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How Retirement Can Rewire Your Brain — For The Worse
Ep. 93
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Retirement is often envisioned by retirees as an eternal vacation. No alarms, no deadlines, no meetings. But as retirement life coach and neuroscience expert Cyn Meyer explains, that sudden stop can do strange things to the brain. After years of chasing goals and deadlines, your mind is wired for achievement. So when the structure disappears, it doesn’t relax, it actually panics. Many retirees experience what Cyn calls “retirement shock,” where the loss of routine and purpose quietly rewires the brain toward anxiety, depression, or a deep sense of aimlessness.
Cyn joins Matt to explain what’s really happening inside the brain when you stop working — and how to prevent negative effects. Through her Rewire Retirement Method, Cyn helps retirees replace structure with growth, rediscover purpose through small daily habits, and create new pathways for meaning that last well beyond a career. In this episode, she reveals how to use your brain’s natural adaptability to build the vibrant, purpose-filled retirement most people never prepare for.
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