Colourful Retirement Stories

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.

Volunteering with the vaccine roll out called on skills from Diane’s career that proved invaluable in helping her support people through the vaccination process.

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.

The desire to travel is often seen as the urge to explore faraway places – a couple of months in Australia, six weeks in the Far East. But Robert’s sights are set much closer to home.

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.

Mick was able to turn his lifelong love of skiing into a career after the age of 50. Now retired, he still works part time teaching novice skiers how to get down the slopes.