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Retirement & Senior Coaching

Retirement and aging bring new opportunities but also unique challenges. Changes in life as people get older can introduce new demands, such as children leaving home, downsizing, or adjusting to the loss of workplace relationships. Hormonal changes, like menopause, can affect executive function and organization, and some may receive late-in-life diagnoses for ADHD or ASD that impact daily life. Whether you’re adjusting to a new routine, redefining your purpose, or seeking better structure in daily life, retirement coaching provides the guidance and support to help you transition smoothly into this next chapter.

Andrew Macdonald specializes in retirement coaching, helping seniors across Sydney and beyond build meaningful lifestyles after retirement. Through structured coaching, retirees can successfully navigate life transitions, rediscover personal goals, and develop strategies to stay engaged and motivated. Whatever the case, be assured that support and adjustment can be successfully made through coaching, allowing you to create a fulfilling and purposeful retirement.

So what are the top challenges for Seniors?

Kathleen Nadeau, clinical director of The Chesapeake Center, ADHD, Learning and Behavioural Health in Bethesda, Maryland, as part of her research with seniors has identified the top five challenges for older people with ADHD:

1. Poor Productivity. Lack of motivation and trouble getting started is the top most challenge for older people with ADHD. It often leads to procrastination and frustration with not achieving goals and having poor self discipline.

2. Emotions NOT under control. Older people said their second biggest challenge was dealing with their emotions and listed irritability, impatience, anxiety, reactiveness, inflexibility, sadness and regrets as the negative emotions that challenged them.

3. Poor Time Management. This shows up as running late and poor time awareness.

4. Remnants of Hyperactivity. It’s long been understood hyperactivity does not completely disappear during adult hood but presents itself as drivenness and restlessness. This continues into the senior years and in addition to the drivenness and restlessness may show up as talking too much, taking on too many tasks, not being able to relax and random thoughts.

5. Poor interpersonal relationships. A lot of older people identified feeling misunderstood and judged as a barrier to good relationships. They also reported they need to be a better listener and talk less and that they tend to say the wrong thing or use the wrong tone of voice and miss social cues and just don’t fit into social groups.

Establish a New Routine & Meaningful Goals – Find purpose and structure in your daily life after retirement.
Manage Emotions & Stay Motivated – Develop resilience to handle emotional shifts and maintain motivation.
Improve Social Engagement & Relationships – Build strong connections and overcome isolation.
Enhance Productivity & Personal Growth – Make the most of your time with new interests and fulfilling activities.

Lisa Wright
Special Education Teacher

“I met Andrew while attending training in the ADDCA program (coaching academy at New York) and found him to be a highly insightful and compassionate coach. He encouraged me to carry out meaningful and constructive professional changes. During our session time, Andrew is an active listener allowing me the space to process my thoughts or explore the possibilities moving forward. His ability to ask just the right question brought on new awareness and clarity to my behaviour or thoughts. Andrew is always upbeat and works in a non-judgmental way. He is passionate about what he does and puts a lot of care into working with his clients”.

Israel Galeano
Spanish Teacher

“Andrew was an effective coach for me. His coaching is based on true science (the latest and up to date). But he doesn’t confuse you with that. He provided me with simple practical things I could do to reach my goals and understand how I could feel better based on truthful things (not false emotions that come with irrational ADHD’s strong sometimes exaggerated feelings). Practical, up to date, he has a great understanding of ADHD itself and of human behavior (ADHD OR NOT). It boiled down to this, he is very knowledgeable, but capable, yet humble, understanding, compassionate and encouraging. My advice is: apply what he says, communicate openly like you would do to your closest friend, the more you do the greater his power to help you succeed”.

Dr Alexander Newman
Retired

“Andrew has been very kindly and patiently leading me through the ADHD maze since not long after my psychiatrist made the diagnosis. Andrew has been very thoughtful, and supplied links to a number of reference books and selected webinars from the Additudemag website’s webinar series. He also encouraged me to have my blood Omega3 levels checked, and they were in fact very low – well below the normal band for adults. Under Andrew’s guidance [and the medication prescribed by the psychiatrist ], my life has changed considerably for the better. My concentration is sharper and sustainable for longer periods, my mood swings have stabilised to a much more even keel so that they are almost no longer swings at all, more like sways, and I am generally feeling much more positive in myself. I am also not as disturbed by external events that I can do nothing about, as I used to be. I thoroughly recommend Andrew for his depth of knowledge, kindness, insight and preparedness to go the extra mile for his clients – even when travelling overseas”.

Clayton Howard
Musician & Creative Content Composer

“Through coaching with Andrew, I have reconnected with my personal strengths and passions. I feel more energetic in my daily life and enthusiastic towards both my personal and professional goals. Andrew has been able to help me to feel happy by living authentically to myself, and helped me to see life optimistically – which has been very liberating!”.

Simon Zhang
University Student

“I came into life coaching quite sceptical, but I cannot understate how much of a positive impact Andrew has made for me. I went in with a slew of interconnected issues from depression, anxiety, perfectionism and gaming addiction, but after 3 months of weekly coaching sessions, Andrew has managed to untangle the web of problems which I was facing and set me on a clear path forward… Andrew is sincere and dedicated to his clients and job, and deeply passionate about genuinely helping others with his knowledge as a life coach. I am deeply grateful for all the help he has given me!”.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is retirement coaching?
Retirement coaching helps individuals transition into retirement successfully, addressing personal, social, and emotional adjustments for a fulfilling post-work life.
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