"What's Next? Conversations with Boomers"
What’s Next? Conversations with Boomers is a candid, cross-generational dialogue exploring life after the milestones—career shifts, retirement, relationships, family, reinvention, and everything in between. Hosted by Barb Desmarais, a retired family & parenting coach and public speaker, each episode dives into honest stories and lived wisdom from Boomers navigating their “what’s next?” moments, offering insights that resonate across generations. Thoughtful, curious, and sometimes funny, the show bridges perspectives and sparks conversations about how we age, adapt, and continue to dream.
"What's Next? Conversations with Boomers"
Your True North, Strong & Free: Discovering Your Core Values After 60
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What truly matters to you, and are you living in alignment with it?
In this latest episode, Barb welcomes back our favourite guest Denise Torgerson for a deep dive into personal values — what they are, how they evolve, and why understanding them becomes even more important in retirement and later life. Together, they explore the values assessment, how to distinguish values from shoulds, wants, and needs, and how our core values often stay the same, but how we express them changes overtime.
Denise shares practical insight from her years of coaching, including how she guides people to narrow down 70 possible values to just five core anchors — their personal “true north.”
For many Boomers navigating retirement, identity shifts, grief, or simply asking “What’s next?”, this episode offers clarity, language, and reassurance. You may discover that what you thought were values were actually expectations — and that freedom begins with recognizing the difference.
If you’ve ever felt something was “off” but couldn’t quite name it, this conversation may help you find the words.
Because knowing your values isn’t just an exercise — it’s a pathway to living more authentically in this next chapter.
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