Retirement: Purpose, Opportunity, and the Path Ahead

Retirement: Purpose, Opportunity, and the Path Ahead is a monthly support group for retirees navigating the emotional and identity shifts of this new life stage. In a welcoming, steady space, we explore changing roles, purpose, and emerging opportunities while honoring the mix of uncertainty, curiosity, and personal growth that can accompany transition. Through gentle reflection, grounding practices, and supportive conversation, participants build clarity, confidence, and connection as they continue along the path ahead.

Facilitator: Carla Mueller, EdD, LCSW

Topics will include:

• A New Identity
• The Emotional Landscape of Retirement
• Transition—The Grief and the Joys
• Redefining Purpose
• Renegotiating Connection—Finding Your People
• Health, Aging, and Self-compassion
• Financial Wellness and Values (guest speaker)
• Creativity and Play—Permission to Be Less Productive
• Legacy and Meaning—What Will You Leave Behind?
• Resilience and Adaptability—Thriving Through Change

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Courthouse Library, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, United States

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