The Retirement Wisdom Podcast
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Episodes
June 30, 2025 • 31 mins
Retiring? You could wing it...but that's not you.
Be intentional about your future.
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What if I told you the activities you dismiss as "just hobbies" were much more than just fun - and could be one of the most powerful tool...
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June 23, 2025 • 19 mins
Volunteering offers a multitude of benefits. And if you end up retiring sooner than you plan to, it can offer a bridge to what you may decide to do next. Yet, it's easy to take on more than you're ready for too soon. You'll want to learn to set boundaries up front to protect your time and flexibility. Lisa Lewis shares her experiences and lessons learned about volunteering with boundaries.
Lisa Lewis joins us from Tampa, Florida.
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June 16, 2025 • 45 mins
Michael Long, author of Taming the Molecule of More and co-author of The Molecule of More, joins us to discuss the science of dopamine, why we're constantly chasing "more," and how understanding brain chemistry can transform our approach to retirement and finding meaning.
Michael Long joins us from the Washington, DC area.
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Do you know what you're retiring to?
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June 12, 2025 • 21 mins
Susan Hartzler, author of The Peace Puppy: A Memoir of Caregiving and Canine Solace, joins us to discuss her lessons learned in caregiving and volunteering with Therapy Dogs.
Susan Hartzler joins us from California.
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Bio
Susan Hartzler is a lifelong dog lover and an award-winning writer who has figured out a way to live her life to the fullest as a single woman, not conforming to the social norms of marr...
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June 9, 2025 • 20 mins
It's time for a recap of our best retirement podcast conversations from earlier this year.
As you listen, ask yourself: What if I put this into action?
Ready to learn more?
Here are links to the full conversations:
Stephanie Harrison
Jordan Grumet
Anne Laure Le Cunff
Ethan Kross
Bob Rosen
Judith Nadratowski
Alison Wood Brooks
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June 2, 2025 • 23 mins
Marc Cooper thinks you have an important choice to make. Will you become a wise elder or just someone who's getting older?
Marc Cooper joins us from Portland, Oregon.
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Bio
Dr. Marc Cooper is a former healthcare consultant, for almost 30 years - at the practice, corporate and organizational levels. Prior to his consulting career, Dr. Cooper was an academician, basic science researcher and practicing periodontist...
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May 26, 2025 • 25 mins
You're more than your job. Much more. But it takes some time to transition once you retire. It can be especially challenging if you were forced to retire. Laverne McKinnon knows what it's like to process job loss and what it takes to move forward.
Laverne McKinnon joins us from Los Angeles.
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Laverne McKinnon’s journey reflects a sincere commitment to helping individuals and organizations rediscover the...
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May 19, 2025 • 22 mins
Retirement is what you make of it. Do you have a second-act story as an entrepreneur in you? Connie Inukai, author of Retirement: Dream Big, Take Action, Make Money: 10 Amazing Second Act Entrepreneurs Tell Their Story, shares her experience in her second act as an inventor and "Grandmapreneur."
Connie Inukai joins us from Maryland.
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As a serial “Grandmapreneur®”, Connie Inukai speaks to retirees or...
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May 12, 2025 • 39 mins
Is stress bad for you? Yes, but so is too little stress. Sharon Bergquist, MD, author of The Stress Paradox: Why You Need Stress to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier, shares her research on how good stress, in the right amount and at the right time, can enhance your well-being and longevity.
Dr. Sharon Bergquist joins us from Atlanta.
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Sharon Horesh Bergquist, MD, is the author of The Stress Paradox...
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May 5, 2025 • 38 mins
Ted Page, founder of the blog Good Grampa, has a new book Good Grandpa: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood coming out on Grandparent's Day. We catch up on what he's learned from others about grandfatherhood today and his own experiences as a grandfather.
Ted Page rejoins us from Vermont.
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Bio
Ted Page is a storyteller and performer. His nonfiction stories have appeared in Boston Magazine and the Bost...
