Guest on The Real 50 Over 50 Show

On The Real 50 over 50 on November 12th Donna Cravotta hosted:

“Maria Olsen, civil-litigation attorney, author, 2x TEDx speaker, motivational speaker, award-winning podcast host, journalist, and mentor to women in recovery.

The year Maria turned 50, everything shifted at once: sobriety, divorce, empty nest, living alone for the first time. As a gift to herself, she tried 50 new things to determine how she wanted to live her next chapter. Those lessons became her Amazon bestselling book, "50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life." She did it again at 60.

Then came an unexpected plot twist: a 23andMe test revealed that the Dad who raised her wasn't her biological father—and that this lifelong Filipina Catholic is half Ashkenazi Jew. Her biological father? An actor she'd watched on screens her whole life. She just gave her second TEDx Talk on DNA test surprises and is writing a book about navigating what she calls "opening Pandora's box." It's not LIVE yet, but will be soon.

Maria is a biracial woman whose parents were forbidden by law to marry in their home state of Maryland in the early 1960s. She's lived through childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, divorce, depression, and addiction, and she's on the other side. Now, she shares her experience, strength, and hope to help others know they're not alone.

This conversation promises to be real, raw, and full of the kind of wisdom that is earned.

LIVE on Wednesday, November 12th at noon ET on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.”

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LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/events/thereal50over50meetmarialeonard7390741146140049408/theater/

Facebook live link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AbV4oooPn/

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/live/FhxcyrZWES

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/FhxcyrZWESg?si=wwiWmHjpnO-j_Jhh