THE ROSE AUTHOR ELDERSHIP CIRCLE
The Rose Author Programme
Your story carries wisdom that future generations need.
A nine-month journey for women aged 52 and over who are ready to write their book, honour their lived experience and step more fully into eldership.
This is more than a book-writing programme. It is a space to reflect on the life you have lived, recognise the wisdom you now carry and consider how your story can become part of something greater than yourself.
Through writing, community, ceremony and the shared wisdom of other elders, you will be supported to bring your book into the world while exploring what eldership means for you, your community and the generations who will follow.
THE WORLD NEEDS ELDERSHIP
Many women reach the later chapters of life carrying decades of experience, wisdom, loss, learning, service and transformation, yet our culture does not always create meaningful spaces for this wisdom to be recognised or shared.
At the same time, many younger people are growing up without access to elders who can listen, guide and remind them that they do not have to walk through life alone.
The Eldership Circle exists to help restore this connection.
This programme supports women from different cultures, backgrounds and life experiences to recognise the value of what they carry and step into eldership in their own authentic way.
Eldership is not about having all the answers or placing yourself above another person. It is about becoming someone who can remain present, share wisdom without controlling and offer lived experience in service of the wider community.
When elders take their place, communities remember who they are.
YOUR STORY IS PART OF YOUR LEGACY
Every woman carries a story that no one else can tell.
Your life contains experiences, lessons and insights that may support another person through a challenge you once believed you faced alone.
Writing your book allows these experiences to become something that can continue travelling after you, reaching families, communities and future generations.
Your completed book will also be submitted to the national library, helping preserve your story and making it accessible to families and communities for generations to come.
This is not simply about becoming an author.
It is about recognising that your life has meaning, your experience has value and your voice deserves to be remembered.
Your Invitation To Seek What Lies Within
THE NINE-MONTH JOURNEY
The programme brings together supported book writing and a six-month journey into eldership.
Months One to Three: Writing Your Book
Finding your voice. Shaping your story.
During the first three months, Natalie Rose will support you through the process of shaping your experiences into a clear and meaningful book.
You will explore your message, structure your ideas, strengthen your voice and begin developing a manuscript that reflects who you truly are.
You do not need to arrive as an experienced writer or have everything planned before joining. You only need a story you feel called to share and a willingness to begin.
Months Four to Nine: The Eldership Circle
Remembering your wisdom. Stepping into elderhood.
The following six months will take you through a deeper exploration of eldership, responsibility, community and service.
Crossing the Threshold into Elderhood
Recognising the transition from simply growing older into consciously accepting the responsibility and invitation of eldership.
The Elder Within the Circle
Exploring how elders create belonging through presence, listening and the ability to hold space for others.
The Living Diamond
Honouring the pressure, challenges and experiences that have shaped your wisdom, strength and unique contribution.
Months 2 - 3
Remembrance & acceptance.
This module support you to get clear on the story of your life, to truly create space to remember the depth of what has happened in our lives and move into acceptance in order to move forward and create our core message and story bank.
The Eldership Circle continued ...
Sharing your wisdom. Returning with the gift.
The Responsibility of Wisdom
Learning how to share what you know without controlling, rescuing or taking away another person’s path.
Bridging the Generations
Exploring how elders can support younger generations through storytelling, guidance, rites of passage and meaningful connection.
Returning With the Gift
Bringing your experience, wisdom and completed book back into your family, community and the wider world.
Months 4 - 5
Story bank chapters & Hero's journey
Our storybook forms the basis of our book, stories are more than just currency. They are footprints, chronicles of our collective human experience, exchanges, lessons, memories and maps.
Ready to begin your own journey?
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You only need a story worth sharing and the willingness to begin.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
Throughout the nine-month journey, you will receive:
A supported three-month book-writing process with Natalie Rose.
Six months of guided Eldership Circle gatherings.
Monthly writing support and community drop-in sessions.
Monthly Eldership Offerings led by experienced facilitators and guest elders.
A supportive online community where you can share your process and connect with other women.
An opening ceremony to mark the beginning of your journey.
A closing ceremony to honour your book, transformation and movement into eldership.
Recordings of the programme calls so you can revisit each offering.
