<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Crown Years Media - Cheryl Fimbel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retirement resources for the emotional transition nobody prepares you for. Assessments, guides & real talk from healthcare leader Cheryl Fimbel.]]></description><link>https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 12:04:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Question Nobody Asks Before They Retire (And the Three That Actually Matter)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone prepares for retirement by asking, “Do I have enough money?” It is an important question. But it is not the one that will determine whether your retirement actually feels good. After 45 years in healthcare leadership and an unplanned exit, I can tell you: there are three questions that matter far more — and almost nobody thinks to ask them. We Plan the Wrong Thing Ask most people how they are preparing for retirement and they will tell you about their 401(k), their Social Security...]]></description><link>https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/post/the-question-nobody-asks-before-they-retire-and-the-three-that-actually-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a01f5f912afbdb2d9768885</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b0c0d_5e5f28139f2246889ac57098a1c98f61~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cheryl Fimbel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From “Cheryl the Director” to Plain Cheryl: Reclaiming Your Identity (Retirement Identity Crisis)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When your job title disappears, it takes more than a paycheck with it. It takes the answer to the most fundamental question you’ll ever be asked: Who are you? Notebook and Pen on Wooden Table For 45 years, I had an answer.   At parties, at professional events, at my kids’ school functions, at the doctor’s office—any time someone asked: “What do you do?” I had a complete sentence ready. “I’m the Director of Quality Informatics for a national physician group.” It was efficient. It was...]]></description><link>https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/post/from-cheryl-the-director-to-plain-cheryl-reclaiming-your-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fcb733fd9cdd8bcdb3d76b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:07:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b0c0d_bd7d94dd633e414f834fdb72897d70b2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cheryl Fimbel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Was Laid Off at 69: What Nobody Tells You About an Unplanned Retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two weeks after my mother died, the phone rang. My position was being eliminated. Just like that — one year before I was ready — I was in retirement. Here is what those first months really looked like, and what I wish someone had told me. I Had a Plan Forty-five years in healthcare leadership, and I had a plan. I knew the date. I knew the timeline. I was one year away from a carefully organized transition into retirement. The finances were in order. The calendar was clearing. I was getting...]]></description><link>https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/post/i-was-laid-off-at-69-what-nobody-tells-you-about-an-unplanned-retirement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4db7cedf5696920d23a20</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:39:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b0c0d_643db119421448e0a2c852e0613dbcb8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cheryl Fimbel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Work Friends Weren’t Your Real Friends—And That’s Okay]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had good work friends—really good ones. And then I retired—and most of them disappeared. Here’s what the research says about why that happens, and why it might be the best thing for your social life in the long run.]]></description><link>https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/post/your-work-friends-weren-t-your-real-friends-and-that-s-okay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c704385ed83abd8bbfac0c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6296ce_0b6d82f731f240879317edca1be6a5ae~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cheryl Fimbel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Honeymoon Crash: Why Day 8 of Retirement Is the Hardest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first week of retirement felt like a vacation. Then Day 8 arrived, and nobody warned me about that. Here's the research behind the honeymoon crash, and why it means you're doing everything right.]]></description><link>https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/post/the-honeymoon-crash-why-day-8-of-retirement-is-the-hardest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c6a6e6a937958fa7dce76c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:04:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6296ce_bd0a33f61124481ca2c357d6b895d7ac~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cheryl Fimbel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Wrote The Retirement Journey Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 14th marked the end of my 45-year career in a single phone call. But the real retirement identity crisis wasn't losing my job—it was losing myself. Here's why I wrote this book.]]></description><link>https://www.crownyearsmedia.com/post/why-i-wrote-the-retirement-journey-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c49370653657f03d5e444d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:01:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6296ce_881c450015464e899b808661140a56d8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cheryl Fimbel</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>