Laura Black is a retired lawyer, an award-winning businesswoman, and the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Climbing-Down-Ladder-Journey-Different-ebook/dp/B0BQ87JDV5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E2036KW0QKB7&amp;keywords=climbing+down+the+ladder&amp;qid=1688833847&amp;sprefix=climbing+down+th%2Caps%2C107&amp;sr=8-1">Climbing Down the Ladder: A Journey to Another Kind of Happy</a>. After completing law school and beginning her career as a lawyer, she and her business partner built the world's largest legal staffing company. She joins us this week to share some of her insights into how to make retirement the best it can be:<ol><li>Prioritizing Happiness</li><li>Finding Fulfillment and Letting Go</li><li>Expanding the Spokes on the Wheel of Life</li></ol> LINKS:Connect with Laura via email: <a href="mailto:lauracelesteblack@gmail.com">lauracelesteblack@gmail.com</a>Follow Laura on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/agingwomanconfessingstuff/">agingwomanconfessingstuff</a>Check out Laura's website: <a href="http://www.laurablack.net/">Www.Laurablack.net</a>

Adjusting to Retirement

What really happens after retirement?

If you’re approaching retirement—or already there—and wondering what now?, you’re not alone. The world is full of financial advice for retirement, but there’s far less about how to actually live a fulfilling life once the 9-to-5 ends.

Beyond Retirement is the podcast that explores what comes after the career chapter. Whether your retirement was planned or unexpected, joyful or jarring, you’ll find real stories, honest conversations, and practical inspiration here.

Join host Jacquie Doucette as she shares her own journey and speaks with people who’ve reimagined life after work—some fully retired, some shifting gears, and all discovering new meaning in this next stage. From finding purpose to building community, embracing play, and navigating change, we’ll explore how to create a life that truly fits.

Because retirement isn’t the end—it’s a new beginning.

Let’s figure out what comes next, together.