The Simply Retirement Podcast

In this episode, I speak with Arlene Nelson, retirement confidence coach and founder of Arlene C. Nelson Coaching, about the emotional side of retirement for women.

In this episode, I walk through six common questions women ask about retirement, including how much they need, when they can retire, Social Security, healthcare, and how long their savings may last.

In this episode, I share 10 websites I believe every woman should bookmark for retirement planning.

In this episode, I share what women in the Simply Retirement Community told me about their biggest retirement goals and worries.

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Kelly Ottman, PhD, Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and Executive Leadership Coach at Leadership Portals, LLC, about preparing for the personal transition into retirement.

In this episode, I sit down with Kelly Ottman, PhD, Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and Executive Leadership Coach at Leadership Portals, LLC, to explore her research on how executives experience retirement. We look at why women may enter retirement with broader identities and social networks, yet still struggle with losing credibility, purpose, and voice.

In this episode, I talk with Meg McKeen about the personal and financial decisions that reshaped her life. Meg shares how divorce pushed her to understand her finances and become her own advocate, how she eventually left corporate life and became a full-time traveler, and why she’s learning to balance saving for the future with living today.

In this episode, I answer a listener’s question about Social Security tax withholding while working at age 70. I explain what it really means when up to 85% of Social Security may be taxable, how withholding choices work, and why your broader tax picture matters. I also break down the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report, what the projected funding shortfall actually means for benefits, and what the proposed PROMISE Act could change.