Today I’ve reached the final stage of Erik Erikson’s model of psychosocial development, that of later adulthood, which he suggested occurs in the years after we are 65. This is a period of looking back on life and making sense of our experience of it. Erikson suggests the focus is on reflecting on whether the life lived thus far has been meaningful and satisfying. The triggers for this stage may be retirement, bereavement, serious or terminal illness, a change of physical