Lucy Merchant

Lucy Merchant is a passionate advocate for joyful and meaningful living, especially during life's golden years. Her inspiration stems from a deeply personal experience: after her mother retired, she witnessed her lose interest in life, believing that fulfillment and purpose were tied solely to her active working years. This decline profoundly shaped Lucy Merchant's understanding of the challenges many retirees face and fueled her determination to rewrite the narrative of retirement. Lucy Merchant’s book, Unleash Your Inner Eccentric in Retirement: 150+ Unconventional Ideas to Help You Find Passion, Purpose, and Play in Your Golden Years, serves as both a tribute to her mother and a guide for anyone seeking to embrace a vibrant, purpose-driven retirement. With warmth, wit, and a wealth of practical ideas, she shows how retirement can be a time of reinvention, creativity, and joy. When she's not writing or exploring the great outdoors in her home state of Maine, Lucy Merchant can be found exploring her own passions, from learning new languages to volunteering in wildlife sanctuaries in Africa.