It's been a lot of fun these past few years, getting to know so many guests and hearing from multiple listeners with great thoughts about the show. But the time has come to bring it to a close. Beyond Retirement was started to guide me and all my listeners on the journey to the next stage of life. Well, I've made it! I'm at the gate to life "Beyond Retirement" and I have to say I'm excited about the future! As I mention in this episode, I'm looking for suggestions for a title to the book I'm wri...
Dec 31, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 264
"Beyond Retirement" is a fluid time encompassing all of your time after the flagpost of "retirement" has been passed. This podcast was developed to help listeners figure out their own journey by listening to the musings of the host and her guests as they travelled the road together. There's no right or wrong journey. There are many detours and U-turns along the way. But in the end, it's the journey that really matters, isn't it. It's not the destination, but how you got there.
Dec 24, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 263
Creativity, generosity, gratitude...do they play a role in your life? They should! Start with gratitude. There is always something to be grateful for in your life. Finding that thing, even if it's small, will help you to grow and your happiness will increase. Last week, Hugh Willard talked about the intentional aspect of generosity - how, in order to be generous, we have to look inside ourselves. Gratitude helps you be generous. When you are grateful for what you have, you want to share it with ...
Dec 17, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 262
Hugh Willard is a psychotherapist, the author of the new book Finding Beauty in the Gray: Stories and Verse from the Third Age and the host of the podcast Aging Well: Finding Beauty in the Gray . Hugh has facilitated numerous workshops and taught courses on several topics relevant to folks in the second half of life. Today we talk about the importance of generosity in life, as well as its inherent link to gratitude. Hugh mentions that studies are showing substantial benefits to mental and physic...
Dec 10, 2023•29 min•Season 5Ep. 261
Wanderlust is a strong desire to wander or travel and explore the world. Last week's episode with the hosts of the Beach Travel Wine podcast really sparked my own wanderlust! This week I talk a bit more about why I believe travel is so important and why it should be part of your retirement plan. You don't have to take off for distant countries; the village next to yours may have some fabulous treasures you've yet to discover. The point is, there is a great big world under our feet and it seems a...
Dec 03, 2023•12 min•Season 5Ep. 260
Leanne and Lyle McCabe are the hosts of the Beach Travel Wine podcast and they share their passion for travel and the importance of experiencing new things. With 62 episodes under their belts, they take us on a journey through Spain, Italy, London, Paris, and Australia. And they're not stopping there - they give us a sneak peek into their upcoming episodes that will feature the stunning landscapes of New Zealand. Leanne and Lyle invite listeners to reach out for travel suggestions and even encou...
Nov 26, 2023•36 min•Season 5Ep. 259
This episode is a reflection on the topic covered in my conversation with Joe Curry, namely identifying your purpose and values in retirement. It's important to know your values and figure out what your purpose is, but it's not important to keep that same purpose throughout your journey in life. Your purpose can - and probably WILL - change over the course of your lifetime. Understanding this will help guide you in determining how to live your life. "What gets you out of bed in the morning" shou...
Nov 19, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 258
Joe Curry specializes in simplifying the financial lives of people approaching or within retirement. He is the host of the podcast Your Retirement Planning Simplified and is a Certified Financial Planner. Joe is the Owner & CEO of Matthews + Associates, located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, where Joe and his team help Canadian retirees and those within a few years of retirement (work-optional) achieve True Wealth , which Joe believes is a combination of achieving financial freedom, spend...
Nov 12, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 257
Retirement is the time to start doing what you want to do - if you haven't been doing that all along. It's time to figure out what interests you, what motivates you, what inspires you. It's also time to relax, have some fun, take care of your mind & body... basically, to do what you prefer. Be sure to check out Today's Elder, at https://todayselder.ca and Radio Downton, at radiodowntown.ca
Nov 05, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 256
Barbara Waxman, Founder of Odyssey Group Coaching, is an aging advocate who helped define the Middlescence life stage. Her leadership in the coaching field has culminated in the transformative coaching model, Entrepreneurship Turned Inward© and her science informed the Five Essential Elements™ process. Barbara serves as an Advisor to the Stanford Center on Longevity and Stanford Lifestyle Medicine, as well as the Generations Over Dinner Project. Additionally, she is a faculty member at Chip Conl...
