Retirement isn't an ending—it's a transition into your most self-directed chapter. This work helps you clarify what matters now and how you want to contribute going forward. We offer retirement coaching, small-group cohort learning, and interactive workshops to support you at every stage of this transition.
Beyond Leisure
Redefining Self
Lasting Impact
Life Integration
After decades of professional achievement, many leaders face unexpected questions
Leadership roles often define identity, relevance, and daily structure. Retirement can feel like a sudden loss of purpose.
High-achieving leaders still want to matter, but no longer want the grind of full-time leadership.
Professional networks change quickly after retirement, and long-standing relationships must be renegotiated.
Retirement brings mixed emotions—relief, pride, grief, anxiety, and uncertainty—often underestimated by successful leaders.
Through thoughtful reflection, strategic planning, and ongoing support, we help you design a retirement that goes beyond rest and leisure—one that reflects your values, energizes you, and creates lasting meaning.
Retirement coaching helps people intentionally design the next phase of their life—not just stop working.
It's for individuals who are approaching retirement or already retired and asking:
A retirement coach provides a structured, reflective space to think through these questions and turn insight into action.
In retirement coaching, you:
It's practical, forward-looking, and grounded in your real life—not theory.
It focuses on how you want to live, not just what you want to earn or achieve.
Retirement coaching is especially helpful for:
Retirement coaching treats retirement as a life transition worth designing, not a finish line.
Core areas that shape a fulfilling retirement experience
Clarifying values, strengths, and identity beyond title—helping leaders intentionally redefine who they are in this next chapter.
Designing meaningful avenues for contribution—through mentoring, board work, volunteering, creative pursuits, learning, or work-optional engagement.
Supporting leaders in reshaping relationships, building new communities, and establishing healthy boundaries that fit their evolving priorities.
Creating space for reflection, normalization, and forward momentum so leaders move through transition with confidence and emotional steadiness.
3-6
Month Engagements
60-90
Min Duration
Our retirement coaching engagements are designed to help you explore, plan, and create a retirement that reflects your aspirations and values.
We begin by exploring attitudes toward retirement, current preparation, and assumptions about identity, purpose, and lifestyle in the next chapter.
Together, we create a personalized transition plan that integrates purpose, contribution, lifestyle, learning, and pacing—aligned with what matters most to you.
We identify and involve important stakeholders—such as partners, family members, boards, or organizational leaders—to ensure alignment, clarity, and support.
Coaching focuses on putting the plan into action through intentional experimentation, habit formation, and real-world testing of new roles and rhythms.
We regularly reflect on what's working, adjust the plan as needed, and refine direction to ensure the transition remains purposeful, energized, and sustainable.
Real examples of how retirement coaching creates meaningful transitions
A former nonprofit director felt uncertain about her retirement and concerned about losing a sense of community and connection.
Coaching began with an assessment to clarify what felt clear and where greater definition was needed.
Through the engagement, she developed a personal retirement vision, identified ways to strengthen and expand her support network, and created a list of interests and activities to explore as she transitioned out of her role.
A former communications professional felt overwhelmed by retirement and uncertain about how to establish purpose after full-time work. Key questions included where to live, how to contribute through volunteering or mentoring, and how to approach retirement with a more positive mindset.
Coaching included an assessment to identify strengths and areas of uncertainty, followed by focused work on defining meaning and direction in his third act.
As a result, he pursued mentoring opportunities, made intentional decisions to declutter and improve his home, and identified ways to build community and travel with others.
Client details have been modified to protect confidentiality while accurately representing coaching outcomes.
Navigate the transition to retirement alongside others who understand the unique challenges of letting go of leadership identity
Discover who you are beyond your career and professional title
Connect with peers navigating similar life transitions and emotional challenges
Create a vision for your next chapter with purpose, meaning, and fulfillment
Address the real logistics—finances, relationships, health, and daily structure
Build friendships with people who become support and accountability partners for life
Retirement Cohort Learning brings together a small group of people—typically 6 to 10—who are approaching, entering, or navigating the early stages of retirement. Together, you'll explore the emotional, psychological, and practical aspects of this major life transition.
Unlike financial planning seminars, retirement cohort learning focuses on the human side of retirement: Who am I without my title? How do I find purpose and structure? What does a fulfilling "next chapter" look like for me? These questions are best explored in community with others who truly understand.
Facilitated by Dr. Kevin Nourse, each session blends structured reflection, peer coaching, and evidence-based frameworks designed specifically for life transitions. You'll leave each session with new insights, practical tools, and the encouragement of fellow travelers.
The cohort explores topics such as: engaging a significant other in retirement planning, housing and lifestyle decisions, meaningful volunteer or service roles, daily structure, and building a strong support network.
The result? A retirement that feels intentional, connected, and deeply meaningful—not just an ending, but a powerful new beginning.
"Retirement isn't just about leaving work—it's about discovering a new way of living. That journey is richer, and less lonely, when you travel it with others."
— Dr. Kevin Nourse
Experience the power of learning alongside peers who understand your challenges
Learn from the diverse experiences and perspectives of fellow leaders facing similar challenges. Collective wisdom accelerates individual growth.
Stay committed to your development goals with the support and encouragement of peers who hold you accountable between sessions.
Apply evidence-based leadership frameworks and tools that you can immediately use in your role to improve effectiveness.
Build meaningful professional relationships with leaders who become trusted advisors and supporters long after the cohort ends.
A structured group workshop series designed to help you intentionally plan and navigate your retirement transition with confidence and purpose.
Flourishing in Retirement Workshops are designed for people who don't want to merely stop working—they want to thrive in their next chapter. Grounded in research on human flourishing, the workshops draw on the PERMA framework, which shows that lasting well-being is built through five critical factors: Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Achievement. Through guided reflection, practical tools, and rich peer dialogue, participants explore how each of these elements can be intentionally designed into retirement. The result is a clearer, more energized vision for a Third Act that is not only fulfilling, but deeply aligned with who they are now and who they want to become.
Participants per workshop
Sessions over several weeks
Cultivating joy, gratitude, and optimism to enhance day-to-day satisfaction and emotional well-being in retirement.
Being deeply involved in activities that absorb your attention and play to your strengths, creating a sense of flow and vitality.
Building and sustaining meaningful connections that provide support, belonging, and shared purpose beyond the workplace.
Connecting your time and energy to what matters most, including values, contribution, and legacy.
Setting and pursuing personally meaningful goals that foster growth, accomplishment, and a sense of progress in your Third Act.
Share experiences and insights with others navigating similar transitions.
Follow a proven framework that covers all essential aspects of retirement planning.
Guided by an experienced retirement coach with decades of leadership experience.
Stay motivated and accountable with regular sessions and group support.
Workshop dates are announced periodically. Contact us to learn about upcoming sessions or to discuss bringing a workshop to your organization.
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Schedule a ConsultationRetirement is an opportunity to live with intention, purpose, and joy. Let's create a plan that reflects who you are and what matters most to you.