Ongoing guidance throughout the writing and publishing process.
From Your Story to a Published Legacy
YOUR PUBLISHING PACKAGE
Your publishing support includes:
Support bringing your manuscript to its final draft.
Professional copyediting and proofreading.
A professionally designed book cover with two rounds of revisions.
Paperback and hardcover print-ready files.
Uploading your book to Amazon through print-on-demand publishing.
Social media images to support your book launch.
An opportunity to share your journey through the Sisterhood of the Rose podcast.
Submission of your published book to the national library.
A discount towards a future VIP writers’ retreat in Bali.
FOUR CALLS EACH MONTH
The programme is designed to provide consistent support without removing your independence or creative voice.
Each month includes four opportunities for connection and development through book writing, community support, eldership exploration and special guest offerings.
These calls are designed to help you keep moving, remain connected to your intention and receive support when the writing or personal journey becomes challenging.
All main sessions will be recorded, allowing you to continue even when you cannot attend a call live.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
The Rose Author Eldership Circle is for women who:
Are aged 52 or over.
Carry lived experience and wisdom worth preserving.
Feel called to write and publish a book.
Want their story to support families, communities or future generations.
Are willing to participate in a nine-month journey.
Feel ready to explore eldership as a path of responsibility and service.
Value community, intergenerational connection and meaningful conversation.
Are open to being witnessed, supported and gently challenged.
Can commit to completing and publishing their book.
Feel aligned with the wider mission of Sisters of the Rose.
This circle is inclusive of women from all races, cultures and backgrounds, recognising that healthy eldership must include many voices, stories and ways of seeing the world.
Your Invitation to Tell Your Story
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A WRITER
Many women carry a story for years because they do not believe they are writers, do not know where to begin or feel overwhelmed by the publishing process.
You do not need perfect grammar, a finished manuscript or previous writing experience to join.
You will be supported to find the structure beneath your story, trust your natural voice and move through the process one stage at a time.
The intention is not to make every book sound the same.
It is to help your book sound like you.
MORE THAN A BOOK
The book is an important part of this journey, but it is not the whole journey.
Through the Eldership Circle, you will be invited to look beneath the words and recognise the woman who has been shaped through every chapter of her life.
You will explore what you have survived, what you have learnt, what you are ready to release and what you now feel called to give back.
Your book becomes a living bridge between your experience and the people who may one day need the wisdom it contains.
YOUR GUIDES
Natalie Rose
Natalie will guide the book-writing journey, helping you develop your message, shape your manuscript and remain connected to the deeper purpose behind your story.
Her role is not to take over your voice, but to help you trust it, strengthen it and bring your book into the world.
The Eldership Facilitators
Natalie will guide the book-writing journey, helping you develop your message, shape your manuscript and remain connected to the deeper purpose behind your story.
Her role is not to take over your voice, but to help you trust it, strengthen it and bring your book into the world.
YOUR INVESTMENT
Through CIC support and funding, the investment for the complete nine-month journey is:
£3,333 Paid in Full
Or:
£3,999 Payment Plan
Three monthly payments of £1,333.
This includes the complete writing programme, Eldership Circle, community support and publishing package.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No. You can join with an idea, personal story or message you feel called to share, and the programme will help you begin shaping it into a book.
No previous writing or publishing experience is required. You will receive guidance through each stage of writing and publication.
The main calls will be recorded, allowing you to watch them in your own time and remain connected to the journey.
No. Your book is part of a wider journey into eldership, legacy, community and service.
Yes. The programme welcomes women aged 52 and over from all races, cultures and backgrounds who feel aligned with the values and purpose of the circle.
The programme is designed to support you through writing, editing, design and publication, but your commitment to completing the manuscript is an essential part of the process.
YOUR WISDOM DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED
There comes a time when the experiences we have carried are ready to become something that can support others.
Your story may offer language to someone who has never known how to describe what they are feeling.
Your mistakes may become another person’s guidance, your healing may become another person’s hope, and the wisdom you have gathered may become part of the foundation upon which future generations stand.
You do not need to have everything figured out before you begin.
You only need to recognise that your story matters and be willing to take the next step.
Natalie Rose 2027
Get in touch with us: natalie@theroserising.com
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