Halina Schafer made a decision to retire at the end of 2013. That was the year her first great-niece was born. Her plan was to build a scrapbook of events to give to the family on the baby's first birthday. When she did the following summer, it was the family who encouraged her to "do something more with this story." Halina  had already changed careers from a Technician in Medical Pathology laboratories to become a Therapist/Administrator of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Clinics and, finally, to published Author in November of 2017.

The first book, "Fiona and the Extra Special Invisible Gifts" for ages birth through pre-school led to forming her own self-publishing company, Third-Career Press, LLC. Her second book, "Who Found Who" (an easy-reader chapter book for ages 4-9) practically wrote itself and was published in November of 2018. Halina has a third book out (2020) for "tweens" to assist with emotional resgulation: "You Can't Make Me"        "So much for retirement!"

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