Life

Leaving a successful career and entering retirement can be a difficult transition and potentially challenge your sense of identity. Retirement Coach Toni shares some advice on how to handle this.

This past year has been extremely exciting at Booming Encore and as we look forward to the upcoming year, we wanted to also reflect back on where we have been. These are the top 10 posts from 2024.

As much as you may want to decide when you will retire – unfortunately, the majority of the time this isn’t actually the case.

In an age where digital bookings and self-service travel platforms abound, many seasoned travellers might wonder: "Why should I use a travel advisor when I can plan everything online?"  

When I first started watching A Man on the Inside, I was initially disappointed thinking it was falling into some ageist cliches. But by the fourth episode, I was hooked and found myself admiring the strong, realistic and positive story lines around aging. This series is well worth the watch.

Often, when we think of what is needed to age in place successfully, we focus on making the interiors of our homes safer and more comfortable. But what is outside our windows is also important.

The term "highly sensitive person" is used to describe individuals who deeply absorb and process their surroundings, often leading to heightened emotional responses and an acute sensitivity. This is often perceived as being a bad thing, is it actually a strength?

When was the last time you spoke to a stranger? You may want to give this a try as research suggests it might actually help boost our happiness.

Having friends and the support they offer is vital to our overall health and wellbeing. But making friends later in life may take some extra effort.

Retirement can be a wonderful time of life. But sometimes people find themselves wanting to return to work.

The transition to retirement is a significant life change. But knowing how to stay engaged and connected can make this truly an amazing time of life.

Often people have spent a great deal of time preparing for the financial aspects of retirement and have a pretty good idea of when they are financially able to retire. But what about the emotional aspects of retirement?

The loss of a pregnancy or infant is an extremely painful life experience and we don't often recognize the long term grief it can cause.

Plans can be made and plans can change and it's no different when it comes to retirement. So what do you do if one partner decides they want to make a different choice as to when they plan to retire?

When you retire, there's often a perception from others that you have lots of available time. How can you protect your time without offending them?

After suffering immeasurable grief, Danny Slupeiks discovered that travel became his way of reconnecting with the world and with himself.

All too often when we leave someplace we say to the people around us, "Let's be sure to stay in touch". But do we really mean it? Or is this just something that we say to make us all just feel better?

Intergenerational relationships are most often promoted as making both older and younger generations happier, valued, and self-fulfilled—all good things. However, as Dr. Stephen Golant shares, we must avoid putting all older—and younger—people in the same social box.

Older people are not interested in moving from their current homes. In fact, they change their addresses less frequently than at any other time in their lives and the reasons they stay put is because there is so much at stake.

There's a saying that you can never go home again. But is this true? Wendy Reichental recently revisited her childhood home and shares her experience.

You've got questions. We've got answers. Retirement is a major life transition that can be filled with lots of ups and downs. That’s where Retirement Coach Antoinette Petrillo can help.

Are you ready to transform your brain health and embrace the potential for a vibrant, thriving mind? If yes, join us on an 8-week journey into the world of brain science and successful aging!

Unsurprisingly, older people often disagree about what makes an ideal neighborhood when deciding where to live. Here are things that many consider when making their decision.

There was one item that was on my 60 Before 60 Project that I didn't do. So when the chance presented itself, I decided to give it a go.

When choosing where to retire, who lives in potential retirement destinations is often on retirees' minds.