Walking into Retirement
‘Walking into Retirement’ explores the emotional, psychological, and practical realities of modern retirement through a series of reflective conversations undertaken while walking scenic routes across the UK.
Retirement today is no longer a clear-cut ending to working life, and for many professionals, it is an uncertain transition marked by loss of identity, fear of stopping, questions of purpose, and the challenge of balancing enjoyment of life with planning for a (hopeful) long future.
‘Walking into Retirement’ will address this transition, head on, in a fresh and engaging way.
The authors will undertake a series of walks across the UK, coastal paths, countryside trails, and other familiar UK landscapes, and using walking as both a literal framework and a metaphor for change they will talk: honestly, humorously, and thoughtfully about what retirement now means, why it differs so much from previous generations, and how people can move into it deliberately rather than abruptly.
They will share their similar and yet very different approaches and plans for this new period in their lives and speak openly about their hopes and their fears.
The walks themselves will also be outlined to paint a picture for the readers.
Walking into Retirement
Latest Episodes
#8 Opportunity - A personal experience - Oxford Canal and the Thames
This episode, with a very flat walk along the Oxford canal and river Thames, chosen by Peter, is very much about Peter and his personal experience of the whole elderescence world.Echoing many of the lessons from earlier podcast guests bu...
#7 Returning - When going back to work is a post-retirement option
After a busy, perhaps pressurised, work life then retirement can be seen as the perfect solution.But what drives so many people to return to work, or some form of work?Peter and DAS are joined by their latest guest, Dean Sto...
#6 Positivity - The many potential benefits of retirement - Pen Y Fan
Whilst ascending a physical and metaphorical mountain DAS and Peter discuss the many benefits of a future state of retirement that can strengthen relationships by allowing more quality time with family, friends, and community.They also e...
#5 Identity - The impact of losing career-based structure that often defines a person
For many people their career is a big part of how they define themselves, so what happens when that 'identity' through work is no longer there?DAS and Peter are joined by Sadie Wackett to explore this topic as part of the ongoing elderes...
#4 Hidden Challenges in retirement after a full-on career - The Cotswolds Way, Broadway
Exploring why stopping can be more difficult than expected when on the cusp of retirement.With a backdrop of the wonderful Cotswold landscape and Broadway, and with metaphors galore, Peter and DAS discuss what makes 'stopping' challengin...