Talking About Retirement with Damon Sugden

Talking About Retirement with Damon Sugden


Latest Episodes

Episode 1 | The new retirement
August 29, 2023

Ernest Hemmingway said, retirement is the ugliest word in the language.Was he harsh or is there merit in that view?On the first episode of Talking About Retirement, Damon, David and Barry explore the concept of the term, modern elder. What does it mean?

Episode 2 | Where are we going?
August 29, 2023

In episode two of Talking About Retirement, Where Are We Going, Damon, David, and Barry discuss the rules around retirement.Specifically, who made 65 the magic number?They draw on the belief that society needs to re-frame how we look at retirement by c

Episode 3 | PERMA (part one)
August 29, 2023

In this episode, we continue to look at PERMA, the psychological side of looking into retirement as the second phase of our life.To be able to effectively discuss this we need to look at what retirement means to us. This phase of life is rapidly changing

Episode 4 | PERMA (part two)
August 29, 2023

This episode is a continuation of the discussion around the PERMA model and its scientific approach to understanding the elements of happiness and what we can do to maximise each element.In this episode, Damon, David and Barry look at Meaning (M), Achieve

Episode 5 | The role of work
August 29, 2023

In this episode, Damon, David and Barry discuss the role that work plays in our lives.According to Retirement Expert, Barry LaValley, we need to seriously consider the value that work brings us. If we understand this, we may not be so quick to dismiss it

Episode 6 | Stages of retirement
August 29, 2023

In this episode, Damon, David and Barry discuss the various stages of retirement and seek to understand what may lie on the road ahead.They do this by looking at the three key stages of retirement as outlined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welf

Episode 8: A Healthy Retirement
December 06, 2020

What is required to establish the building blocks for a healthy retirement, and what do we need to consider for our physical and mental wellbeing?Many of the episodes in this podcast series have allu

Episode 7 | Leisure and balance
November 29, 2020

In this episode Damon, David and Barry discuss the importance of leisure time and how this may influence our quest to achieve balance.They examine what retirees should be looking at during this stage, some of the pitfalls in our approach to leisure, and t

Episode 6: Stages of Retirement.
October 24, 2020

In this episode Damon, David and Barry discuss the various stages of retirement and seek to understand what may lie on the road ahead.They do this by looking at the three key stages of retirement as

Episode 5: The Role of Work
October 19, 2020

In this episode Damon, David and Barry discuss the role that work plays in our lives.According to Retirement Expert, Barry LaValley, we need to seriously consider the value that work brings us. If we