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 m

The Journey to Retirement and Beyond

Dec 24th, 2023 8m 52s

"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 gues

Do Creativity, Generosity, and Gratitude Live in You?

Dec 17th, 2023 10m 21s

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

Generosity & Gratitude in Later Life - with Hugh Willard

Dec 10th, 2023 29m 22s

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 taugh

Have You Got Any Wanderlust?

Dec 3rd, 2023 11m 45s

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

Exploring the World One Wine at a Time - with Leanne & Lyle McCabe

Nov 26th, 2023 36m 23s

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, Lon

What Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning?

Nov 19th, 2023 10m 5s

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

True Wealth: The Role of Values & Purpose in Retirement Planning - with Joe Curry

Nov 12th, 2023 29m 32s

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 + As

What Do You Prefer to Do?

Nov 5th, 2023 9m 28s

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 mi

Preferment: Investing in Yourself in Retirement - with Barbara Waxman

Oct 29th, 2023 35m 27s

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

Ready For Life in a Foreign Country?

Oct 22nd, 2023 8m 56s

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 doo

Living the Expat Life in Latin America - with Mike Cobb

Oct 15th, 2023 40m 7s

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, Cos

Peak Performance in Retirement

Oct 8th, 2023 6m 34s

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 bi

Fully Engaging in the Second Part of Life - with Joe Jacobi

Oct 1st, 2023 39m 5s

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 Se

Adjusting to Retirement

Sep 24th, 2023 16m 52s

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 o

Leaving the Rat Race Behind - with Laura Black

Sep 17th, 2023 26m 15s

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 buil

Mindset Shifts and My Best Life

Sep 10th, 2023 10m 24s

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 existenc

It's An Inside Job - with Sandi Shortt

Sep 3rd, 2023 31m 34s

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,

Preparing for the End

Aug 27th, 2023 9m 47s

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 w

Mediation & End-of-Life Planning: Living in the Now - with Kimberly Best

Aug 20th, 2023 33m

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 return

Does Your Wheel of Life have a Flat Tire?

Aug 13th, 2023 8m 24s

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 c

Retire Solo - Canadian Style! with Anna Harvey

Aug 6th, 2023 32m 18s

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 - t

Have You Thought about the Service Industry?

Jul 30th, 2023 7m 32s

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.

Embrace the Gig Economy in the Service Industry! with Barbara Sloan

Jul 23rd, 2023 26m 40s

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 se

Chatting about Pam's Ideas

Jul 16th, 2023 7m 19s

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!