Life Review Course
Reclaim the Best Version of Yourself
A 12-week live online experience for women 50+ to reflect on where you’ve been, honor who you’ve become, and explore what comes next.
Let go of what holds you back.
Step forward with intention
You’ve spent decades building a career, taking care of your family, and serving your community.
You’ve done a lot and done it well. Now, something is calling you to pause.
To reflect. To choose consciously what’s next.
The Power of Looking Back to Move Forward.
The New York Times recently highlighted what successful women are discovering: A life review course isn’t just about reflecting on the past – it’s about using your experiences for finding purpose after 50.
The article notes, “It’s not only looking back, but also looking forward at who you are. What could be the next chapter of your life?”
Even Jane Fonda, at age 60, used this process to “recognize patterns and cultivate confidence.” Now at 86, she continues to inspire women to use their wisdom to create powerful next chapters.
The path is your own, but we’re on this journey together.
I’m Joanna Klein, your guide through the life review process.
I understand the challenges many of us face as we age. I’ve felt that gnawing feeling that something more is possible — and discovered that finding purpose after 50 doesn’t happen by accident. It happens through honest reflection on everything you’ve lived, learned, and become.
Leveraging my 40 years of experience creating programs that transform lives, I designed this life review course to help you shift from uncertainty to inspired action. I do this work because I believe your life has meaning — and that when you truly know and accept yourself, your gifts, your strengths, your joys, and your flaws, you’re finally able to show up fully and unapologetically YOU.
Introducing our “Your Life in Review” course
In this intimate, 12-week circle of women, you’ll:
- Break free from the patterns keeping you stuck
- Stop people-pleasing and start putting yourself first
- Tame your inner critic
- Rewrite the stories that have been holding you back
- Develop deeper trust in your intuition
- Step confidently into your next chapter with renewed purpose
This adventure includes:
Proven Structure
- Twelve live, 90-minute guided sessions
- Intimate group limited to 12 women
- Safe, supportive and intelletually stimulating environment
Tools for Deep Reflection
- Comprehensive workbook with templates and worksheets
- Stimulating weekly assignments
- In-class journaling exercises and discussions
Ongoing Support
- Weekly inspiration and reminder emails
- Private community for sharing and connection
- Email support as needed
This life review course includes a thoughtfully designed workbook filled with reflection prompts and guided questions — to deepen your self-understanding between sessions and to return to long after the course is complete.
Think of it as a companion to the live sessions — a private space where your insights can land, where patterns become visible, and where the work continues between our time together.
Here’s how your 12-week life review course unfolds:
Weeks 1-3: Foundation & Early Patterns
- Discover the four pillars that create meaning and purpose after 50 and map your current satisfaction across key life areas
- Understand how early experiences shaped lasting patterns and learn compassionate ways to work with them
- Explore your childhood environment and family dynamics to see how they created your initial worldview
Weeks 4-6: Transitions & Guidance
- Examine the major turning points in your life and what they revealed about your resilience and adaptability
- Recognize your evolving patterns of handling change and how you’ve grown through resistance
- Honor the mentors and guides who shaped your journey and the wisdom they passed along
Weeks 7-9: Challenges & Connections
- Reframe difficult experiences and relationships to uncover hidden lessons and unexpected growth
- Celebrate the meaningful bonds and chosen relationships that created belonging and enriched your life
- Reflect on times you faced major challenges and discover how you summoned the courage to meet them
Weeks 10-12: Integration & Moving Forward
- Journey into periods of deep questioning that led to profound self-understanding
- Claim your accomplishments and recognize how you’ve transformed challenges into wisdom
- Integrate your insights and carry these gifts forward into your next chapter with clarity and purpose
What our clients are saying…
★★★★★
“Joanna – I just wanted to reach out and say thank you! You have really helped me open myself up to possibilities. This course has literally been life-changing . I know I have a lot of work to do and it is scary, but also I am thankful to have met you and signed up for this course.”
Nancy S.
★★★★★
“Once again, you have enriched my life and helped me grow. I wrote “don’t go back” as words of wisdom from the very end of the session. It’s my new mental reminder as it’s so easy to slip back into routine.”
Jeanne K.
★★★★★
“Your Life in Review has helped me to see my childhood as happy, which is different from the story I has been telling myself. It’s helping me appreciate my parents. It’s also helping me see patterns in my life. It is fulfilling my goals and expectations for a life review process”
Pauline C.
A life review is perfect for you if you …
- Are navigating a significant life transition and searching for purpose and direction
- Are entering a new life chapter after 50 and want to make it deeply meaningful
- Have lived a rich, multi-chaptered life and want to make sense of it
- Value both intellectual understanding and emotional insight
- Sense there is meaning in your life patterns waiting to be discovered
- Seek a safe space for reflection amidst a busy life
- Feel drawn to eventually share your stories but need time to reflect first
Frequently Asked Questions
How much time will this take?
Our weekly sessions last for 90 minutes each.
Following each session, you’ll be given an assignment (we call them explorations) that usually takes about one hour to complete. The explorations are based on the theme of each session and include a mixture of journaling prompts and activities.
How is life review different from therapy?
While life review involves reflecting on your broader life journey, therapy uses clinical techniques to address specific mental health concerns that are negatively impacting your current well-being and functioning.
Life review seeks to find empowerment, meaning and closure by re-examining the entirety of your life, whereas therapy aims to relieve current acute symptoms and issues.
How is life review different from life story writing?
Life review and life story writing are related but distinct. In this program, the goal is self-understanding — not producing a written memoir.
Through the process of life review, you uncover the stories that have meaning; that have had the biggest impact on you and which are the source of wisdom and joy. You shine a light on your strengths and on those experiences in your life worth writing about.
Part of how we gain new perspectives on the stories we tell ourselves is through writing, and there are writing assignments throughout the program.
If you’ve ever journaled, you have experienced the insight that can come from intuitive writing. Writing brings clarity. It’s healing. It’s a release. It gets it out of your head and onto the page. As you write, you will likely find that your life has had much more substance to it and more impact than you realized.
And through this process, if you want to write meaningful stories to pass something on, this is a great starting place — and our Hidden Gems memoir writing course is the natural next step.
What if I can’t make all the live sessions?
All of the sessions will be recorded an you’ll have access to the replays through your private portal on the membership site.
What if I can’t remember much from my past?
That’s a common concern and we understand why. The course lessons, prompts and guided visualizations are delivered in a way that jogs your memory and helps you explore the past in a gentle, safe way.
What if my past is too painful?
As a counselor and intuitive coach, I know how difficult it is to experience and recall painful memories. In this course, you’ll be gently guided to explore the difficult experiences that influenced who you are today.
However, you do not have to go beyond what is comfortable or feels right for you. There are many exercises that help you make peace with some of the most challenging moments of your past and celebrate your strength and ability to rise above.
You’ll also have a safe and compassionate community of other life reviewers to lean on throughout your journey.
What is your refund policy?
If you purchase this course and feel it is not right for you within 15 days of the opening class, you are protected with our money-back guarantee. Simply email us and we will process your refund.
“As you get older, you realize the importance of being intentional.
That’s why doing a life review is important — understanding what things have meant in your life.
That’s how you become wise.“
Jane Fonda
Your Next Chapter is Waiting…
Your life isn’t just a collection of stories. It’s the foundation for what’s next.
You’ve lived a rich life full of experiences, challenges, and triumphs. Now it’s time to use that wisdom to create your most meaningful chapter yet. Free yourself from the negative self-talk and stories that hold you back.