About Wendy McGean

Helping You Design a Retirement That Feels Intentional, Meaningful, and Unmistakably Yours

You’ve prepared financially for retirement.

But no one prepared you for this part: 
the emotional, psychological, and identity shift.

If you’re standing at the edge of retirement wondering “What now?”, you’re not alone.

For many women, this transition feels disorienting: your routines change, your identity shifts, and the life you imagined doesn’t automatically fall into place.

I know this place well - and I’ve built my life’s work around helping you move through it with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

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Why I Do This Work

After leaving a long career in corporate IT, I received a gift I didn’t expect:
time and freedom and the unsettling realization that I no longer knew who I was without my work.

That question:“Who am I now?” sent me on a journey that included reinvention, deep personal work, and a solo cross-Canada adventure on my three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder (yes, truly!).

Somewhere between the mountains, the quiet mornings, and the wide-open possibility, I discovered something powerful:

Retirement isn’t about stepping back. It’s about stepping into the next, truest version of yourself.

Today, I help women navigate that same turning point with intention, humour, creativity, and evidence-backed tools that make the process grounded and real.

How I Help...

Retirement coaching with me is not about giving you a checklist or productivity plan.


It’s about:

  • Clarifying who you are beyond your work identity

  • Discovering what truly matters to you now

  • Reclaiming your voice, desires, and sense of possibility

  • Building confidence and emotional resilience for the years ahead

  • Designing a life that feels joyful, meaningful, and deeply aligned

You don’t need a full “life overhaul.”
You need a guide, a thinking partner, and someone who believes, wholeheartedly,  that your next chapter can be remarkable.

Credentials & Experience

  • PCC-Certified Retirement Coach (ICF - International Coaching Federation)

  • Executive Coach Certification from Coach Academy

  • CODE Model Coach and Practitioner of WEL-Systems®

  • Creator of the Remarkable Retirement coaching experience (group, self-paced, and 1:1)

  • Author of Round Trip: How I Found Myself on Three Wheels

  • Former IBM Service Delivery Manager with decades of experience

  • Volunteer facilitator with the Writers’ Collective of Canada

  • Volunteer Coach with Up With Women

I bring the structure of corporate leadership, the depth of transformational coaching, and the heart of a woman who has redesigned her own life - twice.

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Beyond the Bio

When I’m not coaching, writing, or building new tools for my clients, you’ll likely find me:

  • Painting moose, butterflies and other natural art in my studio

  • Exploring Nova Scotia on foot, paddleboard, or motorcycle

  • Journaling with a cup of tea and a sunrise

  • Experimenting with new creative projects

  • Continuing my own personal development (always!)

My life is stitched together with joy, curiosity, and intention and I help my clients cultivate those same qualities in their own next chapter.

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What Clients Say

 

Overall, (with) the slides, eBook & Video, it contains A LOT of rich information, a lot to think about and explore - all very positive.  

J.

Remarkable Retirement has me rethinking how I approach relationships.  And I love how calming and simple the eBook modules are presented.  

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Ready to Begin Your Next Chapter?

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3. Book a Call

© Wendy McGean Retirement Coaching for the Next Chapter