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A college student in her 60s shares wisdom when it comes to reinventing oneself

Published December 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM EST

Joan Steidl, who is now retired, shares her reinvention takeaways. She has a podcast about confronting the generational divide, takes comedy workshops and went back to college.

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