I believe life does not diminish with age—it expands with purpose.
It’s Never Too Late for Your Next Verse
Maybe you’ve achieved many of the things you thought would make you happy, yet something still feels missing. Maybe life has become smaller than you imagined. Or perhaps you feel there is something more for you—but you are not quite sure what it is or how to move toward it.
I created Next Verse to inspire women to embrace reinvention, possibility, authenticity, and purpose at every stage of life.
Because you are not finished becoming who you were meant to be.
About Colleen
Life Can Become More Meaningful, Purposeful, and Fully Your Own
For much of my life, I looked successful on the outside while struggling internally with self-doubt and a feeling that something important was missing.
In my 60s, after deep transformational work, I began saying yes to life in entirely new ways. I stepped onto a stage to sing for the first time at 61 and eventually became the lead singer in a rock and roll band.
But the greatest transformation was not becoming a singer—it was finally becoming more fully myself. That transformation has made all the difference in my life and ultimately inspired me to create Next Verse—a platform and community designed to inspire women to embrace reinvention, possibility, authenticity, and purpose at every stage of life.
Today, I guide women who know they are meant for more. Women rediscovering themselves, questioning old limitations, navigating transitions, or simply longing to feel more alive, connected, purposeful, and authentic.
Through Next Verse, I work with women one-on-one, in small groups, through speaking engagements, workshops, podcasts, and experiential events designed to inspire growth, connection, and transformation.
I believe one of the most powerful moments in life is when we realize who we are becoming matters more than who we have been.
I want you to know:
Your life experience is not the end of the story. It may be the beginning of your most meaningful verse yet.
Because your best songs may still be waiting to be sung.
Inspiring Conversations for Women Who Are Ready for More
I speak to women’s groups, organizations, conferences, nonprofits, leadership groups, and community audiences about reinvention, authenticity, purpose, and possibility. The following are my speaking topics.
Your Best Songs Are Still Waiting to Be Sung
The Next Verse: Reinvention, Purpose, and Possibility After 50
Becoming More, Not Less
From Doubt to Self-Expression
Why Your Most Vibrant Years May Still Be Ahead
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If you are ready to explore what is possible for your life, I would love for you to join this growing community of women embracing their next verse with courage, authenticity, and purpose.
You’ll receive inspiration, reflections, event updates, and tools designed to help you reconnect with yourself and what matters most.
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Begin your next verse
You Are Not Finished Becoming Who You Were Meant to Be
There is still more life to live.
More joy to experience.
More authenticity to uncover.
More courage to claim.
More possibility ahead.
And perhaps…
Your best songs are still waiting to be sung.
FAQ
What is Next Verse?
Next Verse is a growing community of women who believe that life does not have to become smaller with age—it can become richer, more meaningful, and more fully aligned with who we truly are.
It is a place for inspiration, personal growth, authentic connection, and possibility. Whether you are navigating retirement, an empty nest, relationship changes, a career transition, or simply asking, "What's next for me?", Next Verse offers encouragement, support, and practical tools to help you move forward with confidence and purpose.
At its heart, Next Verse is an invitation to embrace the next chapter of your life with curiosity, courage, and joy.
Who is Next Verse for?
Next Verse is for women who know there is more life to be lived.
It is for women who are seeking greater meaning, purpose, connection, authenticity, confidence, and fulfillment in the second half of life.
Whether you are thriving, struggling, reinventing yourself, or simply exploring what is possible, you are welcome here.
What do you mean by "Next Verse"?
Just as a song has more than one verse, life has many chapters. Next Verse is the belief that no matter your age or circumstances, there is always another opportunity to learn, grow, contribute, and become more fully yourself.
What kinds of topics do you explore?
Topics may include:
Reinvention and life transitions
Purpose and meaning
Confidence and self-worth
Authentic living
Relationships and connection
Health and well-being
Limiting beliefs and personal growth
Aging with vitality and possibility
Finding your voice and embracing new opportunities
What makes Next Verse different?
Next Verse is built on the belief that aging is not a process of becoming less—it is an opportunity to become more.
Rather than focusing on what has been lost, Next Verse focuses on possibility, growth, connection, authenticity, and creating a life that feels deeply meaningful and fully your own.
Who is Colleen Costigan?
Colleen Costigan is a Rapid Transformational Therapist, coach, speaker, founder of Next Verse, and Ms. Colorado Senior America 2026.
After spending more than 35 years in corporate leadership and raising two adopted children as a single mother, Colleen experienced a personal crisis that led her on a profound journey of healing, growth, and reinvention.
Today, she helps women move beyond limiting beliefs, reconnect with themselves, and create lives filled with greater purpose, confidence, connection, and joy.
Her own reinvention included becoming the lead singer in a rock band in her 60s—a reminder that it is never too late to find your voice and embrace new possibilities.
Can I work with Colleen one-on-one?
Yes.
In addition to the Next Verse community and resources, Colleen works privately with women who are ready to create meaningful change in their lives.
Through transformational coaching and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT), she helps clients uncover and transform limiting beliefs, navigate life transitions, strengthen confidence, and reconnect with who they truly are.
All sessions are conducted via Zoom, making it easy to work together from anywhere.
How do I get started?
The easiest way to begin is by subscribing to The Next Verse newsletter.
You'll receive weekly inspiration, practical insights, and updates about upcoming programs, events, workshops, and opportunities to connect with other women who are creating meaningful and vibrant next chapters of their lives.
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