Real Talk About Life's Next Chapter
Everyone talks about retirement freedom. No one talks about the identity loss, the boredom, or the “now what?” that follows—until now.
The Retirement Unfiltered podcast delivers candid conversations and fresh perspectives on life, purpose, and identity after work.
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Each episode offers a candid, totally relatable look at what it really takes to find your footing in retirement. Expect real talk, experiments, and the occasional “did we just say that out loud?” moment.
We dig into questions like:
What happens when your title disappears?
Why can open time feel uncomfortable before it feels liberating?
How do you contribute in a way that feels meaningful—not just busy?
This is the conversation that skips the sugarcoating, tosses out the clichés, and talks honestly about what life after the career ends really is like.
(S1, E1) The Truth About Retirement - The Unexpected Reality
Nan Ives and Lisa Stornaielo reveal the emotional realities of retirement, showing why financial readiness doesn’t always prepare you for the loss of identity, structure, and purpose after leaving work.
(S1, E2) Retirement Syndrome - When Finally Free Turns into Now What
Nan Ives and Lisa Stornaielo explain “Retirement Syndrome,” the unsettling emotions many retirees feel after leaving work, and reassure listeners that these feelings are normal.
(S1, E3) Living with Intention - From Filling Time to Living with Purpose
Nan Ives and Lisa Stornaielo explain “Retirement Syndrome,” the unsettling emotions many retirees feel after leaving work, and reassure listeners that these feelings are normal.
(S1, E4) Activate ReTRYment - The Power of a Beginner’s Mindset
Nan Ives and Lisa Stornaielo are co-founders of The Future of You and former leaders at Fidelity Investments. Through their work, research, and personal retirement journeys, they help experienced professionals design a more intentional and fulfilling life after work.
(S1, E2) Retirement Syndrome - When Finally Free Turns into Now What
You planned for money, vacations, and freedom—just not for losing your role in the world. In this episode, Nan and Lisa get honest about Retirement Syndrome and what happens when identity, structure, and community vanish overnight.
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(S1, E3) Living with Intention - From Filling Time to Living with Purpose
Living with intention means moving beyond staying busy and choosing what actually matters in retirement. In this episode, Nan and Lisa explore how balance, mindset, and conscious choices turn a wide-open calendar into a meaningful life.
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(S1, E4) Activate ReTRYment - Turning“what now?” into “why not?”
ReTRYment reframes retirement as a timefor trying, not retreating. This episode explores the power of a beginner’smindset, why experimentation matters, and how small, low-pressure “tries” canlead to clarity about what fits in this next chapter.
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Welcome to Retirement Unfiltered— where Nan and Lisa bring you the research, stories, laughter, missteps, and and lessons that shaped both their own retirement journeys and their work building The Future of You.
Nan and Lisa are two former financial-services leaders who built long, meaningful careers…and then retired only to discover that no one tells you what actually happens next.
They had the financial plan. They just didn’t have the life plan.
So they got curious. Really curious. They started listening — to retirees’ stories, digging into the psychology of identity loss and reinvention, and exploring what separates people who thrive in retirement from those who struggle.
This show is the conversation they wish they’d had: real talk about the identity shifts no one prepares you for, the awkward in-between after work ends, and the surprisingly tricky transition from “busy” to purposeful.
Together, they unpack topics like:
When the Alarm Stops — Truth About Retirement
Craving Structure and Purpose — Retirement Syndrome
Less Busy, More Life — Living with Intention
Rewrite Your Inner Script — Shift Your Mindset
A Retirement Superpower - The Power of Purpose
Find Your People— Community Beyond Work
Redefining What’s Next — Retirement Reimagined
Nan & Lisa
Co-Founders
If you’re retired, almost retired, or standing at the edge of this transition, this is a place to hear real stories and gain clarity about the chapter ahead
