This is the season you choose yourself.
Awaken your most meaningful Third Act.
Registration is closed for the Founding Cohort!
REGISTRATION OPENS
March 15, 2027
REGISTRATION CLOSES
March 19, 2027
NEXT COHORT BEGINS
April 1, 2027
A COMMUNITY JUST FOR YOU
Introducing the
Create Brave Collective
An online membership for women* in their Third Act who feel the call of creativity, who are longing to be seen and known and appreciated, and who feel ready — or almost ready — to live more fully and more bravely.
This is not a class. It's not a workshop. It's a community — intimate, held, and designed to inspire, nourish, support, and grow with you over time.
We gather at this season of our lives, when it finally feels both POSSIBLE and NECESSARY to choose ourselves.
What is the Third Act?
✽ The Crone Years
✽ Elderhood
✽ The Golden Years
✽ A significant developmental stage of life — as unlike midlife as adolescence is from childhood.
“Rather than the metaphor of an arch (you’re born, you peak at midlife, and then decline into decrepitude), I’ve come to realize the more appropriate metaphor for aging is a staircase: The upward ascension of the human spirit bringing us into wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.”
JANE FONDA, TEDXWOMEN, 2012
NO ONE TOLD YOU TO EXPECT THIS
You’re in a Transition.
You’re in a time of rediscovery, when
feelings like fear, grief and curiosity arise.
Whether you’re approaching this chapter of your life, you’re in the in between, or you’re firmly planted here, your Third Act is feels extraordinarily different from previous chapters.
The question arising for you lately is:
How will I navigate this new chapter if I'm not even sure who I am anymore?"
Your Third Act is a massive identity shift.
Not all of us are retiring. But no one really talks about what happens when the identities we've carried for decades begin to shift.
Some are even disappearing.
For some of us, it’s a career that’s come to a close. For others, kids have left home and no longer need us in the same way. Or a relationship is ending after years of feeling like an untended garden. Or finding ourselves parenting our parents — a job we never wanted. There is a lot of friction and loss in all of that.
After decades of being defined by what we did for others, we quietly, finally, start asking not only Who will I be? But…
Who will I be in the world when I'm no longer.........…..?
What if you could find your joy, your courage, and live knowing you are making the most of these years?
Your Third Act asks you to consider:
Who am I?
What is important to me at this moment?
What gives my life meaning now that I am not living my life within the frame of other peoples’ needs and expectations?
What holds me back from being my truest, most authentic self?
The Third Act invites you to be the subject of your own life — possibly for the first time ever. It invites you to make choices that bring you wholeness and satisfaction, that add meaning to your days and meaning to your communities and world, and that nourish your spirit.
“Older women are the largest demographic in the world. If we can…redefine ourselves and become whole [we] will create a cultural shift in the world and give an example to younger generations so they can reconceive their lifespan.”
JANE FONDA, TEDXWOMEN, 2012
Deep Self-Discovery
We’ll explore the questions that matter in this particular moment: fear, courage, identity, purpose, meaning, and choosing ourselves.
We’ll art journal. We’ll share our work. We’ll gather for conversations around the virtual campfire.
This is where we’ll practice getting quiet enough to invite our own wordless hearts to speak up about what’s essential right now.
Community Witnessing
Being witnessed means being seen, known, and understood. It’s sharing the tender parts of yourself with people who don’t judge you or rush to fix you.
It’s also learning to witness yourself — not with the quick drive-by glance we usually give ourselves, but with genuine curiosity.
Witnessing is not only a core piece of every Unfold Art program, but an essential element of the self-discovery that transpires for my clients. It wouldn’t be my program without it.
Joyful Creativity
Remember when you were a kid and play was your work? Why not reclaim that kind of work now?
We’ll gather for live (and recorded) technique lessons, co-arting sessions, and Q&As. We’ll let loose, get messy, and most of all, play! Think of these sessions as masterclasses in FUN.
We’ll dust off the art supplies you’ve been saving for “someday” and discover new ways to use them. We’ll also play with new materials chosen especially for our creative explorations.
What is the Create Brave Collective?
An online membership community dedicated to
women* in their Third Act centering:
Whatever brought you — you belong here.
Registration opens in March 2027!
Opening Day is October 1st!
Here’s What You’ll Find
Inside the Community
You don’t need to be an artist.
This community was built for people who sense that something more is possible and want the creativity, community, and courage to find it. You don't need to have it figured out. You just need to be willing to begin.
I know this
because I’m in
my own Third Act.
Hi, I'm Susie. I help women turn fear into fuel for a life that actually feels like theirs — using art journaling as the doorway in.
For close to two decades, I've guided hundreds of women through creative work that isn't really about the art — it's about what the art lets you finally see. The stuck stories. The safe-but-deadening choices. The dreams you've been circling for years.
I know this path because I've walked it myself — coming out of the closet at 56 and upending my carefully constructed world. Creativity didn't just help me cope. It's how I keep finding my way back to my own courage — and to a life that feels meaningful, not just safe.
Create Brave Collective is the community I wish I'd had. A place to play, get honest, and take your next brave step — toward the life you actually want to be living.
Testimonials
“When you are working and creating in flow, all of the things around you tend to disappear and your focus is on something that feels like it’s being channeled. You end up with something that’s been created not entirely by your effort but by some collective unconscious.”
“Joy feels like resistance to me. It’s a form of resistance that is kind of the antidote to what’s happening in the world.”
“Practices like art and meditation are ways to resist being overwhelmed or stifled. Finding a supportive community helps, as well.”
“That’s the best part of life — using creativity and tapping in — it opens your mind to everything else.”
