How to work with anxiety about retirement.
Every second, two people somewhere in the world turn sixty. By 2050, there will be more than two billion people aged over sixty globally. As life expectancy increases, our understanding of ageing, work, and retirement is rapidly evolving. Although retirement ages have risen compared with previous generations, many people can still expect a significant period of life beyond their working years.
Retirement can evoke mixed emotions. While many anticipate the freedom to pursue long-held interests, others experience concerns about loss of identity, purpose, structure, and social connection previously provided by their professional roles. Retirement therefore represents a significant life transition that requires reflection, adjustment, and intentional preparation.
This two-hour workshop explores how individuals can approach retirement with curiosity, meaning, and purpose. Participants will examine how the values and motivations that have supported their professional lives can be re-applied in retirement, enabling this stage of life to become a period of continued growth, experimentation, and personal development rather than one of loss.
The workshop includes short talks, video excerpts, reflective exercises, and facilitated discussion. Participants will also receive a downloadable PDF workbook containing key quotations, frameworks, and exercises to support ongoing reflection.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
Identify common psychological and emotional concerns associated with retirement.
Reflect on personal and professional values that can inform a meaningful retirement transition.
Reframe retirement as a developmental life stage with opportunities for growth, contribution, and fulfilment.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
Counsellors and psychotherapists working with older adults or clients approaching retirement Helping professionals interested in life-transition work Practitioners who wish to reflect on their own future retirement journey.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
A strengths-based perspective on ageing and later-life development that can enrich therapeutic work.
NB Times are according to CET