Shining Light on the Third Chapter of Life
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The Third Chapter, starting around age 50, is a time of personal growth as individuals seek new meaning and purpose beyond retirement. Characterized by deep reflection on life's meaning this is an opportunity to pursue personal fulfillment through new or previously unexplored directions.
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Meet the Woman Behind Penultima:
Carla Roberts
Carla retired in the fall of 2021 after reinventing herself through three career transitions in educational administration, arts administration and philanthropy. Now in retirement, she feels a calling to assist others who have made similar transitions. Her credentials include a BFA in fine arts and an MFA in arts administration. She is a Certified Facilitation Professional from the Institute of Cultural Affairs and is a Certified Death Midwife. Presently she is enrolled in a doctoral program at Maharishi International University focused on growth of consciousness and emergence coaching.
Always a late bloomer, I graduated from high school in 1969 and took a decade to complete my undergraduate work in the fine arts at the University of Alaska. My initial work experience in educational administration inspired me to pursue a graduate degree in arts administration, awarded by the University of Iowa in 1981. After a rewarding career in the arts during which I traveled the world, I was honored by the opportunity to work in philanthropy. Philanthropy, the love of humankind, enabled me to reach more of my full potential. In each of my careers, I coached and mentored others. I developed a facilitative leadership style that encouraged me to invest in people and lead them toward greater potential. Now, in retirement I still feel called to serve. On more than one occasion I have found myself assisting family and friends who are in their final transition. I think I can help with the space between retirement and the final threshold--the space in which I currently reside.