<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Julie Lenihan Retirement Coach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your Retirement Coaching for identity shifts, confidence, purpose and wellbeing as you move into your next chapter.  ]]></description><link>https://www.yourretirementcoach.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:35:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.yourretirementcoach.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Three Stages of Retirement: Anticipation, Landing, and Settling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retirement isn’t a single moment. It’s a transition — emotional, relational, practical, and deeply personal. For many people, it unfolds in stages. Not neat boxes, not a linear path, but a gentle rhythm of change that can help you understand where you are and what you need. These three stages — Anticipation, Landing, and Settling — offer a way of noticing your experience and meeting yourself with clarity and compassion. Anticipation: Imagining Life Beyond Work Anticipation begins long before...]]></description><link>https://www.yourretirementcoach.co.uk/post/the-three-stages-of-retirement-anticipation-landing-and-settling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a032c02e6c6621ea18c638d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/833d4c_7a750e6b4f7340649057e9c8c3bb55d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julielenihan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating the In‑Between with Retirement Coaching — Finding Rhythm, Purpose and Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retirement is often described as a finish line, a reward, or a long‑awaited break. But for many people, it feels far more complex than that. There is an emotional landscape that rarely gets talked about — a mix of relief, uncertainty, possibility, and sometimes a quiet fear of becoming irrelevant. When the structure of work falls away, it can leave a space that feels both freeing and unsettling. This is the in‑between: the place between who you have been and who you are becoming. The...]]></description><link>https://www.yourretirementcoach.co.uk/post/navigating-the-in-between-with-retirement-coaching</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f1ec19829c52805ba8a11b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/833d4c_e2ffbfce63e54d28b63521764bff7860~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julielenihan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>