Harvesting Happiness Podcasts

What comes to mind when you think of retirement? Do you picture yourself lounging in a hammock on an island surrounded by aqua-blue water? Or, are you considering a job you can do to fill your time? To discover how we can best design our wisdom years, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with long-time Los Angeles Times columnist, four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and best-selling author, Steve Lopez. Steve shares essential takeaways from his book, Independence Day: What I've Learned About Retirement from Some Who‘ve Done it and Some Who Never Will. This conversation is rich with stories of research and interviews about individual retirement dreams and how people plan for an ever-changing landscape. Steve Lopez — Retirement or Reinvention?: ● Steve spent a year interviewing retired people to create a roadmap for his own retirement and to add to his book. [2:15] ● A sense of purpose and identity and feeling like we matter in life is the key to planning a healthy retirement. [8:15] ● S