Colourful Retirement Stories

When it comes to caring for someone, proximity helps. Being nearly 500 miles away makes it difficult.

Many of us think back fondly to earlier relationships as we get older, and wonder what might have been. Few of us get the chance to find out.

You might imagine being a therapist would make it easy to handle complex family relationships. But Christine, who spent her working life as a social worker and psychotherapist, says reality is different.

Think you don’t have the budget to go travelling in later life? Talk to June and you’ll think again.

Travel has pushed him into experiences that he now considers highlights of his life. Take the sky dive at Lake Wanaka on New Zealand’s South Island.

Nothing fazes Elizabeth. Key to her travels is not only an adventurous spirit, but also a curiosity about different places and people.

Nigel's retirement has been full of creativity and community. With no plans of slowing down when he stopped working, he produced a music album and published a book of poetry, but by 2016 the needs of his local community came calling.

Retiring five years ago, Rosetta's taken skills and lessons learnt throughout her working life and shared them with people across the world. Her inspiring story proves that retirement can mark the start of creative freedom.

Retirement can be the perfect time to explore a second or even a third career, as Jacky found out when she went back to university in her 50s and embarked upon a new career adventure.