Retirement Together with Dr. Bruce Chalmer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chapter X isn’t a solo affair for those who are married or partnered. With these transitions, you may be navigating life changes that have been dormant for years, which can unexpectedly strain your relationship.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Bruce Chalmer is a psychologist in Vermont who has been working with couples for over thirty years. With his wife, educator Judy Alexander, he hosts the "Couples Therapy in Seven Words" podcast.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Through his teaching, consulting, videos, and writing about relationships, his ideas have helped thousands of couples and their therapists. Dr. Chalmer’s latest book</span> <a href= "https://brucechalmer.com/books/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">It's Not About Communication! Why Everything You Know About Couples Therapy is Wrong</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">helps demystify the couples therapy process—and some of the frequent challenges that couples run into during the transition from work life.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discussed:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How retirement leaves us with more choices (and sometimes anxiety)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why we're all trying to fulfill two particular sets of needs as a couple</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The most common reasons why couples seek therapy in retirement</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why communication isn’t the best solution for relationship problems</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to turn around the death spiral of passion in a marriage</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links</span></h2> <p><a href="https://b