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Reflections of a retirement coachThoughts from a Retirement Coach

By Mariella Vigneux, MBA, ACC
Certified Professional Coach

 

Congratulations to all our contributing authors.  We are celebrating just over 100 articles!  With all those articles, I’ve decided it’s time to list them in one place, to make it easier for you to find your favourites and, especially if you’re new to the newsletter, to find your way around.  This month I’ve sorted the 105 articles by column, title, and author.  Next month I’ll list some of the key topics that have shown up in the articles and provide links to a few articles that touch on each of those topics.

So, have fun scrolling down memory lane.  Read stories for the first time or reread those you liked before, and feel free to add your comments at the bottom of each article.  Also, please consider becoming a contributing author. (To receive the Contributor Guidelines, just email me at .)

Below, you’ll find all past articles grouped by column, title and author, in the following order:

  1. Tales of Retirement (by friends, family, and colleagues who have already retired – what they’ve learned)

 

  1. Various Series of Articles:

a) Following Frank (by Frank – from five months prior, into retirement… Frank’s thoughts each step of the way)

b) Helen, Heading Out (by Helen – a series of articles about recreating identity after an all-consuming career)

c) Tales of an Overachieving Retiree (by Peter – A series of articles about the challenges of bringing overachievement into retirement and finding pleasure in the process)

d) Craving a Dog’s Life (by Renate – a series of articles about the challenges of bringing overachievement into retirement and finding pleasure in the process)

 

  1. Retirement Stats, Studies, and Stuff (by Mariella and guest authors – just what it says!)

 

  1. Thoughts from a Retirement Coach (by Mariella – what I’ve learned from my clients and my life)

 

  1. Other miscellaneous articles

 

 

Tales of Retirement

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2014/07/18 Of lists and blank pages Rose Morley
2. 2014/08/14 Where there are toasted tomato sandwiches, there is hope Brad Morley
3. 2014/09/14 When work ended abruptly, I was catapulted into serious soul searching Martin
4. 2014/10/15 Retirement. How did I ever find time to work! Peter Follett
5. 2014/11/14 One widow’s retirement story Judy Callahan
6. 2014/12/15 Retire like a drunken matador Christine Warltier
7. 2015/01/14 Then a miracle occurred Jim A. Dixon
8. 2015/02/15 In search of the meaning of life (still) Rose Morley
9. 2015/03/14 The healing tea of retirement Brad Morley
10. 2015/04/14 Freedom sixty-one Pauline Hodge
11. 2015/05/14 An examination of my fear of spiders Fiona McConachie
12. 2015/06/14 Retirement: out with a whimper, not a bang Don Kellett
13. 2015/07/15 A snowbird experience Amy Cousineau
14. 2015/09/01 I’m fine. Really. Anson Laytner
15. 2015/09/14 What monkeys do and do not do Brad Morley
16. 2015/10/16 Comfort zone be damned Rose Morley
17. 2015/11/24 Practising retirement, and my cover story Mark
18. 2015/12/14 Household hazards in retirement Anson Laytner
19. 2016/01/14 Choosing not to be sad Judy Callahan
20. 2016/02/15 Snowbirds – not this winter! Amy Cousineau
21. 2016/03/14 When bad things happen to good dreams or “now what?” Rose Morley
22. 2016/04/14 Retirement: the 3 Rs – renew, refresh, rejuvenate Donna Beatty
23. 2016/05/22 Sometimes the harder you go at a thing, the more it recedes Hazel Lyder
24. 2016/06/14 Retirement: out with a whimper, not a bang Jean Murphy
25. 2016/07/15 Oh, the places you’ll go! …with a nod to Dr. Seuss Donna McCaw
26. 2016/08/24 Grief’s apprentice Linda Schnabel

 

 

Various Series of Articles

 

a) Following Frank

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2014/07/07 Frank in a nutshell Frank
2. 2014/08/12 Hanging up the skates – flip flopping towards retirement Frank
3. 2014/09/07 Money, money, money – being responsible Frank
4. 2014/10/07 So much time and so little to do Frank
5. 2014/11/07 Money, money, money reprise Frank
6. 2014/12/07 The luxury of being Frank
7. 2015/01/06 A very long weekend Frank
8. 2015/02/06 The storm before the calm Frank
9. 2015/03/07 Time for a change Frank
10. 2015/04/07 Something’s cooking Frank
11. 2015/05/07 Mind games Frank
12. 2015/06/07 The most precious gift Frank
13. 2015/07/30 Finding a balance Frank
14. 2015/10/06 Opportunistic tumbleweed Frank
15. 2016/01/06 Tempus fugit Frank

 

 

b) Helen, Heading Out

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2015/02/06 My almost (involuntary) early retirement Helen
2. 2015/03/07 Staving off involuntary early retirement: the emotional side Helen
3. 2015/04/21 Staving off involuntary early retirement: the work side Helen
4. 2015/05/21 The pushmi-pullyu of my retirement decision Helen
5. 2015/06/22 Clearing out my office – and my life Helen
6. 2015/07/21 Am I really retired? Helen
7. 2015/08/26 Three-year retirement retrospective Helen
8. 2015/10/21 What do I miss? Helen
9. 2015/11/18 New keys on my key ring Helen
10. 2015/12/23 The end of the bend Helen
11. 2016/01/18 Navigating the end of the bend Helen

