Bringing ThriveSpan Into the World: May Reflections
May was a month of thresholds. After years of writing and several months of intensive preparation, ThriveSpan: Walking Gently Into What Matters Now moved from being a manuscript and publishing project into a book ready to meet its readers. Much of the month was spent preparing for publication. Final adjustments, launch planning, advance copies, website […]
What Marks the End?
Last summer, I stepped away from career coaching. At least, that’s what I told people. I stopped taking on new clients. I closed down parts of my website. I began talking less about career development and more about ageing, meaning and later life. On paper, it looked as though the transition had already happened. But […]
Therapy After 60: It’s Not Too Late
There’s a quiet assumption that runs through a lot of conversations about getting older: that by the time you reach 60, you’ve already figured yourself out. You’ve raised the kids, built the career, weathered the losses. Whatever’s left, the thinking goes, you simply manage on your own. It’s a comforting story. It’s also wrong; and […]
Notes from April: Bringing ThriveSpan Into the World
April has been one of the busiest months I can remember. After years of thinking, writing, researching, revising, and refining, I finally signed off the manuscript for ThriveSpan: Walking Gently Into What Matters Now. Reaching that point felt significant, though perhaps not in the dramatic way people sometimes imagine. More than anything, it brought a […]
Notes from March: Olderhood, Ideas, and Spring Reflections
Much of my writing this month explored themes that sit alongside my forthcoming book, ThriveSpan: Walking Gently Into What Matters Now. Through a series of essays and reflections, I examined some of the assumptions that often shape discussions about ageing, particularly the tendency to view later life through the narrow lenses of work, productivity, and […]
Something Shifts: Rethinking Later Life Through the ThriveSpan Framework
There are moments when a piece of work arrives not as a sudden idea, but as something that has been quietly forming over many years. I’m pleased to share that my peer reviewed paper, Reframing later life: The ThriveSpan framework for ages 60–80, has now been published in the Journal of the National Institute for […]
ThriveSpan – from the wood
Something I’ve been noticing ThriveSpan has been seven years in the making. Seven years of thinking, reflecting, and slowly allowing the ideas to take shape. It will be published in June. When I look back at the very first draft, written during lockdown alongside my doctorate, it would have been a very conventional book. I […]
Glowing Older Podcast
Episode 24:6 Dr Denise Taylor Dr. Denise Taylor on Embracing Aging with Purpose, Nature, and Reflection. Discover how Dr. Denise combines her background in psychology, deep connection with nature, and innovative research to redefine aging well. This inspiring conversation explores meaning, community, and slowing down to truly live later life. Key Takeaways: When psychologists talk […]
Notes from February: Writing, Woodland, and Book Progress
February has been a steady and focused month, largely shaped by work on my forthcoming book, ThriveSpan: Walking Gently Into What Matters Now. Early in the month I worked through the copy-edited manuscript, reviewing revisions carefully before returning it on 11 February. Since then, my attention has shifted to cover development and the early stages […]
Seven Years in the Making: Introducing ThriveSpan
An introduction to the thinking behind ThriveSpan The question of how we live between 60 and 80 has been with me for around seven years. Long before it had a name, I was already thinking about what I have always called the “young-old” years, not as a neat category, but as a distinct stretch of […]