Retirement: Purpose, Opportunity, and the Path Ahead

Find Your People and Your Purpose

Join us for a monthly support group for retirees navigating the emotional and identity shifts of this new life stage. In a welcoming, steady space, we explore changing roles, purpose, and emerging opportunities while honoring the mix of uncertainty, curiosity, and personal growth that can accompany transition. Through gentle reflection, grounding practices, and supportive conversation, participants build clarity, confidence, and connection as they continue along the path ahead.

Facilitator: Carla Mueller, EdD, LCSW

Topics will include:

A New Identity

The Emotional Landscape of Retirement

Transition—The Grief and the Joys

Redefining Purpose

Renegotiating Connection—Finding Your People

Health, Aging, and Self-compassion

Financial Wellness and Values (guest speaker)

Creativity and Play—Permission to Be Less Productive

Legacy and Meaning—What Will You Leave Behind?

Resilience and Adaptability—Thriving Through Change

REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. First-come, first-served seating. By registering, you will receive event updates.

For more information, email [email protected] or call 703-228-3352.

Community event in Arlington, VA 22201.