LIFE AFTER WORK
Hobbies are normally thought of as a meaningful counterbalance to work. But now that we are retired what are our hobbies counterbalancing? Can one or two of them become something that we are passionate about? What happens when we can no longer do that passion either for physical or mental issues or events outside of our control (the wonderful setting in which the hobby was done is no longer accessible)? Maybe we have done all what we wanted to do with that hobby and it is time to move onto something else. So, let’s share some time and ideas about doing interesting stuff and ideas for dealing with the unexpected.
Facilitator Background
Sally S. Seaver, Ph.D. founded Seaver Associates LLC in 1992 and closed it in 2017. The consultancy advised biopharmaceutical companies on manufacturing and quality issues for recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines and natural, cell and gene therapy products. Dr. Seaver received her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She was on the faculty at Vanderbilt and held senior technical positions at Hygeia Sciences and Millipore Corp. She was a volunteer at the US Pharmacopeia from 1995-2006, and was elected chair of the USP Expert Committee on Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering (CGT) in 2000 and 2005..
Her major hobbies are horseback riding (dressage), swimming in a local pond, taking walks, gardening (dahlias, tomatoes, basil), attending classical music, dance and theater events and doing nothing. In the past she backpacked, canoed, camped, skied and sailed. She is an overseer of the Celebrity Series of Boston.
Dorcas Gray
Zoe Kritzler
Janet Schofield is a Professor and Senior Advisor at Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan. She served for many years as a Professor of Psychology and a Senior Scientist at U. of Pittsburgh after receiving her PhD from Harvard. She has had a lifelong fascination with other cultures which has led to her main hobby, travel. Schofield has travelled or worked in more than 100 countries on five continents. Other leisure interests include music, reading and walking, especially in the Himalayas.