodore Roosevelt
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/the-thief-of-joy/
Read MoreSelf-Love Interview in Authority Magazine
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/the-more-i-love-myself-the-greater-my-capacity-to-love-and-be-present-for-others-bd86cc40b4d0
Read MoreThrive Global article on multiple types of intelligence that we all possess. #fiftyafter50 https://thriveglobal.com/stories/intelligence-of-many-shades/
Read MoreQuoted in AARP article. https://www.aarp.org/home-family/dating/info-2019/where-to-find-a-date.html
Read MorePBS’s Next Avenue piece on 50 After 50
https://www.nextavenue.org/after-50-attitude-is-everything/
Read More“Writing to Release Pain” in Women Writers, Women’s Books
http://booksbywomen.org/writing-to-release-pain-by-maria-leonard-olsen/?fbclid=IwAR26To3FMGKEklCg7Lft1fb5zwkHMFEqnwpNkYsz6D71-k5lWABkzCe2Z6A
Read MoreUpJourney piece on healthy relationships
https/upjourneycom/a-healthy-relationship-between-two-broken-people
Read MoreUpJourney piece on parenting mistakes
https://upjourney.com/if-i-could-have-a-parenting-do-over
Read MoreThrive Global’s SHERO Project: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/sheroproject-maria-olsens-story/
Read MoreRecovery Book of the Day by She Recovers!
Read MoreQuoted in Best Life article “40 Risks You Need to Take After 40”
The younger you are, the less experience, knowledge, and money you have. That often leads you to throw caution to the wind and make decisions out of ignorance or desperation. But by the time you reach 40, you probably have a substantial savings account, a wealth of knowledge, and a greater sense of purpose in life. And you know what that means? It's time to take risks and live a little. Of course, you shouldn't just blow all your money or completely ignore logic, but you should allow yourself the flexibility to do the things you want to do, not just the things you should do. After all, you've earned it. So keep reading to unleash the inner risk-taker inside of you now that you're 40.
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"Only do things you really want to do," advises Maria Leonard Olsen, author of 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life. Now that you're in your 40s, it's time to "stop being a people-pleaser" and start doing things for your own benefit instead.
Maybe that means saying no to staying late at work or turning down an invitation to drinks—but whatever it is, don't be afraid to speak up when the answer is "no."
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Once you're 40, "you are old enough to stop caring so much about what others think of you," says Olsen. "What others think of you is not your business, nor is it something you can control."
And instead of worrying about what other people are thinking and doing, spend more time enjoying yourself and the company of the people you love!
Find full article here:
https://bestlifeonline.com/risks-you-should-take-after-40/
Read MoreInterview by Michael Causey on the “Get Up!” show on January 21, 2019, on “50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life.” TakomaRadio.org.
Read MoreInvited to address a corporation’s national sales meeting in Dallas to speak on “Mastering the Moment.”
Read MoreQuoted in this UpJourney article on “What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do” https://upjourney.com/what-to-do-when-you-dont-know-what-to-do
Read Morehttps://upjourney.com/best-self-help-books-for-women
Read MoreArticle in Thrive Global about finding one’s passion in life. https://thriveglobal.com/stories/finding-your-thing-in-life/
Read More”50 After 50” made the “Essential Reading/Listening For Your Dating Life – December ’18” for a U.K. publication. https://toyboywarehouse.com/blog/essential-reading-listening-dec-18/ #fiftyafter50 #datingover50
Read MoreThrive Global article about discomfort when your adult child travels abroad. https://thriveglobal.com/stories/leaving-the-nest-when-your-20-something-child-travels-to-the-other-side-of-the-world/
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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.