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Do you work in the helping professions, education, emergency services, healthcare, ministry, social services, or government? Do you care for an aging loved one or a special needs child? If your career or life includes caring for the needs of others, you are at risk of developing compassion fatigue and even burnout. The stress of constantly giving and serving can parch your energy and vitality. Are you so busy taking care of others that you forget to take care of yourself?

Retirement triggers many changes in our life and prompts new questions. What will it mean to be retired? What do I have to do to be ready? How will my life be different? What are the risks and rewards of this stage of my journey? Will these be my golden years? If you are already retired, what can you do to make this the most satisfying time of your life? A play or movie has three acts. The way a story finishes leaves an audience satisfied or disappointed. Whether your first two acts have been great, mediocre, or difficult, you can still choose to make your third act a great one.