Steve,

As a man who just turned 65 who has worked on making my life the best I can, I hope I can help you here.

Making changes in life gets harder when we get older in my humble opinion so give yourself some slack.

It takes longer to adjust.  You have not said if you are retired or working full time or part time.

I ask you, What do you like to do?  What did you do to have fun or nurture yourself before you made the change?

Good for you for making the attempt to help yourself thru Toastmasters (which I really like) and the courses.

Have you tried MeetUp?

Mark