The Emotionally Intelligent Retirement – Kate Schroeder & Nick Wignall

Feedback or suggestions for this retirement podcast?  Leave a voice message here Today's Building Block: Wellness What does an emotionally intelligent retirement look like? In this 4th edition of the Retirement Roundtable, two of our favorite previous guests, Kate Schroeder & Nick Wignall, return to discuss the questions to ask yourself now to be well prepared for the emotional aspects of the transition to retirement. ________________________ Bios Kate Schroeder is a psychotherapist in private practice. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and owner of Transformation Counseling, LLC. With over 25 years in the mental health field, her clinical background includes experience as a school counselor, mental health therapist in an urban university’s counseling center, individual, couples, group, and family therapist, and clinical researcher. Within these settings, Kate has provided individual, group and family counseling for clients experiencing difficulties in areas including depression and anxiety, adjustment and transitional concerns, C-PTSD, acculturation and multicultural issues, family and childhood conflicts, interpersonal relationships, grief and trauma, eating disorders, LGBTQ issues, self-efficacy, career exploration and various other interpersonal conflicts. Kate also holds certification as a massage therapist, physical trainer and physical education teacher. In addition to her private practice, she also teaches graduate courses to counselors in training. Kate joins us again from St Louis. Nick Wignall is a licensed clinical psychologist who is Board-certified in behavioral and cognitive psychology. He’s the founder of the popular newsletter, The Friendly Mind, with practical, evidence-based advice for emotional health and wellbeing. The newsletter is read by 50,000+ people each week and his writing has been featured in media outlets like NBC, Business Insider, Inc Magazine, Aeon and Medium. Nick is the author of Find Your Therapy: A Practical Guide to Finding Quality Therapy, .a guide to learning about the most important factors in choosing a therapist and how to go about finding a good one, either for yourself or someone you love. He did his doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, including research in human genetics and psychopharmacology. Prior to that, Nick earned his Masters in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s in English Literature from the University of Dallas. Nick joins us again form Albuquerque, New Mexico. _________________________ For More on Kate Schroder & Nick Wignall Kate Schroeder Nick Wignall First Visits to the Podcast: The Emotional Side of Retiring – Kate Schroeder Coping Strategies & Moving Forward – Nick Wignall & Verla Fortier __________________________ Retiring? Check our recommendations on the Best Books About Retirement __________________________ Mentioned in This Podcast Episode Source: Our World in Data   Who do we spend time with across our lifetime? ____________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like The Self-Healing Mind – Gregory Scott Brown, M.D. The Portfolio Life – Christina Wallace Chatter & Your Inner Voice – Ethan Kross Edit Your Life – Elisabeth Sharp McKetta ____________________________ Other Retirement Roundtable podcast episodes Michelle Pannor Silver Ted Kaufman, and Bruce Hiland  Fritz Gilbert, Dr. Barbara O’Neill, and Mark Shaiken Melissa Davey, Richard Haiduck and Thelma Reese ____________________________ Wise Quotes from This Retirement Roundtable On Exploring Who You Are "So much research out there now shows that adjusting to retirement has its own set of difficulty and challenges for many, many people, especially for a lot of people who've identified a lot with their work and they've gotten a lot of accolades and self-este...