#40 Michael Kay | Retirement is an Identity Crisis Waiting to Happen!

About this episode

Michael Kay discusses the challenges men face during retirement and the importance of maintaining identity post-work life.

Send us Fan Mail Retirement isn’t the reward most men think it is. It’s an identity crisis waiting to happen. In this episode, we sit down with Michael Kay, who has made it his mission to help men transition out of “work life” without losing themselves in the process. Because here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most men don’t struggle with retirement because of money… They struggle because they don’t know who they are without being needed. We get into: Why successful men have the hardest time let...

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Kay

Topics covered

• retirement
• identity crisis
• transition
• self-discovery
• men's issues

Keywords

• retirement
• identity crisis
• men
• transition
• self-discovery
• work life
• successful men

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