Alivelihood Guests Demonstrate Their Zest For Lives After 50

Here are 3 more inspiring people from my TV show who are role models for people who want to embark on new initiatives in their 6th decade and older.

Lynn Serper was in the midst of completing her dissertation in special ed, when at age 48 she suffered a ruptured aneurism and cerebral stroke, leaving her aphasic and unable to live independently. After years of treatment and determination to succeed, she recovered her speech and writing skills. She went on to finish her degree and founded a company called Serper Method, in which she teaches people with cognitive dysfunction to retrieve and maintain their skills. 

Nancy Lelewer Sonnabend has been a researcher and speaker in the field of learning disabilities for all her adult life, being dyslexic herself and having children with cognitive disabilities. She was told she could never write a book, but published 2 – 1 about her struggles raising children with disabilities on her own   and the other about her childhood, growing up as a child with dyslexia when no one knew what that was.

 

 

Dianne Callan worked in the telecommunication field as a corporate atty  for 35 years, way before women entered that field. A math major, she was facile at picking up technology skills. She loved her job but was laid off when her company was sold in 2008. Since then she’s launched her encore career, wanting to make a difference working on issues that involve climate change and renewable energy.

See short clips of all Alivelihood: New Adventures As We Age TV shows at my YouTube channel.

 

Comments

[Frankie Dawson]

Thanks for this post. Its good to hear about strong people never giving up even though bad things have happened to them, truly inspirational.

[DanImports2]

Retirement might sound good but it probably really isn't. When my dad retired he didn't know what to do and gardening was not enough. I introduced him to do export goods and selling online. He has been having fun meeting clients and selling goods.