I Had to Remake Myself Completely. Here's What I Found.
About this episode
Maija shares her journey of starting over in her career after a physical condition forced her to change paths.
Have you ever been forced to start over completely, not because you wanted to, but because you had no choice? That's exactly what happened to Maija. After spending decades building a career around her body, she developed a physical condition that made it impossible to continue. So she did the only thing she could. She started over. From scratch. Using her brain instead of her body. In this video, Maija shares how an accidental introduction to grant writing, through her husband's nonprofit, turned into something she never expected: purpose, passion, and a community of people who finally made sense to her.
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