What if the most creative chapter of your life hasn’t happened yet? Today’s conversation is about second acts that arrive not quietly—but boldly. Kim Gottlieb-Walker published her debut novel at age 78 after a 50-year career as a photographer. She also leads the Vintage Writers, a lively weekly Zoom group of women authors over 70. Joining her is Roselyn Teukolsky, a former math and computer science educator who retired and now writes fiction. This conversation explores creative courage, identity...
Dec 22, 2025•29 min•Season 8Ep. 383
Start the new year right with new habits. FREE 3 session program – 3 Fridays in January at Noon Eastern. Sign up here . __________________________ Are you ready to graduate from the grind? Then here’s your most important project: Future You. Learn more . ______________________ You’ve spent decades building a career, mastering a craft, and maybe even raising a family. But what happens when the ‘work’ stops? Do you stop creating? Or do you finally have the freedom to chase the ideas that used to v...
Dec 15, 2025•27 min•Season 8Ep. 382
“You are what you repeatedly do.” Start the New Year strong. Join my FREE 3 session Tiny Habits program. Register here _________________________ What’s your most important project in 2026? Future You. Don’t wing it. Design it. Learn more here . _________________________ What happens when a financial columnist and CFP® professional suddenly becomes her mother’s caregiver? Beth Pinsker discovered that her expertise couldn’t prepare her for the relentless tenacity required to navigate Medicare maze...
Dec 08, 2025•25 min•Season 8Ep. 381
Don’t retire. Redesign . Join our small group program beginning in January. Learn more . ___________________________ Will your retirement life look like the glossy images you see in the brochures? Wise up. There’s a real transition that happens when the paychecks stop and you move into your new life. But here’s the thing: it presents an opportunity for rewarding personal growth, or even transformation, that may not be apparent to you at first. Tom Marks spent decades defining himself by his prof...
Dec 01, 2025•27 min•Season 8Ep. 380
Two New Designing Your Life groups kicking off in January 2026 is coming soon. Is It Time to Design What’s Next? . Learn more and sign up today Early registration discount ends 12/15 “Now I know what I’m retiring to.” _________________________ What if everything you’ve been chasing in your full-time working years—the promotion, the bigger paycheck—hasn’t been leading you toward the life you really want? Today’s guest, Jon Rosemberg, knows this tension firsthand. After 25 years of climbing the co...
Nov 24, 2025•33 min•Season 8Ep. 379
Two New Designing Your Life groups kicking off in January Retirement by Design : Create a meaningful roadmap for what’s next. Early registration discount ends 12/15 Limited to 10 spots per group Learn more and sign up today __________________________ Should you hire a Financial Advisor or do-it-yourself ? Glenn Frank rejoins us with some food for thought. __________________________ Just Asking for a Friend… Retirement brings so many tough questions. Share your question (for a friend, of course…)...
Nov 20, 2025•19 min•Season 8Ep. 378
Two New Designing Your Life groups kicking off in January Your Future, Designed : Turn curiosity into action with design thinking. Early registration discount ends 12/15 Learn more and sign up today Limited to 10 spots per group ________________________ What does it mean to age with agility? Dr. Michelle Pannor Silver, University of Toronto professor and author of Aging with Agility: How Elite Athletes and Ordinary Folks Embrace Exercise with Age , rejoins us and shares what she discovered after...
Nov 17, 2025•31 min•Season 8Ep. 377
I’m Just Asking for a Friend Retirement brings so many tough questions. Share your question (for a friend, of course…) to be answered in an upcoming retirement podcast episode. Click here to leave a voice message or email me at joec@retirementwisdom.com — What really makes for a successful retirement? Financial readiness is only part of the story. After decades in the financial planning world, Joseph Maugeri, a CFP professional and former executive at the CFP Board, knew what to expect. But when...
Nov 10, 2025•36 min•Season 8Ep. 376
What if your brain’s health in retirement depended as much on who you see as on what you eat or how you move? Neuroscientist Dr. Ben Rein, author of the new book Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection, joins us to reveal how social connection shapes your brain. He explains why isolation is as toxic as chronic stress, how friendship fuels brain resilience, and why your dog might be one of your best wellness allies. In this e, ye-opening conversation, you’ll learn how stayi...
Nov 03, 2025•33 min•Season 8Ep. 375
What if retirement isn’t the end of something — but the beginning of something better – and deeply meaningful? Dr. Susan Reid thought she was ready for her next chapter when she retired early from her career as a university professor. But within weeks, she realized she’d gone from 100% full throttle to zero — and felt adrift. That awakening led her on a powerful journey to re-vision retirement — for herself and for the millions of others who feel they’re “ not done yet. ” In this conversation, D...
