After five years of health challenges including osteoporosis, stress fractures, falls, basal cell carcinomas, colon cancer, Covid pneumonia, a reverse shoulder replacement and lymphoedema, social entrepreneur Marilyn Hallett has turned a corner. She considers difficulties such as medical bills, loss of independence and forced absences from work, and reveals what kept her going. An inspiring listen!

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In ep. 92 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, social entrepreneur and founder of You’ve Earned It, Marilyn Hallett, considers

• the mind-boggling series of health challenges she experienced, starting in 2009

• related difficulties, including medical bills, loss of independence, isolation, and keeping depression at bay

• who supported her during this time

• how absences due to sick leave impacted her business and how she made peace with this situation

• how her faith impacted on her recovery

• the hopes and dreams Marilyn now has in her sights

• her takeaway in terms of understanding others and the struggles they face

• Marilyn’s 4 tips on how to navigate a stormy health journey or assist others who are experiencing this.

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Read more about Marilyn, the person behind the professional.

Here Marilyn discusses the challenges – and potential! – of 60-plussers.

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Contact details

Marilyn Hallett is the founder of You’ve Earned It, commonly known as YEI, a successful digital media platform for South African 60-plussers. YEI features relevant, on-point, informative and interesting articles geared at this age group, and also showcases discounts, savings and benefits for SA retirees, seniors, pensioners and baby boomers. YEI has been online since 2011 and was preceded by the YEI book published by Juta’s in 2008. Previously, Marilyn spent 30 years working in academic recruitment at the University of Cape Town.

YEI platform:

You’ve Earned It – the digital media platform for SA 60-plussers

Tel. 076 194 6033

Email address: marilyn.hallett@youve-earned-it.co.za

Website:  http://youve-earned-it.co.za

Newsletters:  http://youve-earned-it.co.za/e-newsletters/ 

YEI Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/youveearnedit

Sign up on a YEI WhatsApp group:  https://youve-earned-it.co.za/join-a-yei-whatsapp-group/

Original music by Mart-Marie Snyman, featuring Matinino

Thumbnail image: Unsplash

Photograph of Marilyn Hallett: supplied