Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together.

In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement: daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even joy itself. Not to scare you — but to help you prepare.

You’ll hear honest reflections on why retirement can feel disorienting, why loneliness and loss of purpose often arrive quietly, and how many people struggle not because something is “wrong”, but because nothing has replaced what work once provided.

We also talk about:

• Why structure still matters after you stop working

• How community disappears — and how to consciously rebuild it

• What happens when ambition fades and motivation goes flat

• Why joy can feel distant (and why it’s not gone for good)

• How retirement gives you the chance to redefine who you are — on your own terms
  

If retirement feels unsettling, empty, or strangely flat — this conversation will help you understand what’s really happening and what you can choose to create next.

Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together.

In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement: daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even joy itself. Not to scare you — but to help you prepare.

You’ll hear honest reflections on why retirement can feel disorienting, why loneliness and loss of purpose often arrive quietly, and how many people struggle not because something is “wrong”, but because nothing has replaced what work once provided.

We also talk about:

• Why structure still matters after you stop working

• How community disappears — and how to consciously rebuild it

• What happens when ambition fades and motivation goes flat

• Why joy can feel distant (and why it’s not gone for good)

• How retirement gives you the chance to redefine who you are — on your own terms
  

If retirement feels unsettling, empty, or strangely flat — this conversation will help you understand what’s really happening and what you can choose to create next.

In this heartfelt episode, Joanne Faulkner, Qi Gong teacher and Shiatsu practitioner, sits down with her husband Davy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s almost ten years ago. Together they explore how Qi Gong has become one of the most supportive, empowering, and life-enhancing tools Davy uses every single day.

You’ll learn:

• What Qi Gong is and why it’s perfect for Parkinson’s

• How it supports balance, mobility, gait, and freezing episodes

• Why slow, repetitive movement helps neuroplasticity

• How breath and intention calm anxiety and improve sleep

• Why Qi Gong is recommended by Parkinson’s organisations worldwide

• Davy’s lived experience of practising Qi Gong for over 7 years

• How movement, breath, and community bring confidence and hope

• Affordable Qi Gong options available through Chi Flow with Jo

Whether you are living with Parkinson’s, supporting someone who is, or exploring safe, gentle movement for aging well, this episode offers understanding, encouragement, and real tools you can start using today.

Join us live every weekday for Chi Flow with Jo:

Daily online Qi Gong

Seated and standing options

Accessible, Parkinson’s-friendly, and community supported

Try a free class here: https://joannefaulkner.ie/

Together, let’s keep moving, keep breathing, and keep finding our flow.