Oct 30, 2025•26 min•Season 8Ep. 374
I’m Just Asking for a Friend Retirement brings so many questions! Share yours (for a friend….) Click here to leave a voice message or email me at joec@retirementwisdom.com ____________________________ What does it mean to live life fully — without any unfinished business? Today’s guest, Diane Button, knows the answer. As a compassionate end-of-life doula and author of What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living , she’s spent years walking beside people at the end of life — and she...
Oct 27, 2025•34 min•Season 8Ep. 373
What if doing less could actually give you more? Author and minimalist Christine Platt, known as The Afrominimalist , joins us to explore how letting go of clutter—physical and emotional—can lead to a life of greater intention, peace, and purpose. Her new book, Less Is Liberating, challenges the myth that our worth is tied to our busyness or possessions. In this conversation, Christine opens up about her own transformation—from attorney, federal government leader, to writer and minimalist—and sh...
Oct 20, 2025•30 min•Season 8Ep. 372
What happens when a sleepless baby, a Victorian fixer-upper, and a vineyard come together? For Richard Moran, it sparked a multi-year journey of transformation—from corporate boardrooms to wine country. Along the way, he discovered lessons about serendipity, risk-taking, family, and building a place that lasts for generations. In today’s conversation, Richard shares his story of balancing a high-flying consulting career with the slower rhythms of grapevines, why creating a family gathering place...
Oct 13, 2025•29 min•Season 8Ep. 371
I’m Just Asking for a Friend Retirement brings so many questions! Share yours (for a friend, of course…) Click here to leave a voice message or email me at joec@retirementwisdom.com ____________________________ What if the secret to a longer, healthier, and more purposeful life isn’t about diets or exercise routines, but about connection, purpose, and how we approach aging itself? In this conversation, Ken Stern author of the new book Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives . H...
Oct 06, 2025•28 min•Season 8Ep. 370
Parenting doesn’t end when your kids grow up — it just changes. And for many, that shift can be confusing, frustrating, and even painful. How do you move from being the authority to being a supportive “peer”? And what do you do when your hopes for your adult children don’t align with who they’ve become? Today, we’re joined by Dr. Francine Toder , a clinical psychologist to discuss her new book Your Kids are Grown: Parenting 2.0 – With Strategies for Moving On . Drawing on decades of research, th...
Sep 29, 2025•38 min•Season 8Ep. 368
Our guest today, Dr. Chris Walinski, is a dentist, researcher, MasterChef contestant, and prostate cancer survivor. His story is an inspiring one of persistence, adaptation, reinvention and turning adversity into advocacy. Chris shares how his childhood independence led to a lifelong passion for cooking, how his wife nudged him into the MasterChef spotlight, and how a life-altering cancer diagnosis reshaped his perspective on food, prevention, and living fully. You’ll learn: – What Chris learned...
Sep 22, 2025•36 min•Season 8Ep. 367
Join our group and design your retirement. Six Fridays starting on October 3rd. Learn more here . _________________________ Is there more to a great life than happiness and meaning? Dr. Shige Oishi thinks so. He’s the author of Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life , and he defines psychological richness as a life filled with diverse, interesting, and perspective-shifting experiences. Unlike the well-trodden paths of happiness (contentment...
Sep 15, 2025•31 min•Season 8Ep. 366
Want to create a retirement your boss will envy? Design it. New group program starts on October 3rd. Six weeks to a new direction. Learn more __________________________ Most of us know about lifespan and healthspan—but have you thought about your joyspan ? Gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight is the author of Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half . She shares her research and practical wisdom on how to extend not just the years of our lives, but the years we will truly enjoy...
Sep 08, 2025•32 min•Season 8Ep. 365
September 7th is Grandparents’ Day! Celebrate the grandparents in your life or reflect on your own grandparenting journey. This is a special Retirement Roundtable episode, where we invite previous guests to engage in a conversation with each other. Returning are Ted Page, author of the new book Good Grandpa: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood, and Kerry Byrne, founder of The Long Distance Grandparent . They’re bringing different perspectives on, and experiences with, one of retirement’s m...
Sep 04, 2025•45 min•Season 8Ep. 364
Do you know what you’ll be retiring to ? Join us for six Fridays starting on October 3rd and invest in Future You. Learn more here . ___________________________ How much time do you spend working out your body versus working out your emotional health? Physical fitness requires daily practice—hitting the gym once won’t deliver the results you want. But when it comes to our emotions, we often think we’ll “deal with that later” or assume we don’t need to actively work on our emotional well-being. E...
