Retirement doesn’t just raise financial concerns – it can also mean feeling unmoored and irrelevant

Retirement doesn’t just lead to concerns about money. It also raises questions about one’s usefulness in the world. LaylaBird/E+ via Getty images

Most discussions of retirement focus on the financial aspects of leaving the workforce: “How to save enough for retirement” or “How do you know if you have enough money for retirement?”

But this might not be the biggest problem that potential retirees face. The deeper issues of meaning, relevance and identity that retirement can bring to the fore are more significant to some workers.