Helping You Handle Your Transition Into Retirement and Beyond

For many people, retirement isn’t a simple decision. Some don’t want to stop working, others want to work differently, and many worry about outliving their savings. Others fear loss of identity and relevance. Others retire and discover that “something’s missing.”
 
And even with careful planning, life happens. Circumstances change, challenges arise, and we’re often called to adjust and adapt as we move through the stages of life. 
 
How can you approach what’s next  with awareness, intention, and confidence—no matter where you are on the journey? 

 

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Whether you’re single or partnered, there are key questions worth exploring as you plan your next chapter. Being intentional now helps you avoid regrets later.

My free guide, “10 Key Issues to Consider as You Explore Your Retirement Transition,” gives you practical insights and resources to support your journey.

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Retirement Interviews

On the fourth Tuesday of each month, Dori interviews an expert on the topic of retirement transition and navigating the second half of life to help you decide what’s next for you. Take a look at our upcoming speakers. 

Retirement Speaker

Dr. Dorian Mintzer is a well-known authority on Retirement Speaking and Coaching. She presents at a number of local. national, and international events and conferences each year, speaking on retirement transition issues. 

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Dori’s TEDx New Bedford Talk

Dori brings a fresh perspective on designing the third stage of life, which she refers to as the BONUS years. She takes the audience on a journey of consciously deciding how they will live the richest, most fulfilling stage of their lives.

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Latest Interviews

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Securing Your Financial Future with Kerry Hannon

In this conversation, Kerry Hannon, senior columnist and on‑air expert at Yahoo Finance and award‑winning author of 14 books, including Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future. Kerry explains why Gen X has become the “test market” for...

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Overtime: Reclaiming a Life in Poetry with Bruce Frankel

After surviving a major cardiac arrest at 75 and multiple earlier health crises, journalist and author Bruce Frankel has returned to his first love: poetry. In this conversation, Bruce shares how brushes with death, a long reporting career, and a late-life immersion...

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The Good Life: 85 Years of Lessons from Dr. Waldinger

Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, shares insights from the world's longest study on happiness, tracking over 2,500 people since 1938. The core finding: A good life comes from caring for your body and relationships, as warm...

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Climate Change in an Aging Society with Rick Moody

In this episode of Revolutionize Your Retirement, host Dori Mintzer talks with gerontologist, author, and longtime positive aging pioneer Rick (Harry R.) Moody about his latest book, Climate Change in an Aging Society. Rick describes how he came to link two topics...

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