Sep 01, 2025•26 min•Season 8Ep. 363
How much have you invested for the financial side of your retirement? How about the non-financial side? Join us for six Fridays starting on October 3rd and get moving on your roadmap. Learn more here . ____________________ Transitions are rarely easy, whether you’re leaving your career or any other life chapter that has helped define you. Cassidy Krug knows this firsthand. A 2012 Olympian in diving, she grew up immersed in the sport—coached by her parents, competing at Stanford, and training for...
Aug 25, 2025•31 min•Season 8Ep. 362
Six Fridays This Fall to Design What You’ll Be Retiring To Starts on October 3rd Learn more here – Limited to 10 participants. Take the first step toward shaping your future – register now . ________________________ On this episode of The Retirement Wisdom Podcast , we’re joined by Carl Landau , creator and host of I Used to Be Somebody . Carl brings warmth, humor, and introspection as he explores the twists and turns of retiring after an entrepreneurial journey. He shares why letting go of your...
Aug 18, 2025•29 min•Season 8Ep. 361
Don’t leave your retirement to chance. Design It. Join us for six Fridays starting on October 3rd and get moving on your roadmap. Learn more here . __________________________ On this episode of The Retirement Wisdom Podcast, we’re joined by Nathalie Martin, author of The Inspired Retirement , an excellent new book that will help you reframe what it means to retire well. In today’s conversation, she challenges the assumptions many people bring to retirement—and shares how mindfulness, clarity, an...
Aug 11, 2025•32 min•Season 8Ep. 360
Design Your Next Chapter Joe Tarantino joins us to share his retirement journey – going from balancing family and work responsibilities to embarking on an ambitious cycling goal. A lifelong learner, Joe opens up about how setting a personal moonshot goal helped him transition into retirement with purpose. He wrote a book chronicling his cycling experiences. He offers candid insights on caregiving, identity shifts, and why it’s essential to replace the structure and social interactions that work ...
Aug 07, 2025•26 min•Season 8Ep. 359
Own your retirement. Design It. Join us for 6 Fridays starting on October 3rd and get unstuck. Registration is open for the next two Design Your New Life in Retirement Groups. The Very Early Bird discount ends on 7/31. Learn more here . _________________________ On this episode of The Retirement Wisdom Podcast, we explore the transformative mindset that can reshape retirement from a winding-down phase into a period of renewal and growth. Cyn Meyer unpacks why purpose and energy—not just finances...
Aug 04, 2025•22 min•Season 8Ep. 358
What’s next? Design it. The Very Early Bird discount ends today 7/31. Get unstuck. Learn more here . Register here . ___________________________ What if you stepped out of your comfort zone? Lee Gale Gruen shares her inspiring journey from 37 years as a probation officer to becoming an actor, author, lecturer, dancer, and a Physics Club member in retirement. Initially lost after retiring, she stumbled upon a senior acting class that changed everything—helping her find a new identity, connection,...
Jul 31, 2025•24 min•Season 8Ep. 357
I’m Just Asking for a Friend Retirement brings so many questions! Share yours (for a friend….) Click here to leave a voice message or email me at joec@retirementwisdom.com ___________________________ It turns out that one of the hardest habits to break in retirement isn’t work — it’s saving. Richard Sheffield joins us to share his deeply personal and sometimes humorous story of transitioning from a performance-driven corporate career to a more intentional and enjoyable life in retirement. A form...
Jul 28, 2025•38 min•Season 8Ep. 356
What’s next? Make time to design it. Early registration is now open for our next Design Your New Life in Retirement group program. The Very Early Bird discount ends on July 31st. Learn more here . Register here . __________________________ What comes after a long, successful career at the top of your field? More and more, people are redefining retirement—saying No Thanks to a traditional retirement and instead exploring new pursuits. And for some, it’s a chance to dive into something they’ve alw...
Jul 21, 2025•29 min•Season 8Ep. 355
What’s next for you? Early registration is now open for our next Design Your New Life in Retirement group program. Join us. The Very Early Bird discount ends on July 31st. Learn more here . Register here . ________________________ Retirement is about so much more than money. But where do you begin to build the life you want after you leave full-time work? Here’s what we’ve discussed with our interesting expert guests: The critical choice you’ll want to make – now – about the years ahead Why reti...
Jul 14, 2025•26 min•Season 8Ep. 354
Who will you become in your retirement? Registration is now open for the next two Design Your New Life in Retirement Groups . Very Early Bird discount available for a limited time. Take the first step toward Future You today. ________________________ Retirement is not an end — it’s an open canvas. In this episode, Harry Agress, MD, author of Next Years Best Years: Taking Your Retirement to the Next Level , joins us to explore how retirement can become one of the most dynamic, creative, and fulfi...
Jul 07, 2025•33 min•Season 8Ep. 353
