The Psychology of Retirement

This is a rich, positive insider’s guide to managing retirement. The author is in his own process of retiring and he offers an engaging, bold and accessible exploration of the everyday psychology in making the transition from work to a new beginning in life. The message is an inspirational one, backed up by science expertly and ably reviewed interspersed with real case examples. This book deserves to be the set text for anyone setting out on the journey towards their life after work. Thoughtful, practical and packed full of creative suggestions this book is the essential blueprint to retiring.—Ken Laidlaw, MA (Hons), PhD, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh