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Scenario

How retirement reveals the limits of professional identity

I am 67 and recently retired and I realize most of my friendships were really just work relationships and I do not know who I am outside of my career.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Work-centered social networks dissolve upon exit, exposing the fragility of connections based on proximity rather than affinity.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Exclusion and its damage?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.