by Hélène | Sep 30, 2019 | Next Act for Women
After years of giving tours in China and honing her passions for aviation and photography, and with the encouragement of her husband, Beth finally took her old manuscript off the shelf and edited it for publication. Flying Alone is Beth’s memoir of the turbulent and...
by Hélène | Sep 23, 2019 | Next Act for Women
After being fired from her job at 58, Nancy listened to her calling to provide a service to seniors and launched her business, Memoirs Plus, where she captures elders’ stories in a beautiful memoir keepsake. Tell us a little about your background. I grew up in...
by Hélène | Sep 16, 2019 | Next Act for Women
So many of the fabulous women on this blog inspire me through their fearless growth. Today, I catch up with four of these women and ask them what’s new since I featured them four years ago. From launching a podcast about love to developing their crafts, these...
by Hélène | Jul 30, 2019 | Next Act for Women
Loneliness after a difficult divorce led Paula to launch her website Starting Over at Sixty, where she provides perspective and consulting to women seeking a new beginning later in life. Tell us a little about your background. I grew up in Cincinnati and came to...
by Hélène | Jun 12, 2019 | Next Act for Women
After 35 years in the healthcare industry, Maren decided it was time for her to quit the rat race and reinvent in some way. She eventually pursued her passion for writing, has recently published her first novel, and is hard at work on her second. Tell...
by Hélène | Apr 16, 2019 | Next Act for Women
Raised in an affluent family in Brazil, Karen and her then-husband Henry were abducted at gunpoint and brutalized for 45 days before the ransom came through. At 57, Karen decided she needed to share her story of survival and speak out against torture. Her new memoir,...