Oct 29, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 255
Moving to a foreign country is a daunting undertaking, not one to be taken lightly. Do you speak the language? Are you ready for new customs and a new culture? Do you have a support system in place for when things get tough? But it's not all doom & gloom - the opportunities to expand your knowledge of the world, to learn about life "somewhere else" ... that's an exciting draw for many. The most important thing is to go into it with your eyes open. Be ready for things NOT to turn out as you p...
Oct 22, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 254
Mike Cobb is the founder and CEO of ECI Development. After vacationing in Belize in 1993, Mike saw the opportunity to help others own properties overseas. Realizing that not everyone wants to be in Belize, the company expanded to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, and Portugal. Over the last 27 years, ECI Development has focused on providing customers with a product that fits their specific needs, rather than trying to sell people a cookie-cutter solution. There are basically ...
Oct 15, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 253
Peak performance isn't just for sports. Paying attention to what you're doing, being consistent, always moving forward... these are all part of being the best you can be, which is something we should strive for all the time. This episode is a bit of a recap of last week's chat with Joe Jacobi.
Oct 08, 2023•7 min•Season 5Ep. 252
Joe Jacobi is a former American Olympic gold medalist in white-water slalom canoeing. He won the gold medal with his doubles canoe partner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. After retiring from competitive sports, Joe moved to La Seu d’Urgell in Catalonia, Spain, where he immersed himself in the local culture. He learned to speak Catalan and now works as a performance coach online. Joe values deep and meaningful connections and enjoys writing and creating. Key topics discussed: Combi...
Oct 01, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 251
Adjusting to life in retirement involves creating a purpose or meaning for your life, looking after your health and well-being, and developing lasting connections with friends and family. The hardest part is often simply accepting that a part of your life is over - that the activity you did for the last 20-40 years is no longer what you do each day. But this doesn't mean you aren't going to be doing ANYthing! There are many other activities - some new - that will take up your time if you let the...
Sep 24, 2023•17 min•Season 5Ep. 250
Laura Black is a retired lawyer, an award-winning businesswoman, and the author of Climbing Down the Ladder: A Journey to Another Kind of Happy . After completing law school and beginning her career as a lawyer, she and her business partner built the world's largest legal staffing company. She joins us this week to share some of her insights into how to make retirement the best it can be: Prioritizing Happiness Finding Fulfillment and Letting Go Expanding the Spokes on the Wheel of Life LINKS: C...
Sep 17, 2023•26 min•Season 5Ep. 249
This week I review Sandi Shortt's chat about crossroads in life, mindset, and lifestyle changes, and designing a fulfilling and purposeful retirement. One critical point that stood out to me was the idea of shifting from a mundane, gray existence to a vibrant, colorful life. Sandi's work as a psychotherapist and coach reinforces the importance of identifying who we want to be, how we want to feel, and taking action towards those goals. Her My Best Life exercise is an excellent tool for assessing...
Sep 10, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 248
Sandi Shortt is a Mindset and Life coach and calls herself a Design Coach. By using mindset and other modalities, she helps retired, widowed women re-invent their lives and create their next chapter, designing a life for themselves full of joy, fulfillment, and purpose. Here are three key takeaways from the episode: Focus on designing the life you want, not just creating one that others expect of you. Mindset plays a crucial role in shaping our lives and achieving our goals. Leveraging the suppo...
Sep 03, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 247
There's a lot to be done before we pass off this Earth... how much we do in advance makes a huge impact on those we leave behind. End-of-life planning isn't just about medical care. It's about ALL aspects of your last days, and hopefully there will be a LOT of them to enjoy before you're done! Talking about your medical care, estate planning, the legacy you'll leave behind ... this is all important to do NOW, while you're healthy and can give it the attention it deserves.
