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The Next Chapter: the life that waits past work.

A short, honest read on the non-financial side of retirement — what work was quietly giving you, why losing it stings, and what it takes to design what comes next on purpose.

Inside the book

The cliff no one warns you about. Why the financial plan can be perfect and the days still feel shapeless.
What actually changes when work ends. The four things a career quietly supplied — and all of them leave on the same day.
What a retirement coach does. Not therapy, not financial advice — structured help designing the part money cannot buy.
The five parts of a good Next Chapter. Spiritual, Mental, Physical, Social and Financial — and how they move together.
For you, and for the people around you. How this lands differently for individuals, couples, and the organizations that employ them.
How to begin. The first small, specific steps — most of which cost nothing.

Written by Chris Gomberg, M.Ed., LMFT (California LMFT 16870), CPRC — more than 40 years guiding people through life's transitions.

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The framework

The five parts, in brief.

The book walks through each one — and how a change in any of them moves the rest.

Spiritual

Meaning, purpose, and what your mornings are for — the why behind the days.

Mental

Identity beyond the job title, curiosity, learning, and honest emotional wellbeing.

Physical

The habits that keep your body able to carry the plans you're making.

Social

Rebuilding the connection and community the workplace used to supply.

Financial

How the funded side moves with everything else — and everything else with it.

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