The Retirement Years Podcast

The Retirement Years Podcast
  • 5.0 (5)
  • SELF-IMPROVEMENT
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

Dreaming of retirement or wondering what it'll be like? Or maybe you're retired and it's not what you thought it would be? Join Mary Ellen and Dave, two recent retirees who have decided to share their respective retirement journeys as they discover it's far more than just leaving a job behind - sooooo much more. Informative, inspiring, and at times, entertaining - join Dave and Mary Ellen as they help you plan for and navigate your retirement years.

  1. S4Ep11: That's a Wrap!

    06/29/2025

    S4Ep11: That's a Wrap!

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

    24 min
  2. S4Ep10: Brew It Up - Transitioning from Hobby to Small Business

    06/06/2025

    S4Ep10: Brew It Up - Transitioning from Hobby to Small Business

    In Season 3, we introduced listeners to a couple of guests who had chosen entirely new part-time careers after taking an early retirement. This season, we were delighted to meet Rick Fernandes, owner of Junco Brewing Company in Oswego, NY. Rick is a former power plant engineer who turned his hobbies (home brewing beer and DIY home repairs) into a small business in retirement.

    41 min
  3. S4Ep9: Creating the Next Play - Working With a Retirement Coach

    05/30/2025

    S4Ep9: Creating the Next Play - Working With a Retirement Coach

    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.

    35 min
  4. S4Ep8: Sage Advice - A Conversation with Kiki Keskinen

    05/23/2025

    S4Ep8: Sage Advice - A Conversation with Kiki Keskinen

    Most of us in North America are familiar with the “Dear Abby” column that appears regularly in many cities’ newspapers. Today’s guest, Kiki Keskinen, has built on the concept of offering wisdom to those who seek answers to life’s questions in her latest entrepreneurial adventure, “Sage Advice”.

    35 min
  5. S4Ep7: Heart Healing Hypnotherapy - Thriving After Relational Trauma

    05/16/2025

    S4Ep7: Heart Healing Hypnotherapy - Thriving After Relational Trauma

    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.”

    36 min
  6. S4Ep6: Pour the Wine - Let Me Tell You About My Adult Children

    05/13/2025

    S4Ep6: Pour the Wine - Let Me Tell You About My Adult Children

    If you’re a parent of at least one adult child, this is an episode you won’t want to miss! We talk with Gill Tillmann, Life Transition Coach and author of the book, “Pour the Wine - We’re Talking About Our Adult Children…Again”. Gill shares with us how she came to write this book as a result of many conversations with other parents of adult children around a kitchen table, on a friend's porch, and around a campfire, usually with a glass of wine in hand. Listen in to hear what Gill has to share about transitioning from parenting your children to being the parent of a young adult or adult.

    44 min
  7. S4Ep5: Ola, Spain! Moving Abroad for Nuevo Comienzo

    05/02/2025

    S4Ep5: Ola, Spain! Moving Abroad for Nuevo Comienzo

    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!

    46 min
  8. S4 Ep4: Just My Size - Right Sizing Your Living Space

    04/25/2025

    S4 Ep4: Just My Size - Right Sizing Your Living Space

    Most of us have heard of downsizing, and today’s guest, Jeannine Bryant, owner of Changing Spaces SRS, explains why “right sizing” is really what we should be considering as we transition ourselves or our parents into older adulthood and beyond.

    31 min
See All (45)

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
5 Ratings

About

Dreaming of retirement or wondering what it'll be like? Or maybe you're retired and it's not what you thought it would be? Join Mary Ellen and Dave, two recent retirees who have decided to share their respective retirement journeys as they discover it's far more than just leaving a job behind - sooooo much more. Informative, inspiring, and at times, entertaining - join Dave and Mary Ellen as they help you plan for and navigate your retirement years.

Information

  • Creator
    The Retirement Years Podcast
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Retirement Years Podcast
  • Show Website
    The Retirement Years Podcast