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April 28, 2025 • 27 mins
Use retirement as a catalyst to detach from unhealthy attachments that may be holding you back from living life the way you really want to. Life is shaped by our attachments. Things like security, pleasure, and validation are healthy, but they can be overdone and become a drag on our well-being. Dr. Bob Rosen's new book Detach: Ditch Your Baggage to Live a More Fulfilling Life offers antidotes to 10 unhealthy attachments that can w...
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April 21, 2025 • 30 mins
What retirement regrets lie ahead? You can learn a lot from other people's experiences and avoid some retirement regrets that have derailed others. Our guest, Noah Sheidlower of Business Insider, joins us to discuss what he learned from a recent series on retirement regrets he and his colleagues reported.
Noah Sheidlower joins us from New York.
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Noah Sheidlower is an economy reporter with Business Insi...
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April 17, 2025 • 20 mins
This podcast covers the non-financial aspects of planning for retirement. But make no mistake - you have to get your money right. Lane Martinsen is the author of 5W Retirement Blueprint: Maximize your Retirement Income through Holistic Planning, which describes his approach of holistic retirement planning.
Lane Martinsen joins us from Arizona.
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Lane G. Martinsen is a Certified Financial Fiduciary®, an ...
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April 14, 2025 • 26 mins
Retirement is a big transition. And for some, there's another to navigate: becoming an empty nester. Dr. Rachel Glik, author of A Soulful Marriage: Healing Your Relationship With Responsibility, Growth, Priority, and Purpose, sees it as an opportunity to reset, recalibrate and strengthen a marriage.
Dr. Rachel Glik joins us from St. Louis.
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Dr. Rachel Glik is the author of A Soulful Marriage: Healing You...
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April 7, 2025 • 38 mins
You're working on your physical fitness, but how about your emotional fitness? Dr. Ethan Kross visits with us to discuss his new book Shift: Managing Your Emotions -- So They Don't Manage You.
Ethan Kross joins us from Michigan.
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Ethan Kross, PhD, is one of the world's leading experts on emotion regulation. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Department of Psychology...
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March 31, 2025 • 29 mins
After a successful, demanding, and high-stress career, how do you shift gears to a new, more balanced life in an early retirement? Marybeth Crane shares her story and insights.
Dr. Marybeth Crane joins us from Texas.
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Dr. Marybeth Crane is a retired board-certified podiatric foot and ankle surgeon. She specialized in sports medicine in private practice for over twenty-five years and successfully buil...
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March 27, 2025 • 25 mins
In today's complex, fast-paced world, what can we learn from philosophers? John Kaag thinks we can learn a lot. He's created an audiobook Spring Training (for the Rest of Your Life), discussing his ideas highlighting Thoreau, Emerson and William James. He's also the co-founder of Rebind, an AI company transforming classic literature into interactive, guided experiences. Rebind pairs books with original interactive commentary from s...
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March 24, 2025 • 46 mins
Ed Hajim shares his remarkable journey from a tumultuous childhood—moving through foster homes and orphanages after being kidnapped by his father—to becoming a successful businessman and philanthropist. Hajim explains how his experiences became advantages later in life, teaching him adaptability, resilience, and self-confidence that fueled his success at the University of Rochester and beyond. Now dedicated to giving back, he focus...
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March 17, 2025 • 23 mins
Will your next phase be your time? If you're a people-pleaser, or know someone who is, you'll want to hear from Hailey Magee, author of Stop People Pleasing and Find Your Power. It's time to set better boundaries, advocate for your needs and priorities and start living the life you've imagined.
Hailey Magee joins us from Seattle.
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Hailey Magee is a certified coach who helps people around the world break ...
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March 10, 2025 • 35 mins
We spend a lot of time each day in conversation. What if you could get better at it? Alison Wood Brooks, author of the new book, Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves, shares her research and tips on how to master conversation, become a better listener, navigate difficult discussions - and what makes an effective apology.
Alison Wood Brooks joins us from Massachusetts.
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