Life After Retirement

You’ve circled the date on the calendar, and retirement is on the horizon! Whether it’s months or just weeks away, the countdown can stir up excitement, relief, and even impatience. It’s natural to want to mentally check out, but this is also an important season to finish strong…

Change is one of the few constants in life. Sometimes it’s exciting, other times unsettling – but it’s always there, shaping our daily lives in ways big and small. Sometimes I feel like the older I get, the less change I want. Have I really had the same hair style…

You don’t need to stop making To-Do lists to live ‘in the moment’. To-Do lists let you live in the moment as long as you use them as a tool, not a burden around your neck. They are simply a sign of vitality!

Financial independence is everyone’s goal as they approach retirement. But if you’re financially secure, is that enough to ensure you can enjoy your golden years? Sadly, very few of us consider what action we have to consciously take to ensure the vision for our…

This article focuses on the transition out of full time work. The ideas also are relevant to anyone seeing 65 as a transition into a new phase of life. Let’s begin by framing the end of a full-time career as simply a transition in a continual sequence…

The last thing I did before retiring from my career as a professor was deliver one final conference presentation. On the drive home, I felt a swirl of emotions – excitement about the freedom ahead, gratitude for my career, and worry about how I would fill my days…

I found Sixty and Me at 63, and the voices of women around the world carried me gracefully through my 60s with wisdom and great ideas. Now, I’m turning 73 this month and noticing interesting things as I’ve entered my 70s. For each of us, the journey is a bit different…

If you’re over 60, you’ve probably noticed life rarely follows the script we imagined. When we were younger, many of us carried a picture of what life “should” look like at this stage. We thought we’d be surrounded by family, enjoying grandchildren nearby, perhaps traveling with a spouse…

We’ve seen the brochures. You know the ones – smiling, gray-haired couples are playing tennis, having dinner on a patio, toasting during a midnight sail. Celebrating The Perfect Retirement.  But is the entire retired world lounging at the golf course 24/7?

I wrote Creating Magic in Midlife before I had the life I have now living in Ecuador. I always wanted to live internationally. I worked as a trauma therapist but retired from that profession. I asked myself what can give my life meaning? The answer is I live as a creative…