Open Door
$179per month
For you, if you need the most accessible way in right now. You are welcome here, and this tier helps keep the community open to people in different financial seasons.
JOIN THE WAITLISTSustainer
$199per month
For you, if you're able to pay the true cost of being part of this community. You are helping care for the work, support the container, and keep this space steady for everyone inside it.
JOIN THE WAITLISTSupporter
$229per month
For you, if you're able to offer a little more. Your extra support helps make this space possible for others and widens the circle so more can belong.
JOIN THE WAITLISTLock in your founding rate
Join as a founding member and your rate stays the same for two years, whatever happens to pricing later.
Pay bi-yearly and receive a bonus
Pay for six months in full and receive one complimentary coaching session with Susie — a $200 value.
Become a Founding Member
The Create Brave Collective is opening its doors for the first time this fall. You have the opportunity to be part of the community, building it from the inside out.
This membership is offered on a three-tier, pay-what-you-can basis so you can choose the level that feels right for you. Each tier helps keep this community open, sustainable, and grounded in care, and every contribution supports the whole sisterhood.
Collective members also have access to private coaching sessions (which can also be added to any tier at any time) and first dibs on Unfold Art retreat spots.
Collective membership is a six month commitment. Payment options are quarterly or bi-yearly.
Don’t let price be a barrier to being here. Reach out to Susie directly
at susie@unfoldart.com and we’ll find a way.
How Membership Works
When you join the Create Brave Collective, you're making a 6-month commitment.
Six months gives us room to become a community, not just a group of people who joined the same week. It's enough time for trust to build, for the work to go deeper, and for you to feel what's possible when you stay.
At the end of your 6 months, you can continue at your same rate,
adjust your tier, or step away.
This isn't a subscription you can cancel anytime. It's a container,
and containers only hold what we're willing to commit to.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Nuts & Bolts
Materials
When you join you’ll receive an art supply list with recommendations. We invite you to purchase what you need to begin (this will be noted in the list) as well as continue to collect new supplies as the program unfolds.
Schedule
Program sessions will occur around the monthly calendar, generally within the first three weeks of the month. The fourth and fifth weeks you can expect to be quiet, integration weeks, with no calendared events.
To accommodate multiple time zones of our community members, events will be scattered amongst various times of day: morning, midday, afternoon, and evening. We don’t expect you to be available for all.
Access
The Create Brave Collective is abundant in offerings. All members have access to all offerings on the platform and calendar. There are well more opportunities than we expect every member to access monthly.
Every session will be recorded and shared on the platform. You can plan to come live or to watch a recording as it works for your schedule.
None of the events are required, though you’ll be notified if attendance at an event is HIGHLY encouraged. These will be the events that are specifically for the WHOLE community and only offered sporadically.
Invitations vs. Obligations
Everything offered in the Create Brave Collective is an invitation to you to grow and nourish your creative spirit.
Nothing is an obligation, directive or requirement.
No prompt or event should be considered “homework.” You have full agency to choose to attend or respond to what calls to you, works for you, and fills your heart.
As with any invitation, you have the choice to accept or reject. Within the Create Brave Collective you get to choose to engage with prompts, have fun, take risks, join live calls, ask questions, share your work, AND do none of the above. It’s totally up to you.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
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No. This is not about making beautiful things, it's about using creativity to discover true ones. -
Founding member registration opens September 8 and closes September 17. After that, doors close until our next cohort opens in March 2027.
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Opening day for the Collective is Thursday, October 1st, with a full calendar of events beginning that month.
More details will be released when you register.
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When you join, you're committing to 6 months of membership. This isn't a cancel-anytime subscription — it's a container we build together, and it only works if everyone is showing up for the same amount of time.
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You'll have the option to continue at your same rate, switch tiers, or step away. We'll reach out before your renewal date so there are no surprises.
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Your rate is locked for two years from the day you join. After that, it will adjust to the current rate, but you'll always have plenty of notice before anything changes.
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Make a six-month, bi-yearly payment and one 1-hour session with Susie (a $200 value) is included automatically. No need to ask — we'll reach out to schedule it.
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Though all Unfold Art programs are therapeutic-feeling, Susie is a creativity coach and expressive arts facilitator, not a licensed therapist. This is not therapy.
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We still would love for you to be part of our sisterhood! The Create Brave Collective is open to having younger women* in our circle because we get that some of us are old souls who feel the shifts earlier in our lives.
If you have the desire to be part of our community with the understanding that the focus is on this particular stage of life, then we’d love to have you.
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We use women* to signal that this circle is open to all women-identifying and nonbinary folks, not just cisgender women. If you feel called to this space and see yourself in the Third Act journey we're building together, we'd love to have you!
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The Create Brave Collective lives on Swarm, a video-first community platform. You'll get an invite and simple instructions once you join.
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Please reach out to Susie directly at susie@unfoldart.com. Price should never be the reason you don't get to be here, and we'll find a way to make it work.
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You may cancel at any time by contacting susie@unfoldart.com or through your Swarm account settings. Upon cancellation, access continues through the end of the current billing period. Members who cancel and later rejoin will do so at the then-current membership rate. Founding member rates will not be reinstated following cancellation.
No refunds will be issued for membership fees already charged, with the following exception: new members may request a full refund of their first payment within 7 days of enrollment by contacting susie@unfoldart.com. After 7 days, no refunds will be issued. Upon cancellation, access continues through the end of the current billing period.
Not ready to commit?
Take the Brave Life Inventory.
A free, self-guided assessment that will help you see exactly where fear is holding you back, where your courage already lives, and what your next brave step might be.
What Has Fear Been Deciding for Me?
- 01Meet the version of yourself you left behind.
- 02Picture what's possible for you this year.
- 03See your next brave step.