Marlena Fiol/ Your Authentic Life: Do You Ever Wonder How You Got To Where You Are Today?

I grew up on a leprosy station in Paraguay, South America.

At twenty, I moved to the U.S., married, had two children and supported my husband in getting through school — and then divorced.

As a single mom, I made my way through an MBA and PhD, and had a highly satisfying career as a consultant and professor of strategic management.

Five years ago, at age sixty-four, I retired and began writing narrative fiction and nonfiction with my husband Ed: books, essays, blogs, newsletters — and we’ve now started a weekly podcast.

-Marlena Fiol

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