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Henry interviewed the Honorable Caroline Hogg, MLC. She talked about her life and responsibilities as a\xa0Victorian Government Minister. She also shared her current retirement lifestyle.\nWhat is her Life after Politics like and what is she doing now?\nThere are good times and bad times in government no matter what country you live in. \xa0She had personal triumphs. \xa0But there were\xa0disappointments too. Whether you are in the USA, Australia, or another part of the world you will be able to relate. Caroline tells us a couple of stories which graphically demonstrate the pressure and\xa0responsibility which politicians take on our behalf.\nCaroline explained the discipline that was necessary to deal with the workload of parliament and how that translated into her private life after she resigned.\nShe was looking forward to enjoying a relaxed country life after politics, but that's not what happened because her\xa0friends and colleagues heaped more\xa0responsibilities on her.\nYou will be fascinated to learn about politics from the inside. Caroline represents the values and ideals of the best of them … no matter what party they represent. And…no matter what party you are in, remember, there is life after politics.\nHere are links to some of the organizations mentioned :\n\n* Beyond Blue : www.beyondblue.org.au\xa0 \xa0Australian Telephone : 1300 22 46 36\n* Lifeline : www.lifeline.org.au\xa0 \xa0Australian Telephone : 13 11 14\n* Emergency : Australian Telephone : 000\n\nHenry's Notes for USA readers: \xa0Much like the US, in Australia we have state governments. \xa0In Australia they are comprised of an upper and lower house.\xa0 The Legislative Assembly is the lower house and the Legislative Council is the upper house.\nCaroline was a member of the upper house in the state of Victoria for seventeen years, and she was a Minister for much of that time. \xa0She\xa0held the positions of Education, Health, and Social Services. \xa0These are all large areas of responsibility with monster budgets in the billions of dollars.\nSpecial Thanks to:\n\n* Angie Strehlow who helps us get great guests that help us with our retirement lifestyle while keeping everything on track\n* Les Briney who edits the show and makes my guests and me sound terrific\n* Lesinda Tubalado who helps keep the website up to date\n* Henry Shapiro, host of Retired Excited that airs on Fridays\n* YOU the listener for sharing on social media, and telling your friends about it