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
#16 - Wisdom - Getting Older, Getting Wiser? - The Walk that never was
What actually makes us wise? Is it simply getting older and collecting a few more scars, stories and questionable decisions along the way? In this episode of Walking Into Retirement, Peter Taylor and DAS take a ...
#15 - Availability - Who is going to tell me I'm doing a good job
What happens when retirement is still several years away, but you start imagining life without work? In this episode, Chris shares her hopes, concerns and expectations, from more time for travel, volunteering and family, to the unex...
#14 - Moments - When achievement stops being the point - Thames Source and the Sapperton Tunnel
Did he fall over or was it a fall?DAS explains his personal sporting injury which becomes a surprisingly powerful moment of reflection. Rather than focusing on the fact that he fell, DAS reflects on how lucky he was not to be seriously i...
#13 - Lighter - Finding contentment and comfort
In this episode, Peter and DAS, with their guest Jill, reflect on the power of roots, family, and what it means to move through life's transitions. From generations who were born, baptised and buried in the same village church to parents who le...
#12 - Time - When every day is a Saturday - Wales Coast Path Chepstow
If every day is now like a Saturday where does the structure come from and is it important anyway?Peter and DAS go for a walk, get lost, and discover the perfect metaphor for the state of elderescence.They further explore the para...