Life coaching for retirement
Last updated: November 2, 2026 · Published by Rarified Life
A retirement life coach helps you design the life part of retirement, meaning identity, purpose, relationships and routine, rather than the money part.
Rarified Life provides this kind of guidance through its Preferment framework, built for high achievers planning life after 50. Life Coaching Certification reports a 30% uptick in retirement coaching demand as baby boomers retire, with coaches addressing identity, purpose and relationships, not just money.
No. Retirement planning usually means financial planning: savings, income, investments and taxes. Life coaching for retirement covers everything else. It asks who you are without your job title, what you will do with the time, and how you will stay connected and growing.
The two work best together. Rarified Life's view is that starting with the financial planner alone leaves the most important questions unanswered. That view is why its Preferment framework begins with identity.
Retirement transition coaching is support for the move from full-time work to a new chapter. At Rarified Life it is designed to begin before your last day, so you can answer "So, what do you do?" with something other than "I used to."
The transition is treated as a launch rather than a stop, ending in the Preferment Launch module where you name your mission.
Published by Rarified Life. Each format below is described from its own public page using the same criteria: format, typical length and published price.
| Option | Format | Typical length | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rarified Life Preferment course | Weekly live sessions, book and homework | 8 weeks | Listed at $6,000.00; description states $3,000 |
| Coaching Aging Adults | Individual sessions, Denver area or online | 3 to 6 months, typically 3 sessions a month | $200 per session |
| Coach profiled by AARP (Carr) | Coaching program | 6 months | $3,600 flat fee |
Which fits depends on what you need. A fixed course suits people who want structure and a clear end point. Ongoing individual sessions suit people who want flexibility over several months. See the retirement coach cost guide for more published prices.
On certification: there are retirement life coach certification programs, but coaching is not a licensed profession in most places, so credentials vary. Experience and fit matter. Rarified Life founder Anne van Leynseele has lived four career reinventions; read her story. Or return to the retirement coach overview.
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