About MARCIA SMALLEY, M.Ed, cPRC
Life doesn't stop asking things of us because we've reached a certain age.
In fact, some of the most important questions come later in life.
My work is grounded in a simple belief: growth has no expiration date.
I love exploring this belief both for myself and with women navigating retirement and other later-life transitions.
I'm a coach, writer, facilitator, and creator of Still Becoming: A Reflective Companion for Life's Next Season, and I help women create lives that feel deeply their own.
My path hasn't been a straight line.
My own transitions haven't always arrived neatly packaged or on schedule.
I've experienced beginnings I chose, endings I didn't, periods of certainty, and stretches when I had no idea what came next.
I've learned that we don't have to have everything figured out to move forward.
Sometimes we only need enough space to listen to ourselves.
I'm a certified Martha Beck Wayfinder Life Coach and a Certified Professional Retirement Coach with a master's degree in education and another in educational counseling.
Before becoming a coach, I was a school counselor, a sales and marketing professional, a business development director, and a classroom teacher.
I'm also a writer and a contributing author to Retirement Voices: Stories of Reinvention, Purpose, and Possibilities.
I love interior design, poetry, and reading (or watching) a compelling story.
I'm happily multi-passionate!
For a long time, I thought that meant I hadn't quite figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up. Now I see it differently.
Each chapter of life has taught me something about change, resilience, and discovery.
That's the territory I love exploring with clients and friends.
For as long as we're here, there is more life to live—and more to become.
I believe we flourish in midlife ... and beyond.
What about you? Let's connect!
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YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD. IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
Marcia lives in Southern California with her husband, where she’s still learning, creating, asking questions, changing her mind, laughing at herself, and following her curiosity.
Apparently, becoming takes a while.
And she’s glad it does.