This article, contributed to Forbes from NextAvenue, is one of the areas that is not discussed enough.  Whether you decided to leave you job voluntarily to transition into retirement or whether you were involuntarily separated from your position, the loss of your work identity can be confounding.  The author shares her experience, as well as a few of her friends and former colleagues, to explain the challenges to this transition and how to navigate the change if it happens to you.

Read more…