 

 

c) Tales of an Overachieving Retiree

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2016/02/08 Getting off track: getting to retirement after retirement Peter
2. 2016/03/19 Getting back to the dreams Peter
3. 2016/04/14 Getting to a full stop Peter
4. 2016/05/19 Getting to the point, still Peter
5. 2016/06/28 Getting to a simpler place Peter

 

 

d) Craving a Dog’s Life

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2016/07/12 Why is it so hard to turn down work after retiring? Renate
2. 2016/08/22 When you’re not the boss anymore Renate

 

 

 

Retirement Stats, Studies, and Stuff

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2014/07/18 Did you know that a startling percentage of people retire unexpectedly or reluctantly? Mariella Vigneux
2. 2014/08/25 Exercise – the silver bullet for successful aging? Mariella Vigneux
3. 2014/09/22 https://crabapple.ca/2014/09/22/are-you-getting-enough-of-the-five-elements-needed-for-a-satisfying-life/ Mariella Vigneux
4. 2014/10/22 Who do you think you are? Mariella Vigneux
5. 2014/11/22 What lures us to creativity? Mariella Vigneux
6. 2014/12/26 Retirement and mortality Mariella Vigneux
7. 2015/01/21 Retiree stereotypes – It seems we’re feeble, forgetful, stubborn, and helpless Mariella Vigneux
8. 2015/02/23 Flow – the overlooked ingredient in the recipe for happiness (Part 1) Mariella Vigneux
9. 2015/03/24 Flow – the overlooked ingredient in the recipe for happiness  (Part 2) Mariella Vigneux
10. 2015/05/28 In support of doubt Mariella Vigneux
11. 2015/07/29 Our relationship to money in retirement Mariella Vigneux
12. 2015/08/31 Unlearning the puritan work ethic in retirement Mariella Vigneux
13. 2015/10/01 Contentment:  what does it look like? Bret Maukonen
14. 2015/10/25 Aging: I haven’t been reading the script Mariella Vigneux
15. 2015/11/08 Happiness at the speed of light Catherine M. Miller
16. 2016/01/01 Positive thinking is not all it’s cracked up to be when it comes to retirement planning Mariella Vigneux
17. 2016/01/18 How employers can help with employee retirement decisions Mariella Vigneux
18. 2016/02/09 Walk sober off; before a sprightlier age comes tittering on Mariella Vigneux
19. 2016/03/19 Should I get a dog when I retire? Mariella Vigneux
20. 2016/04/28 Downsizing your home – by crisis or by choice? Ellen Crymble
21. 2016/05/16 Never too old to learn Jill Watson
22. 2016/06/27 Ponderings about retirement from a residential hospice chaplain Kathy Underwood
23. 2016/08/06 Who am I now? Identity revisited… renewed… reinvented Lynne Maukonen

 

 

Thoughts from a Retirement Coach

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2014/02/07 Creating purpose and passion in retirement:  just mushy words? Mariella Vigneux
2. 2014/08/29 If only we had instructions for retirement Mariella Vigneux
3. 2014/09/29 Pre-retirement emotions: a boiling cauldron Mariella Vigneux
4. 2014/10/28 Liver and onion Wednesdays Mariella Vigneux
5. 2014/11/27 Leisure in retirement – too much of a good thing? Mariella Vigneux
6. 2014/12/29 Beautiful endeavours Mariella Vigneux
7. 2015/01/28 Adjusting to a new limitation – what works? Mariella Vigneux
8. 2015/02/28 Flirting with your wild side Mariella Vigneux
9. 2015/04/28 What makes (or breaks) relationships in retirement? Mariella Vigneux
10. 2015/06/28 Leaving behind a life legacy that goes beyond ego Mariella Vigneux
11. 2015/09/22 Life is so startling Mariella Vigneux
12. 2015/12/01 I’d rather die in the traces than retire Mariella Vigneux
13. 2015/12/28 Retirement – a time for small things Mariella Vigneux
14. 2016/02/22 How well are you doing in retirement?  Part one – taking your pulse. Mariella Vigneux
15. 2016/03/19 How well are you doing in retirement?  Part two – strengthening your pulse. Mariella Vigneux
16. 2016/04/21 A rousing harangue for foundering retirees Mariella Vigneux
17. 2016/05/31 Retirement: where the future of the universe depends on you (ha!) Mariella Vigneux
18. 2016/06/26 What to put on a bucket list Mariella Vigneux
19. 2016/07/30 When one person retires and their partner does not Mariella Vigneux

 

 

Other Miscellaneous Articles

 

# Posted Title Author
1. 2013/11/15 Welcome to the Retiring With Purpose and Passion blog Mariella Vigneux
2. 2015/08/30 Gems from year one Mariella Vigneux
3. 2015/09/17 10 delights of retirement Mariella Vigneux
4. 2016/07/25 Gems from year two Mariella Vigneux

 

 

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