Consultations

The Best is Yet to Come offers consultation services with Dr. Leahcim Semaj, providing personalized guidance and support in navigating the workbook’s critical issues.

The workbook and consultation services aim to empower individuals to proactively plan for their retirement, address potential challenges, and embrace opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment. By engaging with the workbook’s exercises and seeking guidance from an experienced psychologist, readers can embark on a purposeful and joyful retirement journey.

Summary: “The Best is Yet to Come: A Psychologist’s Guide to Thriving in Retirement” is accompanied by a comprehensive workbook designed to assist individuals in navigating the different phases of retirement. Authored by Dr. Leahcim Semaj, a transformation psychologist, this workbook provides a structured approach to help readers plan and prepare for a fulfilling retirement.

The workbook is divided into four phases, each addressing crucial aspects of retirement planning and personal growth.

In Phase One-A, readers are encouraged to assess their present plans and realistically envision how they want their retirement to unfold. They reflect on their childhood, education, work life, and family life, identifying strengths, challenges, unresolved issues, and personal baggage.

Phase One-B focuses on early adulthood and middle adulthood, prompting individuals to evaluate their handling of these life stages, including education, work/career, relationships, and any regrets. The workbook then guides readers to assess their readiness for later adulthood, considering their physical, mental, emotional, family, social, sexual, and financial well-being.

Phase Two introduces a retirement readiness assessment, addressing financial aspects such as savings, income, living expenses, healthcare costs, long-term care needs, and estate planning. Readers are encouraged to evaluate their preparedness in these areas and seek professional advice from financial advisors or retirement planning specialists. The workbook also prompts individuals to consider lifestyle changes, including travel, downsizing, and transitioning from full-time work to a mix of work, volunteering, and leisure activities.

In Phase Three, readers reflect on their preparedness for life after 60, assessing their physical, mental, social, emotional, sexual, and financial well-being. They identify challenges faced and consider ways to overcome them.

Phase Four encourages individuals to reinvent and rewire themselves in retirement. Health, fitness, intellectual growth, reigniting passion in relationships, social engagement through volunteering, and exploring options for an “encore career” are key areas of focus.