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The Psychology of Retirement

Envisioning the Possibilities of a New Phase of Life

Thursday, December 12, 2024 4-6 p.m.

Register by December 5
Location:
Klingenstein Browsing Room, Neilson Library
For:
Faculty

What are your hopes, fears, expectations, and fantasies about retirement? Does it seem more like an extended sabbatical or a potentially dislocating loss of identity? You may not have thought much beyond practicalities like finances and health insurance (if even those), but research shows that retirement can have a range of personal meanings, and it can be helpful to envision what it might signify for you. Regardless of where you are in your own career trajectory, but especially if you think you might consider retiring anytime soon, this workshop may help to clarify goals and make sense of your particular experience of this major life transition.

Facilitated by Gail A. Hornstein, Professor Emerita of Psychology, Mount Holyoke College.