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Virginie Grimaldi

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What happens when the old maps for later life no longer fit?

For many people, the years beyond midlife bring freedom alongside uncertainty. Roles fall away, energy shifts, and familiar measures of success begin to lose their hold. Yet much of the conversation about ageing still centres on decline, productivity, or staying busy for as long as possible.

ThriveSpan offers a different perspective.

Written by psychologist and later-life researcher Dr Denise Taylor, this book explores how life can continue to deepen after full-time work, without pressure to reinvent or perform. It draws on psychology, research into meaningful ageing, and reflective practice to consider how wellbeing, agency, connection, creativity, and joy evolve across later life.

Rather than presenting a programme or set of techniques, ThriveSpan is organised around three interwoven paths:

Self and wellbeing - tending to the body, emotions, rhythm, and inner life
Connection and contribution - belonging, service, legacy, and what it means to matter beyond work
Exploration and fulfilment - purpose, creativity, growth, joy, and adapting as the path changes

Throughout the book, you are invited to pause, reflect, and listen for what feels honest in this season of life. The emphasis is not on fixing or optimising, but on alignment, discernment, and living with greater ease.

ThriveSpan is for those who want to approach later life with thoughtfulness, curiosity, dignity, and self-respect. It speaks to people approaching retirement, those already living beyond it, and anyone questioning how to shape a life that still feels meaningful, spacious, and their own.

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