Learning to Live Authentically After 50 -- The Self-Care With Gracy Podcast
Learning to Live Authentically After 50 -- The Self-Care With Gracy Podcast

Right after turning 50, author and speaker Maria Leonard Olsen's whole life changed. She got divorced, she got sober, and she started taking self-care seriously. These important self-care shifts launched a more authentic life for Maria, one that she bravely shares with others to support their healing. 

In our conversation, we speak about the connections between self-care and social justice, how to set stronger boundaries so we can live with more purpose, and why it's important to be vulnerable and share our whole selves in order to heal. 

To learn more about Maria's work:
www.MariaLeonardOlsen.com
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http://www.selfcarewithgracy.com/blog/2019/5/learning-to-live-authentically-after-the-age-of-50-with-author-maria-leonard-olsen.html

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The Women's Pages: News & Notes for Women Who Write
The Women's Pages: News & Notes for Women Who Write

Maria is an attorney, a cohost of DC’s “Inside Out” radio show on WPFW fm 89.3, a women’s writing and empowerment-retreat leader and diversity speaker, and a woman who turned fifty expecting to find life less satisfying. But while her children didn’t need her as acutely and many of her other relationships had also changed, by setting out to accomplish fifty specific things, she discovered that the key to a meaningful life was still within her power.

Fifty Goals

Her chosen goals ranged from physical challenges and travel to lifestyle changes, and the project revitalized her life. As she recounts how she selected and pursued her fifty activities, readers will be inspired to choose their own set of objectives for the next stage of life.

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Guest on the "Old Chicks Know Sh*t" Podcast
Guest on the "Old Chicks Know Sh*t" Podcast

Maria Olsen - From addiction to midlife makeover Old Chicks Know Sh*t Podcast

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#002: At age 50, Maria Leonard Olsen drank her way out of her 25-year marriage. She had, against advice, put all her eggs in the motherhood basket, willfully derailing her successful law career.  In this interview she shares her story of coming to terms with her addiction, the journey to recovery and finding herself underneath the facade she had created to deal with everyday life. We discuss such topics as the importance of truly getting to know yourself,  How the principles of recovery from addiction can be applicable to anyone looking to reinvent themselves and her new book "50 after 50".  She has gone on to become a successful lawyer, author, and speaker. Her story of reinvention is poignant, gutsy and inspiring.

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Honored to be Named Chair of the HerStory Global Women's Empowerment Conference in D.C.
Honored to be Named Chair of the HerStory Global Women's Empowerment Conference in D.C.

I am honored to be appointed as chairperson of the #HerStory Women’s Global Empowerment Conference 2019, Washington, D.C.! The conference will begin in New Zealand July 23-25, and will run globally for up to 12 months. The D.C. conference's dates are dependent on our venue. Once we have the date, I will post it on our local FB page. If you are interested in speaking, volunteering, sponsoring, being a vendor or helping to organize, please register, join the international AND our local FB pages, and view our founder’s message (links below).

Speaker Registration:
https://lnkd.in/dWv3JdZ

International Page:
https://lnkd.in/djYpQi3

Local Page:
https://lnkd.in/dxGQGUB

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Article About Book Talk at Anne Arundel Library
Article About Book Talk at Anne Arundel Library

Approaching the “big 5-0” has been known to trigger a panic attack for even the most accomplished, successful and fulfilled people. In her fourth book, “50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life,” Maria Leonard Olsen shares an intimate look into her own collision course with this life milestone. On Thursday, March 14, at the Broadneck Library, the Bethesda-based lawyer and author will remind the audience that there is a lot more living to do once we can get our mind past the number.

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Boston College's Center for Retirement Research Article
Boston College's Center for Retirement Research Article

“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/

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