Poised for Retirement: Moving from Anxiety to Zen

by Louise Nayer

Overview

A unique narrative on a unique time, offering solace to people nearing retirement and also for those who are retired.

Poised for Retirement is not your parents’ retirement guide, nor is it a financial planning guide; rather, it’s the relatable story of an ordinary working woman reflecting on her life and career.

Written with humor, compassion, and poignancy, Nayer’s poetic prose is also inspirational. Easy to implement visualizations and breathing and sleep techniques are offered at the end of each chapter. Readers will gain insight and wisdom as the author learns to create a new and healthier life during this important transition.

• A timely topic for Baby Boomers (born between 1946 – 1962), representing twenty percent of the US population by 2029.
• Every month more than a quarter-million Americans turn sixty-five.
• Includes interviews with a diverse group of experts and laypeople who share their experiences as they face the same decision point in their lives.

Louise Nayer, is a writer and educator. She was a professor of English and creative writing for over twenty-seven years at City College of San Francisco. Presently, she is part of the San Francisco Grotto Writer’s Collective and teaches workshops at OLLI UC Berkeley. Her book Burned: A Memoir was an Oprah Great Read and won the 2011 Wisconsin Library Association Award. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781942094395
Publisher:	Central Recovery Press, LLC
Publication date:	06/13/2017
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Louise Nayer is a writer and educator. She is a native New Yorker, who has lived in San Francisco since 1974. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison and graduated with a BA in Comparative Literature. Later she received a Master of Arts in Humanities from State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. She received six California Arts council grants and was a professor of English and creative writing for over twenty-seven years at City College of San Francisco. Presently, she is part of the San Francisco Grotto Writer’s Collective and teaches workshops at OLLI UC Berkeley and at the San Francisco Writer’s Grotto. Her book Burned: A Memoir was an Oprah Great Read, won the 2011 Wisconsin Library Association Award, and a finalist for the USA Book News Award.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

January: Making the Decision 1

How do we decide to finally make the decision to leave our jobs?

February: Fears of Losing a Community 25

Will I feel isolated and lonely when I retire?

March: Losing My Work Identity 45

What will it feel like to lose my job identity?

April: Trusting Ourselves and Our Decision to Retire 63

How does the past affect our decision to retire and go toward the life we want to lead?

May: The Final Month 79

What do I have to do before I leave?

The First Three Years After Retirement 101

How do I adjust to my new life?

Year 1 How do I want to fill my days? 103

Year 2 Is your schedule working for you? 117

Year 3 Are you good to yourself? 127

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Nayer’s Poised for Retirement should appeal to everyone about to retire or who has recently retired. Not only will you gain insight from Louise’s story, but also from those she interviews and from the great exercises that help people find happiness and calm during this huge life transition. This books speaks eloquently to the truth of the retirement journey.”—Ravi Chandra, MD, Psychiatrist and Buddhist practitioner

“Few decisions are as momentous as when—and how—we retire. Louise Nayer gives us a compassionate and detailed account of her own journey, while including insights from ordinary retirees and experts. A must read for anyone considering this step.”—Eleanor Vincent, Author of Swimming with Maya: A Mother’s Story

“Louise Nayer’s Poised for Retirement reinforces the fact that everyone needs to think about when and whether they are going to retire. My research for The Bitch in Your Head: How to Finally Squash Your Inner Critic confirmed how vital it is to have a post-retirement plan so ‘the Bitch’ doesn’t make you feel depressed because you are ‘old and over the hill.’” —Jacqueline Hornor Plumez, PhD, Author of The Bitch in Your Head: How to Finally Squash Your Inner Critic