Aug 27, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 246
Kimberly Best is a registered nurse who spent over two decades working in various intensive care units, trauma centers, and emergency departments. She pursued graduate school in clinical community psychology but found it unfulfilling and returned to nursing. After her brother introduced her to transformative mediation, she went on to study conflict management and currently specializes in mediation, facilitation, and restorative practices for peace building. Kimberly highlights that end-of-life c...
Aug 20, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 245
The Wheel of Life is a common tool used to assess our current status in a variety of areas of life, including relationships with others, health, contributions, etc. By giving a rating from 1 to 10 for where you feel you're currently at in each category, you can get a visual picture of which areas of your life might need a bit of work to help you thrive.
Aug 13, 2023•8 min•Season 5Ep. 244
Anna Harvey is a Certified Retirement Coach, and the creator of Retire Solo - a cohort-based coaching program and community dedicated to Canadian women who are, or will be, retiring and aging on their own. The idea of retiring solo isn't new - there are many services and programs available in the US for people who find themselves alone at this stage of life. But there weren't any in Canada... YET. Anna has changed that. With https://retiresolo.ca , she has designed a community where women can di...
Aug 06, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 243
Full-time work after you retire may feel like a cop-out; after all, you're supposed to be "done working", right? Not necessarily! Lots of people like to keep their foot in the door, so to speak, and the social aspect of work is hard to give up. So what about part-time work? And maybe the service industry is the place to find it! There are many businesses looking for part-time help; you can pick the hours, decide on the services you want to provide, and there's no stress involved because it's not...
Jul 30, 2023•8 min•Season 5Ep. 242
Barbara is a financial educator and the author of her first book, Tipped – the life-changing guide to financial freedom for waitresses, bartenders, strippers and all other service industry professionals . Barbara believes that positions in the service industry are perfectly designed for people who are in their retirement phase of life. These jobs offer flexible work hours, provide opportunities for individuals to get out and socialize, and can often provide a little extra income to pay for the e...
Jul 23, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 241
Retirement is all about discovering what your life means... how you choose to do that is up to you. Learn a new skill, resurrect an old hobby, continue doing what you've always done... the sky's the limit!
Jul 16, 2023•7 min•Season 5Ep. 240
Pam Krueger is a recognized investor advocate, personal finance journalist and author. She created and co-hosted the investor education TV series, MoneyTrack, which aired on PBS from 2005-2019 and was funded by the Investor Protection Trust. At the request of her viewers, she created Wealthramp as a free tool to help people who were looking for an advisor they could trust. She is also the co-host of the Friends Talk Money podcast. Pam connects with people every day who are planning for their ret...
Jul 09, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 239
There are a lot of things you can do to ensure that your post-retirement life is purposeful, without having to figure out a purpose before embarking on the journey. The books Joe mentioned: Refire Don't Retire by Ken Blanchard and Morton Shaevitz Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans Mentioned in this episode: Alumnor Alumnor Ltd is a community based website speaking to like-minded women who understand the unique challenges of aging. Started by two best friends of over 35 years who ...
Jul 02, 2023•8 min•Season 5Ep. 238
Joe Casey is an executive coach and a Certified Retirement Coach who's walking the talk. He left his career in HR early to start helping others plan the next stage of their lives. His podcast Retirement Wisdom shares topics that are relevant as we travel the roads of the future. On his website, https://retirementwisdom.com , there are useful resources for navigating the waters of retirement and descriptions of the programs he offers to help clients who want a bit more guidance. In this episode, ...
Jun 25, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 237
Jacquie discusses what she thinks are the salient points from last week's discussion with Dr Lucy Burns about a low-carb, whole-food lifestyle and its benefits.
Jun 18, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 236
Dr. Lucy Burns is a general practice and lifestyle medicine physician based in Australia, who helps women in midlife rebalance their mind and body through low carb, real food programs. At her clinic, through her online business Real Life Medicine, and on her Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast , she helps women unlearn toxic diet culture and tap into science that promotes long-lasting health and permanent weight loss. By mid-life, most women (and many men, too) have gone through numerous diet cy...
Jun 11, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 235
