Conscious Ageing Circle

with Jane Duncan Rogers

Because nobody tells you what this bit is actually like, do they?

You are probably managing fine.

Still showing up, still engaged, still doing the things you do.

But.

At the back of your mind, there are questions you haven't quite turned to face yet.

- What happens to your health as the years go on?

- What if you end up alone?

- What if you need care and don't want to be a burden to the people you love?

You know you should probably address these things. You're just not quite ready to. Not yet.

And here's what nobody mentions: everyone else feels exactly the same way. We're all doing a very good job of pretending otherwise.

What if we stopped pretending?

What if there was a small group of women willing to say the thing out loud?

Not to wallow in it. Not to catastrophise. But to look at it together — honestly, warmly, sometimes with a laugh —

and discover that together we're actually far more resourceful than we realised when we face it alone.

That's what the Conscious Ageing Circle is.

What the Conscious Ageing Circle is:

❤️ A monthly gathering on Zoom, and an ongoing WhatsApp group, where women like you - those who are done with the surface-level chat - come together to talk about what's really going on.

❤️ We talk about bodies. Not in some abstract way — in a real, practical, sometimes exasperated way. The aches. The changes. The adaptations. How to live in a body that keeps doing its own thing, regardless.

❤️ We talk about connection and loneliness. How to build and keep the relationships that sustain us. How to ask for what is needed without feeling like a nuisance.

❤️ We talk about the burden question. The one that haunts a lot of us. How to stay independent without becoming isolated. How to accept help without losing dignity. How to plan for what's coming without giving up on living fully now.

❤️ We talk about death. Yes, that too. I'm not afraid of it, and I've found that once we start talking about it, most people aren't as afraid as they thought.

Whatever comes up, gets talked about. There's no agenda beyond honesty and real connection.

Who am I, and why does this matter?

"My name is Jane Duncan Rogers. I'm a writer, former psychotherapist, life and business coach, end-of-life planning specialist, and TEDx speaker, based in Scotland.

I've been sitting with the harder questions of human life for a long time. In 2011 my first husband Philip died. I was 54, childless, suddenly alone, and facing everything I'd been afraid of. What I discovered in the years that followed is that the fears are almost always worse than the reality — and that the people who get through it best are the ones who looked at their reality before it arrived.

That led to a book (Gifted By Grief), a TEDx talk (How to Do a Good Death), and eight years running an end-of-life planning not-for-profit.

Now I write a Substack newsletter called Embracing Ageing, and I'm happily married again to Ian (also a widower, we both know how lucky we are). I created the Conscious Ageing Circle because I know that the women who talk about this stuff together age better than the ones who keep it to themselves.

I'm not going to tell you what to think or feel. I'm going to be in the room with you, asking the same questions."

This is for you if...

- You want conversations with substance, not small talk

- You're tired of pretending you've got it all figured out

- You're curious about who you're becoming, even when that feels uncomfortable

- You want to feel less alone with the questions you carry

- You're willing to show up honestly and build something real with a small group of women

- You want warmth and humour alongside the hard stuff

It's not for you if:

- You're looking for medical advice

- You want someone to hand you a list of answers

- You'd rather keep things light and avoid the bigger topics

- You're not ready to be present with a regular small group

What's included:

❤️ Monthly 90-minute Zoom call with Jane and the group — next round starts Tuesday 4 August 2026, 5-6.30pm UK (9am PST, 12noon EST) and monthly after that for a year.

❤️ A private WhatsApp group so you can stay connected in between calls

❤️ All calls recorded, so you can catch up if life gets in the way

❤️ The Wild, Wise Woman Manifesto (PDF)

❤️ A small group of no more than twelve women — real conversation, real connection

Investment:
Pay in full: £295 (approx US$395)

Spread over 10 months: £33.00pm (approx $44 pm)

THE BEST DEAL - join as an annual paid Substack subscriber for £65 (approx $87), and get a 30% discount on this course, access to my monthly Treasure Trove resource and a discount on all future Circles too. https://janeduncanrogers.substack.com/subscribe

Places limited to twelve. When it's full, it's full.

Any questions? Or if you'd just like a chat initially - email me, jane@janeduncanrogers.com, and we'll set it up.

Join the Circle Now

Here's a reminder of what the Conscious Ageing Circle includes:

10 x 60-90 minute Zoom calls with Jane

The Wild, Wise Woman Manifesto pdf

A private Whatsapp Community

Recordings of coaching calls to watch again

AND - if you join Substack first, a whole lot more too click HERE!

Payment

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