What if retirement isn’t the finish line, but a new beginning you haven’t trained for?

In this powerful episode, host Cathleen Toomey sits down with Harvard Business School professor emerita Dr. Teresa Amabile to explore the surprising truths behind retirement. Based on a decade of research and 200+ interviews, Dr. Amabile challenges the myth that money and health are all you need for a satisfying life post-career. Make sure not to miss this one—we reframe retirement as a phase requiring intention and reflection (and yes… a little work!)

Dr. Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, at Harvard Business School. With a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford and over 40 years of research into creativity, motivation, and inner work life, she brings a deep, evidence-based lens to one of life’s biggest transitions: retirement. Her latest book, Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You, is the result of a decade-long collaborative study with colleagues from MIT, Bentley, and Boston University.

From redefining identity to rebuilding purpose, this conversation is filled with practical insights—and moving personal stories—that reframe retirement as a phase requiring intention and reflection (and yes… a little work!).
 

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• Check out the book Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You and start exploring what your next chapter could look like. Try journaling about what purpose and identity mean to you—without your current job title.
   

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