
The Colored Pencil Art Class Experiment
I did a little 6-week colored pencil art class experiment If you are in the Rock Your Retirement Facebook group, you probably already know what it is. Basically, I have been working with colored pencils. In other words, I've been trying to bring my artistic tendencies...

Is Multi-Generational Living for You? – Ep 235
Are you living in a multi-generational household or considering having your parents move in? Do you take care of aging parents as well as your own children? Do you know someone who is having challenges with caring for their parents? If any of these situations are...

Challenges for the Sandwich Generation -Ep 234
Are you living in a multigenerational household or are you considering having your parents move in? Do you take care of aging parents as well as your own children? Do you know someone who is having challenges with caring for their parents? If any of these situations...

The Sandwich Generation – Episode 233
Adults in their 30s - 50s have parents age 65 and older and are either raising a young child or financially supporting a grown child. With an aging population and a generation of young adults struggling to achieve financial independence, this stress takes a toll not...

Baby Boomers Retiring in Mexico- Episode 232
Some baby boomers are moving to and retiring in Mexico. They are doing this not just to save money, but to have a better retirement lifestyle. I talked with Travis Scott Luther, who wrote a book called The Fun Side of the Wall: Baby Boomer Retirement in Mexico. Travis...

Finding True Love in Your Senior Years -Ep 231
Love is a complex word, which we will be talking about today, specifically finding love during your senior years. Our guest speaker Dr. Joan Bragar has helped successful women use online dating to find a loving life partner. She wrote the book on it called, "Never too...

Not Exactly Goodbye….
I wanted to let you know what the future is for the Rock Your Retirement Show. If you have listened to the episode where I discussed my traumatic event, you’ll remember that I’m re-evaluating my life. This event was life-changing for me. If you haven’t listened to the...

Why Can't we Pull the Trigger and Retire?
Are you still working even though you can retire if you wanted? I started the Rock Your Retirement show in 2016. Since then it has been downloaded over 220,000 times. Potential sponsors have reached out to me. And I've asked many times why I started the show. It...

An Inspiring Conversation on Aging- Episode 228
Aging takes place against a backdrop of grief. It’s the little losses and then the larger losses Today my guest is Stephanie Raffelock. Stephanie wrote a cute inspirational book called A Delightful Little Book on Aging. I read the book, and I absolutely loved it! How...

COVID-19 and Creative Things to do at Home
Are you looking for creative things to do at home? We have compiled a list of some interesting ideas! Whether you are hunkering down, sheltering in place, staycationing, or whatever you term our time as we are trying to be safe during COVID-19, there is...

COVID-19: Tips on How to Save Money-Ep. 226
How to save money during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond Today I am running an interview where I was the guest on the TalkOne Radio Show. The host of the show is Alan Flowers and there is also a co-host named Skip. This is a live local radio show but my husband and...

Spending Time in Retirement – Episode 225
Today we're talking once again with Fritz Gilbert. He came on our show last year after he retired. And we invited him back to tell us how it's been going two years into retirement. Fritz was on episode 198. So if you haven't heard it, go back and listen to it, it...

COVID-19: Chad Carson talks about Stoicism
Chad “Coach” Carson is my coach when it comes to real estate investing, but we invited him to come on the show because he believes in stoicism and doesn’t believe that we should be overly optimistic when it comes to dealing with COVID -19. It is okay to be an...

The Positive Side of COVID-19 – Episode 223
Today we are still talking about COVID-19, but we are going to talk about the Blessings. The world has certainly changed. It might have permanently changed. Our world as we knew it might never be the same. But that doesn’t mean that it’s all bad. Instead of...

COVID-19 Frauds and Scams – Episode 222
As most of us are sequestered in our homes during the COVID-19 crisis, we have the opportunity to get better organized in our lives and prepare for the future. Hopefully, for most of us, the future will be bright as we return to our more normal lives. However, for...

Life of a Peace Corps Volunteer – Episode 221
Today, I will be sharing with you some insights from my interview with David Jarmul, the author of "Not Exactly Retired". His book discusses the trips he took within the United States and with the Peace Corps. But today we will focus on his Peace Corps tour. You will...

Covid-19: How Well is Our Economy? – Ep 220
I know that we don't normally talk about money on the Rock Your Retirement Show, but in today's falling stock market due to the Covid-19 outbreak, you probably have questions. Joe from The Stacking Benjamins Show was kind enough to come on the show to tell us what we...

COVID-19 message to our listeners
Today's message is about how to stop the spread of COVID-19 and how we are changing the show a bit to deal with this crisis. Transcript below: Hi, I’m Kathe Kline, the founder of the Rock Your Retirement Show. I’m recording this special episode on Sunday, March 22nd...

Why Firefighters Are Better Pain Specialists – Ep 218
Most often, pain is classified as being acute or chronic. Pain can persist for days, months, or even years after an initial injury and can be difficult to treat. People with pain may experience anxiety, sleeplessness, and depression, all of which can compound the...

Misconceptions About Pain – Episode 217
Pain is whatever the patient says it is. Pain is a very personal experience and varies greatly between people. Many people have misconceptions or misbeliefs about pain in children. These myths have lasted even though there is now evidenced to support that they are not...

Healthcare System and Pain – Episode 216
Last week, my guest co-host, Dr. Kevin Cuccaro, and I had an interesting discussion about me and my pain. If you didn’t hear it, I was taken to the emergency room by ambulance because I could not get out of bed due to pain. Today’s episode will talk about how well...

How to Prevent Pain Episodes – Ep 215
An Expert on Pain Today’s guest host Dr. Kevin Cuccaro is an expert on pain and will help us how we can prevent pain episodes. We had so many e-mail responses to our 4-part series on pain that I thought it would be great to bring on an actual expert. My husband, Les,...

Listener Question: A Couple's Retirement Endeavor – Ep 214
Background of the Show I'm so glad that you've stopped by. Below is a "transcript" of this week's show, Listener Question: A Couple's Retirement Endeavor. It's not word-for-word because we wanted to make sure it is in a readable format. I recommend that you listen...

Making that Move to Ecuador – Episode 213
This is the last episode of our series on living overseas. In the first episode, we talked about the possibility of living overseas. The second episode talks about the things to do before moving abroad. In last week’s episode, we discuss where to retire. Many of us...

Your Retirement Destination – Episode 212
A move abroad may be the answer if you're hoping to further stretch your retirement dollars. Last week's episode of The Rock Your Retirement Show talks about the things you need to know before moving overseas. Today, we will discuss a very important subject on How to...