By Application
The Circle
Eight to ten women, the same group from October to May, exploring together issues in midlife and what comes next.
By Application
Eight to ten women, the same group from October to May, exploring together issues in midlife and what comes next.
What It Is
The Circle is the whole eight months: a group of eight to ten English-speaking women in midlife, meeting in person in the Taunus area from October to May. Once the group is formed, it closes. The women who begin in October are the women who finish in May.
You will be in the same room with the same women for the length of the journey, which is what makes the depth possible.
How the Year Works
The deeper working sessions, some led by us and some by invited practitioners. They give the year its structure and its subject matter.
An evening roughly once a month, spaced to fall between the Saturdays: the group on its own, over food, with no agenda and no facilitator. It is where you actually get to know each other.
Between the two, you have around two sessions a month.
At a Glance
The result is a community where women feel seen, connected, informed, and empowered to imagine what comes next.
* Designing Your Life is a program created by Stanford professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans on learning how to design and build a life in which we can thrive.
Circle 01
To give you a feel for the year.
Circle 02 will have its own programme.
See the full Circle 01 schedule, including the Middle Table evenings →
Who It Is For
An emptying nest, a career chapter closing or changing shape, a question that will not go quiet.
We do not screen by age. If the questions in this chapter are yours right now, you are the right person. What matters more is that you are ready to be honest in a room with other women, and to show up consistently for the group.
Eight to ten women: small enough that everyone speaks and nobody hides, large enough that you get genuinely different perspectives. We would rather turn people away than let a circle grow past the size where it still works.
Circle 02
Circle 01 runs from October 2026 to May 2027. Dates and details for Circle 02 are still being set.
Leave your name and email and we will write to you when applications open. There is no obligation.
Not Ready for Eight Months?
The Gatherings are open to anyone, with no application. Come when you want, and meet some of the women along the way.
See the Gatherings