The Retirement Wisdom Podcast

The Retirement Wisdom Podcast

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April 23, 2026 27 mins

Part Two is a solo conversation with Richard Eyre about the most personal project of his grandparenting work: the body of distilled life wisdom he has spent years developing for his 34 grandchildren — now published in the second half of The Grandparenting Blueprint. This conversation moves from the framework to the practice of how to translate a lifetime of learning into something children can actually carry with them. (Part One is...

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What does it mean to grandparent on purpose? For Richard and Linda Eyre, the answer has been decades in the making. The bestselling authors of Teaching Your Children Values have evolved with their family, from nine children to 34 grandchildren, and along the way have developed a philosophy of proactive grandparenting that mirrors what good leadership looks like at any stage of life. In this 1st of 2 conversations a...

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The wellness industry has a problem, and Ezekiel Emanuel is one of the few people willing to call it out. In his new book, Eat Your Ice Cream: A Contrarian’s Guide to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier, the bioethicist, oncologist, and former White House health advisor challenges both the influencers selling unproven supplements and the culture of wellness-as-self-punishment.

In this episode, Emanuel makes a compelling res...

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What if cognitive decline in your 60s, 70s, and 80s is not inevitable — but largely a function of choices you’re making right now? What can you do to stay sharp in retirement?

Dr. Majid Fotuhi is a neurologist, who teaches at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of The Invincible Brain: The Clinically Proven Plan to Age-Proof Your Brain and Stay Sharp for Life. He has spent decades studying the most malleable structure in...

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Retirement triggers one of the most profound re-evaluations many people will ever face. A career ends. Structure disappears. Identity shifts. And suddenly a question that could be put off — What do I really want out of life? — becomes more urgent and unavoidable. Valerie Tiberius has spent her career building a useful framework for exactly that question. Her insights offer you something much more valuable than advice on life from y...

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Choices shaped your career.

But when retirement approaches, a new design challenge appears.

Not a financial one. A life design challenge.

What will your days look like? What will energize you?  What might the next five years become?

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Retirement planning focuses heavily on finances — investments, Social Security, and risks.

But there’s another question that often sneaks up...

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Discern what you’ll retire to.

Join our group program starting in April.

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What if the secret to happiness isn’t success or achievement — but simply feeling loved?

In ...

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What’s next?

Don’t drift. Design.

Our next small group coaching program starts in April.

Learn more here.

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Most retirement planning conversations start and end with money. Rod Yancy, founder of Oath Planning, challenges that assumption head-on — arguing that mindset, emotional health, and identity matter more than any portfolio balance when it comes to actually thriving in retirement. In this con...

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What’s next?

Don’t drift. Design.

Our next small group coaching program starts in April.

Learn more here.

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Who are you when you’re no longer your title? For many high-performing professionals, that question can feel destabilizing — even frightening.

Michael Kay is a CFP, a financial life planner, the author of the new book Read more

Don’t plan for just one side of retirement.

Design Your Life in Retirement.

Join our small group coaching program beginning in April.

Learn more here.

Very Early Registration Discount ends on March 1st. Sign up here.

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What if the biggest risk in retirement isn’t the market — but misunderstanding your own goals?

As you approach retirement, the questions shift. It’s ...

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February 23, 2026 25 mins

Don’t drift into retirement. Design yours.

Learn more about our next small group coaching program starting in April here.

Sign up here. Very Early Registration Discount ends on March 1st.

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What happens when you finally get everything you worked for…and realize something is missing?

In this powerful a...

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February 16, 2026 30 mins

Will you retire with purpose?

Don’t leave it to chance.

Design Your New Life after you leave full-time work.

Learn more about our next small group coaching program starting in April here – and sign up here.

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What if the word retirement is setting us up for the wrong life?

After years in senior leadership roles, Cesar Aguirre discovered something most of us miss about retirement: the word itself...

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Sign up for our next Designing Your Life small group coaching program starting in April here

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What happens when you’ve done everything “right” — built a successful career, made a difference, checked the boxes — and yet something still is missing?

Today I’m joined by Dave Evans, co-author of Read more

What if creativity works like medicine? New research shows that regular engagement with the arts can slow biological aging, protect the brain, reduce stress, and promote a new sense of purpose, identity and meaning—especially in retirement. This episode reframes art as one of the most powerful, underused tools for healthy aging. Our guest today, Dr. Daisy Fancourt, is a leading researcher on the...

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If you’re in, or approaching, a life transition and think, “I should have this figured out by now,” this conversation is for you. Today, mindfulness teacher Monique Rhodes shares how to move through that sticky in‑between space of “no longer who you were, not yet who you’re becoming” without beating yourself up. You’ll hear why happiness is an inside job, how to work with your mind when life blindsides you, and practical ways to re...

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Last call… Design Your New Life in Retirement

New Groups start on Thursday 1/22 & Friday 1/23.

Join us…and design your next chapter.

Learn more and sign up here

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For decades, Anna Rappaport has studied how people actually transition out of full-time work—not in theory, but in real life. And what she’s learned may challenge how you’re thinking about retirement. Anna Rappaport hasn&#...

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January 12, 2026 28 mins

Don’t just retire.

Design.

Join us in our group program. Two new groups starting on January 22 & 23.

Don’t put off planning for your life in retirement.

Take the first step today.

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What does it truly mean to age well in a world where longevity is increasing, but health spans vary wildly?

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Are you graduating from the grind in 2026?

You could go it alone and wing it.

But here’s what one participant said about our small group coaching program:

“It was fantastic! I got to work with other people and share ideas with others on what retirement could be. It gave me clarity and confidence.”

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December 29, 2025 39 mins

Are you ready to graduate from the grind in 2026?

Then here’s your most important project:

Future You.

Join our small group coaching program and design your new life after work.

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“Eye opening and provocative.”

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