You've Spent 50 Years Becoming The Woman
You Are.
Now discover the woman you're becoming.
SILVER AWAKENING® is an empowerment platform for women over 50 to
heal, transform, and thrive as they step into their SILVER SAGE®.
SILVER AWAKENING® is was created for women over 50 navigating life transitions such as divorce, grief, retirement or an empty nest, rediscovering their purpose, or embracing new possibilities. Through online support groups, one-on-one mentoring, instructor-led courses, in-person retreats, and wellness and beauty classes, we offer meaningful opportunities for connection, personal growth and reinvention.
How Does SILVER AWAKENING Work?
SILVER AWAKENING offers three empowering pathways for women over 50: HEAL, TRANSFORM and THRIVE. Explore the pathway that speaks to you today, or embrace more than one as your needs and aspirations evolve. Each offers a unique opportunity to reveal, engage and embody your SILVER SAGE® with other women over 50.
HEAL
Are you recovering from loss, grief, divorce, empty nest or other life transitions?
Join:
Silver Circles
Online Support Groups
&
Silver Mentors
One-on-One Mentoring
Healing from the past
Reveals Your SILVER SAGE®
TRANSFORM
Ready to discover what is possible when old roles fall away and new purpose is revealed?
Enroll:
Silver Learning
Online Courses
&
Silver Gatherings
In-Person Retreats
Transformation
Engages Your SILVER SAGE®
THRIVE
Want to build a life grounded in physical wellbeing, creative confidence, and embodied joy?
Attend:
Silver Wellness
Online Classes
&
Silver Beauty
Online Classes
Thriving
Embodies Your SILVER SAGE®
What is SILVER SAGE®?
The new life-stage archetype for women over 50
Created by SILVER AWAKENING, the SILVER SAGE® is a new archetype that celebrates the wisdom, self-trust and personal authority women develop through decades of lived experience. Rather than defining women by traditional roles or viewing life after 50 as a time of decline, it recognizes this season as an opportunity for self-discovery, reinvention and the freedom to choose what comes next. Through Silver Circles, Silver Mentors, Silver Learning, Silver Gatherings, Silver Wellness and Silver Beauty, women reveal, engage and embody their SILVER SAGE® in community with other women over 50.
About SILVER AWAKENING:
Who We Are and How We Support Women Over 50.
Stories from women who have discovered their SILVER SAGE®.
Real Women. Real Awakenings.
Silver Divorce
"Carmela Carlyle saved me, I owe her my life. She helped me grieve, forgive, and rebuild."
— Diane, 53
A little research behind the brand.
Why SILVER AWAKENING?
SILVER AWAKENING® was created around something millions of women experience: life after 50 often brings significant change. Careers evolve or end. Children leave home. Relationships change. We may become caregivers, lose people we love, or simply begin questioning the roles that have defined us for decades. Research increasingly points to the importance of connection, continued learning, meaningful engagement and physical well-being during this stage of life.
CONNECTION & COMMUNITY
Research suggests that social support can play a protective role during major life transitions. Studies of older adults going through divorce or retirement have linked strong social connections to better emotional well-being. An AARP Research survey of adults age 45 and older found that about 35% of midlife and older adults report feeling lonely, reinforcing the importance of creating opportunities for meaningful connection and community.
CONTINUED LEARNING
A 2023 study published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Oxford Academic) found that healthy older adults who simultaneously learned multiple real-world skills — such as Spanish, drawing, music composition, and photography — showed gains across multiple cognitive abilities, leading researchers to conclude that this kind of continued learning may produce broad cognitive benefits later in life.
MIND + BODY WELL-BEING
A May 2024 Clinical Digest from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) suggests that mind-body practices such as yoga, tai chi and qigong may support healthy aging in several ways, including improved balance and stability, reduced fall risk, relief from some menopausal symptoms, and modest improvements in cognitive function. Research also suggests yoga may provide benefits for sleep.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXT
The research points to something powerful: this stage of life isn't simply something to navigate. Connection, continued learning, personal growth, and caring for your mind and body can help you live it with greater purpose, possibility and well-being. HEAL. TRANSFORM. THRIVE, together with the SILVER SAGE® SISTERS online community, bring these elements together in one place, creating a path toward something even greater: stepping into your unique SILVER SAGE®.
Silver Awakening FAQ
What is Silver Awakening?
SILVER AWAKENING is an online empowerment platform for women over 50, co-founded by Sharon Ryan and Diane Manning and built around the SILVER SAGE® life-stage archetype. It offers:
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Silver Circles: online support groups
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Silver Mentors: one-on-one online mentoring
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Silver Learning: transformative, instructor-led online courses
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Silver Gatherings: in-person retreats
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Silver Wellness: online wellness classes
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Silver Beauty: online beauty classes.
The platform is supported by a team that includes certified therapists, coaches, and wellness educators. It is designed for women navigating divorce, grief, career transitions, and reinvention, and for anyone asking who they want to become in this next chapter. Start with the free SILVER SAGE® SISTERS community.
Who is SILVER AWAKENING for?
SILVER AWAKENING is for women 50 and older who are in the middle of — or approaching — a significant life transition. Whether you are processing a divorce, losing a partner, leaving a long career, experiencing the empty nest, or simply asking "now what?" — the platform provides both the support and the tools to move forward with intention rather than uncertainty.
What is the SILVER SAGE®?
SILVER SAGE® is a proprietary life-stage archetype created by SILVER AWAKENING that reframes the post-50 years as a time of awakening rather than decline. The archetype organizes the journey into three stages — Heal, Transform, Thrive — each supported by different modalities: facilitated peer support groups and one-on-one mentorship for healing, instructor-led courses and in-person retreats for transformation, and wellness and beauty practices for thriving.
What types of programs does SILVER AWAKENING offer?
SILVER AWAKENING offers Silver Circles (online support groups), Silver Mentors (one-on-one mentoring), Silver Learning (instructor-led online courses), Silver Gatherings (in-person retreats), Silver Wellness (online wellness classes) and Silver Beauty (online beauty classes). Free options include the SILVER SAGE® SISTERS (the private community), SILVER SAGE® INSIGHTS (inspirational articles and videos), and SILVER TALKS® (a video podcast).
How do I join SILVER AWAKENING?
You can join SILVER AWAKENING from the SILVER SAGE® SISTERS community, it's free! All programs and retreats are available for enrollment once you become a member.
Is SILVER AWAKENING right for me if I am not religious or spiritual?
SILVER AWAKENING is a personal empowerment and community platform grounded in psychological wellbeing, life transitions research, and holistic practices. No faith or belief is required. Many practices, such as meditation and reflection, are optional and open to all beliefs. Women of all backgrounds, beliefs, and life stages are welcome — the only common thread is being a woman over 50 who is ready to heal, transform and thrive.
Last updated: October 24, 2026