Welcome to Retirement Psychology Planning for Retirement, Psychological Issues and the Transition to Retirement Most retirement planning lectures and workshops focus on financial concerns. Essential psychological issues are often neglected. Adequate financial resources and good health are very important but are no guarantee of well being and life satisfaction. This website presents a book which discusses important psychological issues that surround retirement including the transition to retirement, life review, identity crisis, marital concerns, age stereotypes, life satisfaction and other problematic aspects of life at this important juncture. Dr. John Osborne, a world authority on the psychology of retirement, presents new and life changing insights into a fascinating and rarely discussed subject in his new book... ESSENTIAL RETIREMENT: Psychological Concerns