The Retirement Years Podcast

Dave and Mary Ellen review the topics covered and guests interviewed in Season 4. Mary Ellen makes some commitments for Season 5!

Once again, we revisit the challenges one faces when transitioning to retirement. If you are looking to structure your retired life based on your passions and your dreams, why not consider working with a retirement coach? In this episode, certified retirement coach Jennifer Rovet will tell us all about how a coach can help you plan your best retired life.

Hypnotherapy is perhaps a lesser-known and efficient support that anyone, including older adults, can turn to when experiencing loss from a transition, such as a divorce. Today’s guest, certified clinical hypnotherapist Cassandra McLean, shares with us how her Heart Healer’s Protocol is based on current research in the field of psychology known as “post-traumatic growth.”

As if retirement isn’t a big enough transition, today’s guest, Colleen Kennedy, also chose to take on another huge life transition at the same time: moving to another country! Listen in as she describes what that process entailed in terms of planning and execution, and dream with us of living in sunny Spain!

Retirement for many people means a transition to a fixed income. With the costs of living continuing to increase, most noticeably at the grocery store, more and more older adults find themselves needing to turn to their local food bank. Turns out that the food bank is also a great place to donate your time as a retiree - and food banks rely heavily on volunteers to keep their doors open, as you’ll hear from today’s guest, Meghan Flindall, Executive Director of the Fare Share Food Bank in Cobourg and Port Hope, Ontario.

It's been a hot minute since Season 3, we know - and we're delighted to finally be dropping the first episode of Season 4! We're grateful to our loyal listeners for patiently waiting for this latest season and for encouraging us to continue creating - and thanks for spreading the word! More and more listeners continue to find us because you're sharing this podcast with your friends, coworkers, former coworkers, families and anyone else you think would enjoy our content. We are beyond grateful.

Yes, there IS such a thing as “witch school”, and anyone can attend. Meet the founder of Witch School Canada, Kiki Keskinen, as she explains to Mary Ellen and Dave what it means to be a witch in 2024 and encourages anyone interested in exploring their spirituality, their connection to nature, and their inner power to consider going back to school.

When you hear about natural disasters in the news, you likely don’t think about older adults being a critical resource to the various organizations that help disaster survivors recover and rebuild. Today’s guest, Kevin King, the Executive Director of the Mennonite Disaster Service, explains why, and how, older adults across North America bring so much value to disaster recovery.

If you're looking for free information and resources to plan your retirement at any stage of your life, you'll want to listen to Dave and Mary Ellen interview today's guest, Fritz Gilbert. Fritz worked in the aluminum industry in the US for over three decades before retiring in 2018. Three years before he retired, he began a blog that now contains many documents that he researched and wrote about planning and enjoying your retirement to the fullest.

In today's episode, we take a look at retirement income and investment planning before and during retirement. Financial planner Joe Curry explains investment strategies that will help you maintain an income that works for you, while making sure you're leaving a legacy for others that meets your goals.

In today's episode, we will learn more about the history and inner workings of one of the world's largest big box retailers... Costco! Our guests today are retirees and proud New Yorkers, David and Susan Schwartz, who've turned their love of this warehouse into another labour of love: creating and publishing their book (which they wrote while retired!) entitled, The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z.

Dave and Mary Ellen reflect on the topics covered in Season 2 of TRYP and the wonderful guests who shared their knowledge with listeners. They also share some highlights from listener feedback along with some of their favourite moments from Season 2. Be sure to listen for the details on a contest we're holding for listeners between Seasons 2 and 3!

In today's episode, we continue the conversation we started last week with Joanne, a mental health promoter who works in public health in Ontario, Canada. Joanne shares a long list of protective factors that act as a buffer against stress and also provides listeners with a variety of resources and supports for researching and fostering good mental health. Dave and Mary Ellen also take a look at what resources and supports are available in the US and the UK.