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Episode 11: Moving Forward After Loss…Starring Roger Roberts and Carol Weiss
I used to quip that we all have a shelf life. But we don’t age in a vacuum. Our cherished loved ones are vulnerable too.
If you live long enough, you’re going to be confronted with catastrophic loss....
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Episode 10: Maybe, you should Keep Teaching...Starring Michael Brilla
The Problem:
Some educators fail to inventory everything they like about teaching before they retire.
In my last episode, I interviewed Penny Sturtevant, an educator who’s on the verge of retirement. In this episode...
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Episode 9: Confronting Retirement Anxiety...Starring Penny Sturtevant
I retired from k-12 teaching in May of 2019. In February of 2019, I was teaching away and not yet planning on drifting off into the sunset. Everything changed that month when our school board announced that they were...
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Episode 8: Don't Give Up on Mobility...Starring Tiffany Wilmot
I sometimes watch my grandchildren move, and bend, and squat and I get nostalgic. My grandson effortlessly plops down into a full sumo squat and he can remain there indefinitely. My granddaughter sits comfortably with...
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Episode 7: Own your Morning...Starring Russell Doup
Back when I was teaching, I can vividly remember dark winter mornings being jolted awake at 6 AM by my alarm. I can also remember fumbling away at my clothes and mindlessly shaving and then packing up to head for...
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Episode 6: Entertain Entrepreneurship…Starring Steve Comstock
When it came to creating an episode on entrepreneurship, which means starting your own business, for a retired educator, I knew exactly whom I had to talk to. Steve Comstock was a public educator for over 3 decades....
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Episode 5: Leverage Experience…Starring Robert Trocchia
The Problem:
Many retired educators suffer from a loss of identity and a lack of purpose.
My guest today is awesome. Robert Trocchia is 88-years-old. Let that sink in. You’d never know it if you met him. I met Robert...
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Episode 4: My Sleep Sucks Starring…Starring Mark Barnes
The Problem:
The title of this podcast sums it up perfectly. My sleep sucks. Does your sleep suck? I’ll wager that if you read the title and decided to listen that it probably does. As I recount in this episode, a...
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Episode 3: Rim to Rim to Rim at Age 60…Starring Marie Miller Bird and Sue Markovitch
The Problem:
The problem addressed in this episode is compound. You have this fear of missing out (FOMO), but you’re afraid to try things. This fear may be age-based, ability-based, embarrassment-based, or fear of...
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Episode 2: Rebuild Belonging After Retirement…Starring Bronwyn Workman
The Problem:
In my last year in a high school classroom, I taught 150 students each day. That was 150 daily interactions with kids whom I loved. I also interacted daily with a slew of treasured colleagues. And that’s...
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Episode 1: Welcome to the Retired Teacher Coach Podcast
I’m James Sturtevant. I taught for 34 years, I’m in my 60’s, I’m in great shape and I feel fantastic. I’m a certified health coach and my objective is to help retired educators make awesome health and lifestyle...
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