Retirement: should you, could you? From a psychological POV with psychotherapist Chris Mills

Increasingly I get asked this question a lot in my Guardian column. Not from a financial POV but the 'should I retire and what will life be like afterwards?' question. Welcome to episode 3 in this series. It's all about a word that has rather negative associations- retirement - but after listening to this hopefully you'll look at it differently. Once upon a time when we retired was dictated by our work place and/or pensions. Or people were so exhausted by their physically demanding jobs they were totally spent by the time they got to 55. But things have changed. The state pension age has shifted upwards in the UK and for more people it's now a choice. Work can define many of us, so what happens when work stops? Chris Mills, a regular conversationalist and guest in my Guardian column, casts a beautiful new light on what retirement might look like and why we might consider it. Lots to think about here even if you're nowhere near retirement age. I hope you enjoy it! Support this show . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Retirement: should you, could you? From a psychological POV with psychotherapist Chris Mills is an episode from Conversations with Annalisa Barbieri by Annalisa Barbieri.

This episode is 44:56 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2025.

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