Most people approaching the end of full-time work are ready for the financial transition. Almost none of them are ready for the identity one.

In Episode 4 of After the Rush, Catherine McDowell talks about what actually happens when the professional title goes away -- the grief that nobody names, the questions that surface in the quiet, and why rushing to answer them is usually a mistake.

This is not a crisis episode. It is a clarity episode. And it may be the most important conversation you have not had yet. 

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