Hello,
I’m so glad you’re here.
Becoming the Elders was born from a deep, quiet knowing inside me — a sense that we are being called to remember who we truly are and how we’re meant to live. Not just for ourselves, but for our children, our communities, and the more-than-human world that surrounds us.
For years, I’ve felt disillusioned by the models of leadership and success we’re handed, those that are fast-paced, profit-driven and disconnected. I kept hearing a whisper that said:
“There must be another way “
And I believe there is — one rooted in wisdom, care, community, and the slow, sacred work of tending to what matters.
This calling is personal. It’s ancestral. It’s alive in my bones.
I often think of my Granny — a strong, no-nonsense woman with kind eyes and a deep moral compass. She wasn’t flashy or loud, but she knew things. She held space with quiet power. She grew food, raised children, noticed the small details that make life rich. She shaped me more than I realised. Now, as I move into the second half of my life, I want to become the kind of elder she was — one who offers warmth, truth, and guidance without ego.
I’m a mum of two teens, a partner, a homemaker, a gardener, a sustainability advocate and a trained NLP master practitioner. I love growing food, cooking nourishing meals, and questioning the systems that keep us exhausted and small. I live in the cracks — between parenting and purpose, rebellion and rest, inner work and collective change.
Becoming the Elders is not just a project. It’s a movement — a gentle uprising of women who are ready to lead differently. Women who are tired of the grind and long to live with more intention, integrity, and love. Women who want to grow into their power, not in the corporate boardroom sense, but in the wise-woman sense, the soul-deep kind.
This work matters to me because I believe the world is hungry for true Elders — not just older people, but wise ones. People who are rooted in love, people who remember, people who nurture and are ready to grow.
Through this work, I hope to help others reconnect to their own inner Elder — and to weave a new kind of future, one story, seed, and shared cup of tea at a time.
Make yourself a cuppa, dig in and join us.
With so much love,
Catherine