s a child, Marjorie Thompson learned to play guitar. Instead of continuing with her passion for music, Thompson’s life took a different route. She finished her Ph.D., became a dean at Brown University and had seven kids. 

But an ad in a magazine struck a chord with Thompson and she decided to fulfill her childhood dreams of playing the guitar. Finally, after 35 years, Thompson picked up a guitar and played seriously, and started writing songs in 2001. 

Overnight, Thompson went from an Ivy League dean to a record producer, a songwriter and a performer. She even appeared on Oprah for her major mid-life career change. 

She talks with Growing Bolder about how she felt with the change and what her husband and kids thought. 

To learn more about Marjorie, or get her new CD “Right By Me,” click here to go to her Web site.