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Television Segment on WUSA9
July 17, 2018
Television Segment on WUSA9
July 17, 2018

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. 

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July 17, 2018

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Maria Leonard Olsen On 5 Things They Forgot To Mention In College
Maria Leonard Olsen On 5 Things They Forgot To Mention In College

Interview for Authority Magazine

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Maria Leonard OlsenDecember 16, 2025#authoritymagazine, medium, fiftyafter50, #50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcast, lifelessonsComment
Interviewed on the Man Up Down Podcast in Europe
Interviewed on the Man Up Down Podcast in Europe

Featured on a European podcast for middle aged men

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Maria Leonard OlsenDecember 11, 2025manupdownpodcast, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcastComment
Reinventing Yourself After Divorce: The Quiet Power of Becoming Someone New
Reinventing Yourself After Divorce: The Quiet Power of Becoming Someone New

Guest post from Denise Long of GrandMothering.info

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Maria Leonard OlsenDecember 5, 2025divorce, healingafterdivorce, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcast, reinventionComment
How To Start A Podcast After 50: Simple Steps For Women Ready To Be Heard
How To Start A Podcast After 50: Simple Steps For Women Ready To Be Heard

A piece for Kuel Life, which normalizes aging for women via meaningful, curated content and women-driven brands.

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Maria Leonard OlsenDecember 3, 2025kuellife, podcasts, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcastComment
Piece I Wrote About the Beautiful Maldives
Piece I Wrote About the Beautiful Maldives

Latest piece for Meer.com, about the Maldives, where I spent my birthday

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Maria Leonard OlsenDecember 1, 2025maldives, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, becomingyourbestversionpodcast, travel, MeerComment
Featured on the Live Wise Woman Radio Show
Featured on the Live Wise Woman Radio Show

Guest on Susun Weed’s live radio show to talk about 50 After 50 and more.

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Maria Leonard OlsenNovember 18, 2025#wisewomanradio, #fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, herbalhealthexpert, susunweedComment
Guest on The Real 50 Over 50 Show
Guest on The Real 50 Over 50 Show

Donna Cravott’s show featuring women over 50

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Maria Leonard OlsenNovember 12, 202550after50, 50over50, fiftyafter50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcast, donnacravotta, DNAtestsurprisesComment
New Article for Meer--Tips for Making Long Flights Better
New Article for Meer--Tips for Making Long Flights Better

How to make long flights more comfortable, even if you cannot afford first class.

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Maria Leonard OlsenNovember 7, 2025airplanetravel, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, #becomingyourbestversionpodcast, TravelTips, traveComment
Article About My Thanksgiving Thank You Letter Tradition
Article About My Thanksgiving Thank You Letter Tradition

A piece about my Thanksgiving tradition in Hanna Magazine by She Rises Press.

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Maria Leonard OlsenNovember 5, 2025sherisespress, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, thanksgiving, thanksgivingtradition, becomingyourbestversionpodcastComment
Choosing Help at a Residential Mental Health Facility
Choosing Help at a Residential Mental Health Facility

A look at what a good residential mental health care facility can offer.

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Maria Leonard OlsenOctober 14, 2025mentalhealth, mentalhealthcare, residentialmentalhealthfacilitiesComment
Using Chat GBT for Poetry
Using Chat GBT for Poetry

Try this fun exercise!

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Maria Leonard OlsenOctober 11, 2025chatgbt, ai, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, #60after60, #becomingyourbestversionpodcastComment
Interview on Canvas Rebel
Interview on Canvas Rebel

Featured in Canvas Rebel.

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Maria Leonard OlsenOctober 9, 2025canvasrebel, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcastComment
I Have a Publication Date for My New Book About DNA Test Discoveries!
I Have a Publication Date for My New Book About DNA Test Discoveries!

My book on DNA test surprises will be available beginning April 16, 2026!

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Maria Leonard OlsenOctober 9, 2025DNA, DNAtests, DNAtesting, DNAtestsurprises, fiftyafter50, #50after50, 60after60, #becomingyourbestversionpodcast, MPE, NPE, misattributedparentageComment
Thank You for the Shout Out, Academy of the Holy Cross!
Thank You for the Shout Out, Academy of the Holy Cross!

Shout out by my high school alma mater for my upcoming TEDx Talk

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Maria Leonard OlsenOctober 3, 2025TEDx, TEDxWarrenton, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcast, dna, DNAtestsurprises, #DNAtestsurprisesComment
St. Eustatius: the Dutch Caribbean's golden rock (Piece I wrote for Meer)
St. Eustatius: the Dutch Caribbean's golden rock (Piece I wrote for Meer)

The small Dutch Caribbean island that was the first to recognize the newly formed United States is not as well known as its neighbors, but has much to offer visitors.

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Maria Leonard OlsenOctober 1, 2025travel, Caribbean, Meer, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcastComment
Tarot Reading Live!
Tarot Reading Live!

Sharifah Hardie gave me a live Tarot card reading on Facebook Live!

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Maria Leonard OlsenSeptember 30, 2025tarot, readmelive, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, trynewthings, becomingyourbestversionpodcastComment
Losing Your Mother in Midlife: Grief, Legacy, and the Love That Remains (A Piece I Wrote for KuelLife.com)
Losing Your Mother in Midlife: Grief, Legacy, and the Love That Remains (A Piece I Wrote for KuelLife.com)

Heartfelt piece I wrote about grief for KuelLife.com

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Maria Leonard OlsenSeptember 29, 2025grief, lola, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, kuellife, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcast, grandmotherComment
Guest on the Life is Now...Do It While You Can Show
Guest on the Life is Now...Do It While You Can Show

On Suzanne Hoshima’s podcast to talk about bucket lists

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Maria Leonard OlsenSeptember 27, 2025LifeIsNow, Lifeisnowdoitwhileyoucanshow, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, podcastsforwomen, womenempoweringwomenComment
Guest on the Older Women & Friends Podcast
Guest on the Older Women & Friends Podcast

Wonderful conversation with Jane Leder, host of the Older Women & Friends podcast

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Maria Leonard OlsenSeptember 24, 2025janeleder, #MariaLeonardOlsen, olderwomenandfriends, fiftyafter50, #50over50, #60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcastComment
Four Strategies for Boosting Memory
Four Strategies for Boosting Memory

Tips for increasing brain health

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Maria Leonard OlsenSeptember 24, 2025brainhealth, memory, fiftyafter50, 50after50, 60after60, BecomingYourBestVersionPodcast, #HealthyAgingComment
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