Book Description: We are in the midst of a "longevity revolution" with more than seventy-eight million baby boomers pioneering a new life stage characterized by living and working longer, developing second or third careers and taking advantage - as never before -- of new opportunities for learning and growth. Couples in midlife and beyond are being challenged to redefine retirement and reinvent themselves and their relationships in order to enjoy a sense of meaning, purpose and belonging in the second half of life."The Couple's Retirement Puzzle: 10 Must-Have Conversations for Transitioning to the Second Half of Life" is filled with conversations such as: • If, When and How to Retire • Let's Talk About Money• Changing Roles and Identity• Time Together, Time Apart• Health and WellnessThe book provides real-life examples as well as tips and techniques that can help couples learn to communicate more effectively and plan together for the next part of life.
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Roberta Taylor and Dorian Mintzer are experienced psycho-therapists, coaches, speakers and workshop facilitators who specialize in helping couples reinvent their relationships in the second half of life.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Taylor and Mintzer have created a well-written, comprehensive, thought-provoking and practical guide for couples at any stage of retirement planning. Particularly helpful are the case vignettes that inspire and showcase couple's creative thinking and problem solving around retirement dilemmas. Highlighting communication skills, the authors seek to help couples create a shared vision for retirement while honoring individual differences and needs. The authors' sharing of their own life and retirement journeys adds to the warmth and accessibility of their writing. This is on my must read list for all contemplating or in the throes of retirement planning.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Consistently, the most challenging aspect of a transition is being able to talk about it with all the different stakeholders in such a way as to promote clarity, momentum and to get results.
Whether you live in a traditional family environment or one that has become blended over time, whether your marriage is great or not so great... and even if you are single, the authors have chosen the "right" conversations. They have complemented these with other useful tools, anecdotal stories and summary sheets to encourage readers to plan more openly, effectively and authentically for what can certainly be the "best" half. Enjoy!
Whether you live in a traditional family environment or one that has become blended over time, whether your marriage is great or not so great... and even if you are single, the authors have chosen the "right" conversations. They have complemented these with other useful tools, anecdotal stories and summary sheets to encourage readers to plan more openly, effectively and authentically for what can certainly be the "best" half. Enjoy!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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COUPLE'S RETIREMENT PUZZLE
Retirement has become a puzzle, because it's no longer what it once was - a short stage after years of working before the end of life. Because of our greater longevity and vitality, retirement is being redefined; for many of us it is an evolving process of transition with surprising possibilities and challenges leading to personal fulfillment. But how can we make it something so positive? Couples especially need to address the retirement puzzle together. While many books have been sketching out principles and practices for personal growth in the retirement process, we haven't yet had a book that is specifically designed for couples. We do now, and this book by Dori Mintzer and Roberta Taylor is just what we've needed - practical, inspiring help for couples exploring the new terrain in positive aging to discover ways to converse that will promote a mutually supportive, deepening relationship that sustains their individual and joint growth. This book is based on the authors' personal and professional experience as psychotherapists and third age life coaches. It is packed with stories, examples, fun exercises, and coaching tips for starting and sustaining those crucially important conversations about when, whether, where, and how to plan your retirement transition to a more meaningful life. I find it a book that keeps engaging us as we read it - it wears well, like an old friend. In a decade of workshops and classes focusing on the principles for third age growth, I frequently have people ask me: as I change course, how can I get my partner to join me so that we can grow together? I am now glad to say: here is a book you can read together to help you start and sustain the crucial conversations that should take place for the adventure of a meaningful retirement transition. Buy it, read it, use it, and share it.
William A. Sadler, Ph.D.
Author: The Third Age: Six Principles of Growth and Renewal after 40;
Changing Course: Navigating Life after 50 (with J. Krefft)
Why Retire? Career Strategies for Third Age Nurses (with F. Bower)
The Third Age: Six Principles for Personal Growth and Rejuvenation after Forty
Retirement has become a puzzle, because it's no longer what it once was - a short stage after years of working before the end of life. Because of our greater longevity and vitality, retirement is being redefined; for many of us it is an evolving process of transition with surprising possibilities and challenges leading to personal fulfillment. But how can we make it something so positive? Couples especially need to address the retirement puzzle together. While many books have been sketching out principles and practices for personal growth in the retirement process, we haven't yet had a book that is specifically designed for couples. We do now, and this book by Dori Mintzer and Roberta Taylor is just what we've needed - practical, inspiring help for couples exploring the new terrain in positive aging to discover ways to converse that will promote a mutually supportive, deepening relationship that sustains their individual and joint growth. This book is based on the authors' personal and professional experience as psychotherapists and third age life coaches. It is packed with stories, examples, fun exercises, and coaching tips for starting and sustaining those crucially important conversations about when, whether, where, and how to plan your retirement transition to a more meaningful life. I find it a book that keeps engaging us as we read it - it wears well, like an old friend. In a decade of workshops and classes focusing on the principles for third age growth, I frequently have people ask me: as I change course, how can I get my partner to join me so that we can grow together? I am now glad to say: here is a book you can read together to help you start and sustain the crucial conversations that should take place for the adventure of a meaningful retirement transition. Buy it, read it, use it, and share it.
William A. Sadler, Ph.D.
Author: The Third Age: Six Principles of Growth and Renewal after 40;
Changing Course: Navigating Life after 50 (with J. Krefft)
Why Retire? Career Strategies for Third Age Nurses (with F. Bower)
The Third Age: Six Principles for Personal Growth and Rejuvenation after Forty
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