Talk To Me: I find it difficult to imagine a life without work 

Psychologist Caroline Martin is here to answer your questions on whatever issues you are dealing with in life, from work pressure and stress to loneliness and grief

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I’m due to retire next year. I work in the healthcare sector and have a close bond with my team, which I often refer to as my work family. Of course, I’m looking forward to the freedom that comes with being a pensioner, but I find it difficult to imagine life without work or colleagues.

We need only look at the images coming from France on our evening news bulletin to see how retirement can be fraught with difficulties.