by Hélène Stelian | Dec 4, 2019 | Next Act for Women
JoAnne was settled in a happy marriage and a fulfilling teaching career when, at age 62, a violent assault by a man wielding a hammer would upend her life. She writes about her struggle and recovery in her first book, Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury. ...
by Hélène Stelian | 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 Stelian | 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 Stelian | 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,...
by Hélène Stelian | Dec 3, 2018 | Next Act for Women
When her husband, at 55, decided he was burned out at work and wanted to go overseas to work for Peace Corps, Joyce chose to join him on his placements abroad as a “trailing spouse.” She recounts her struggle with uprooting her home and career in midlife, not to...
