The Rise of the Wisdom Keepers: Why Our Power Grows with Time
- Claire McLennan
- May 10, 2025
- 2 min read

Something quietly radical happens as we grow older. There is a point — a subtle shift — where many of us move from being focused outwardly (on children, career, or external achievements), to something much deeper. Something rooted.
For women who are post-reproductive — in mind and/or physically — this shift can feel like both a death and a rebirth. In the eyes of society, we may seem to fade from view. No longer fertile. No longer striving. No longer relevant.
But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
We are the Wisdom Keepers
In tribal cultures, post-reproductive women were honoured. Their value didn’t decline with age — it increased. Once freed from the urgency of raising children or proving themselves, they became the ones who held the stories, guided with perspective, and had time to listen.
They were spacious. Present. Grounded.
These women were called Wisdom Keepers.
They were the ones who passed on what truly mattered — not just knowledge, but embodied knowing. They were mentors, healers, dreamers, and supporters of the community.
The Truth We’re Not Told
Our modern culture doesn’t revere ageing. It clings to youth. It rewards productivity. It mistrusts slowness.
But what if slowing down isn’t losing momentum — it’s gathering power?
As someone living in this stage myself, I can tell you: I’ve never felt more confident, more rooted, or more alive. I no longer spend energy proving myself. I spend it creating. Listening. Guiding. Healing.
There is an incredible vitality available in this season of life — if only we have the courage to honour it.
Nourishing the Wisdom Keepers – A Gathering for Women
I’m holding a heartfelt event at the end of the month for post-reproductive women (in mind and/or physically) who feel the call to reconnect with their deep inner knowing.
Nourishing the Wisdom Keepers
🕊 Saturday 31 May
🕰 3:30–5:30 PM
📍 Freshwater Wellness Centre
This 2-hour gathering includes gentle qigong, meditation, reflective journaling, sharing, and soul-nourishing tea. A space to honour your life, your rhythm, and your unique wisdom.
There are only limited places available, to keep it intimate and supportive and half the spots are already booked.
👉 Book your place now and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence and joy.
You are not fading. You are flowering.
With warmth,Claire





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