Many of us in our mid 50s and 60s are thinking about retirement and wondering…what am I going to do with all my free time? We know what we DON’T want to be doing: getting up to an alarm, commuting in traffic, dealing with all the responsibilities and deadlines and other people’s agenda. We know […]

Have you ever found yourself bored or stressed at work, pondering retirement and asking some fundamental questions? What’s the grand plan for the rest of my life? Why do I feel like something’s missing? Why is everything spiraling out of control? Trust me, you are not alone.  I remember I was sitting at my work computer, staring at the screen, and this wave of sadness came over me. I felt lost. Like my life was off track. I was in my 50s. A nurse practitioner working full-time in a busy clinic. Retirement was on the horizon. I was burnt out at my job and living for the weekend. The exhaustion was real. And I desperately craved a change. But, I had no clue where to begin.