About Changing Tide
Hello! My name is Kelly Godbey, and I created Changing Tide Retirement Life Styling to help you reposition retirement. Helping people has always come natural to me. I possess the ability to recognize talents in others and encourage them to find their best uses. That’s one of the reasons that I am so excited about the possibility of helping you to lead an extraordinary life. Helping you actually brings me immense joy.
I’ve spent my whole life working with retirees, helping them find their ideal life and home. It’s been extremely rewarding and eye-opening to help and to learn from them. As editor of Ideal-LIVING magazine for over 25 years, I’ve personally interviewed thousands of retirees. Through my public speaking engagement encouraging people to live their best life, I’ve met with people at all phases of retirement. This unique perspective enabled me to appreciate life in all its stages. Being grateful for every step of the way with all its ups and downs enables me to truly lead an extraordinary, full life. I’ve have had my share of hardships throughout the years, but realize that life is a gift. I try to find laughter and joy even in those tough times. And, it makes the good times all the much better.
One of the main problems retirees face is a loss of identity. Life is pretty much scripted from the time we are born until we retire. We go to school, many go to a university, get a job, some have a family (or not), and then what’s next? The script is not written for retirement. It’s an amazing time to do what we want with our lives. However, it’s often challenging to lose that part of who you were when you were working. I’ve come to realize that we have many identities. For example, among other things, I am a wife, mother, sister, aunt, friend, neighbor, editor, artist, writer, world traveler, adventurer, paddle boarder, nature lover, and dolphin chaser. I have many identities that are not tied up in work. I want to encourage you to embrace your other identities.
As a certified life coach, it is my goal to help you uncover your passions and create the life you’ve always dream of.
Case Study
Retirement coaching helps create a plan
At 79 years old, a very successful man who had devoted his life to helping others enlisted Changing Tide Retirement Life Styling to help him develop a plan to make the most out of his life.
“I have been working with Kelly Godbey for several months as my Life Coach. Kelly is patient and is a good listener, helpful and understanding.Together, we have built a Life Plan for me that is realistic and achievable. Kelly has my highest recommendation.” Gene M.