A Place for Support with Rick Lehrer and Dr. Mel Schneiderman

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social connection is something we crave. But building meaningful friendships with other men can be tough, especially when we are no longer in the workplace. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Mel Schneiderman and Rick Lehrer saw a need for bringing a group of men together for the sole purpose of supporting each other through the transition to their next stage of life—their journey into the unknown of aging. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some members of the support group are fully retired, while others are still working. Their focus isn’t just on retirement, but also on facing the realities and adversities of getting older. Today I’m joined by the founders of the support group.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Mel Schneiderman is Senior Vice President and co-founder of New York Foundling’s Vincent</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Fontana Center for Child Protection, a national child protection center focusing on the</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">primary prevention of child maltreatment. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rick Lehrer is the founding Partner of the Cambridge Organization. Under his direction, he led the firm to serve over 2,500 clients in developing insurance plans and strategies before retiring at the start of 2019.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Mel’s switch from working six days to four days was life-changing</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rick’s personal struggle to satisfy his creative spark in retirement</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The connection between vulnerability a