Art as Therapy for Retirees

We all live and we die. In between we retire. Yet Austrian born and Texas bred Lola Carlile gave little, if any, thought to retirement. When the big R entered her life, she was taken aback and began amassing amazing experiences one after another; however, some were not that amazing and some downright unpleasant. Using her God-given talent, she began to record the ups and downs of retirement and it is her sincerest hope and prayer that others might benefit from her experiences. Dr. Carlile enjoyed a wonderful career in education and upon her first retirement returned to graduate school to become an art therapist. It was during her semi-retirement between careers that she experienced the myriad ups and downs created by the sudden change in lifestyle manifested in retirement. Carlile engages the reader in a humorous and informal manner, encouraging the reader to write in the book itself and create a positive R experience for the reader.