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Not Done Yet

Life After 60: Ten Themes to Create What's Possible

You do not have to have everything worked out.

Life after 60 can bring freedom, but it can also bring changes in identity, routine, relationships, health, purpose and the way you see yourself. Not Done Yet offers a practical way to step back, look at your life as a whole, and decide what matters now.

It introduces the Living Life Well Model, a framework built around ten areas of life that can help you understand where you are, what may need attention, and what you want from what comes next.

This book is for you

Retirement has changed more than you expected.

You have more freedom, but less structure, certainty or sense of direction.

You feel stuck, flat or unsure what comes next.

Nothing is necessarily wrong, but something no longer feels quite right.

Life is mostly good and you want to keep it that way.

You want to protect what is working and notice small changes before they become bigger ones.

A major change has made you rethink who you are.

Loss, relocation, retirement or another transition has shifted the shape of life.

Health or circumstances have altered the plan.

You are adapting to what is different while trying to hold on to what still matters.

You want to live more intentionally.

You do not want simply to let the years happen. You want to make thoughtful choices about what comes next.

This is not a book about dramatic reinvention or pretending that ageing brings no difficulties. It is about recognising the life you actually have and making thoughtful choices within it.

The Living Life Well Model

A practical framework for life after 60

At the heart of Not Done Yet is the Living Life Well Model, created by Ali Heathfield. It explores ten areas that shape how we experience later life:

Self Narrative Meaning & Purpose Environment Health Finance Activities & Interests Relationships Community Planning

These areas do not sit separately. A change in one can affect several others. The Model is designed as a map, not a prescription. It helps you see the whole picture and decide where your attention may be most useful.

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Three different ways forward

Not Done Yet introduces three Living Life Well paths. You may recognise yourself in one of them now, or move between them as circumstances change.

Maintain & Prevent

Life is good. You want to keep it that way.

A low-level unease, not a crisis. Small, doable steps to protect what's already working and get ahead of what's next.

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Reinvent & Renew

Something has shifted. You're standing at a threshold.

Retirement, an empty nest, redundancy, divorce. Permission, and a structured next step, not a lecture.

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Health Navigator

A change in health, yours or someone you love's.

Immediate, honest, practical help. No wellness fluff. The shortest possible path to something useful.

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What you'll find inside

A way to see the whole picture

The ten Living Life Well themes help you look across the different areas of life that shape how you are living now.

Questions that make you think

Prompts and reflections help you notice what is working, what feels less settled, and what may need attention.

Three different paths forward

The book helps you recognise whether Maintain & Prevent, Reinvent & Renew or Health Navigator fits where you are now.

Small steps, not sweeping change

The focus is on realistic moves you can actually use, rather than trying to transform everything at once.

Research made practical

Ideas from positive psychology are translated into everyday language and practical use.

Space to decide what fits you

The book offers a map, not a prescription, so you can make choices that suit your own life and circumstances.

The aim is not to tell you how your life should look. It is to help you make clearer, more intentional, choices about the life that is actually yours.

Ready to explore what comes next?

You do not need a complete plan. You only need somewhere useful to begin.

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