GRIEF & JOY
Mon. 9 Sept 10.00 - 11.30
Can we have joy without grief? How can we process the many losses that we experience as we grow older? Are joy and grief two sides of the same coin?
SUFFERING & HEALING
Mon. 14 Oct 10.00 - 11.30
Can we have healing without suffering? Is suffering an inevitable part of life? Can we learn and even benefit from suffering? Can each of us be potential healers?
ANGER & PEACE
Mon. 18 Nov 10.00 - 11.30
Can we have peace without anger? Is anger inevitable when there is so much injustice in the world. Can we use the anger constructively?
HAPPINESS & CHALLENGES
Mon. 9 Dec 10.00 - 11.30
Can we have happiness without problems ? What are the challenges? Are they inevitable? Can we prepare for them? Could happiness reside within the challenge.
Sept. in Lewes
- 14 Nov 2025, 11:00 – 15:00The Village Barn, , Church Hill, Patcham Brighton BN1 8YUHave we forgotten how to play?
07 Nov 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Stanmer, Stanmer, Brighton BN1 9QA, UKSuch a poignant time of year to connect in nature - not so much with words but in our understanding that all things will pass. Time to breathe in the wonder of this changing season together. Hope you will join us . Adam X
18 Oct 2025, 11:00 – 15:00The Village Barn, , Church Hill, Patcham Brighton BN1 8YUDeveloping our innate courage and wisdom is key to ageing well.
08 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 12:00Brighton and Hove, Church Road,, Church Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 2FL, UKFinding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
28 Sept 2025, 10:00 – 11:30Online ZoomAUTUMN. A Season of Letting Go- 26 Sept 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Brighton and Hove, Ship St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1AF, UKFinding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
- 06 Sept 2025, 11:00 – 15:00The Village Barn, , Church Hill, Patcham Brighton BN1 8YUConsciousness is key to our development as we age.
04 Aug 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Brighton and Hove, Cornerstone Centre, Church Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 2FL, UKFinding Yourself in the Second Half of Life at the Cornerstone Centre, Hove
27 Jul 2025, 10:00 – 11:30Online ZoomPurpose after 50 – What keeps you motivated?
11 Jul 2025, 11:00 – 15:00The Village Barn, , Church Hill, Patcham Brighton BN1 8YUWe come together again to learn about ourselves from each other.- 05 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AFFinding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
29 Jun 2025, 10:00 – 11:30Online ZoomJoin us for our June forum where we'll be discussing Loneliness & Connection. Can we be alone but still feel connected? As we die alone, is existential aloneness part of the human condition Does tribal DNA in our make up make us long for community. How would you be on a desert island?
22 Jun 2025, 13:30 – 17:30Stanmer Organics, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RG, UKAs we grow older, how does our connection with Nature change?- 30 May 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AFFinding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
25 May 2025, 10:00 – 11:30Online ZoomJoin us for our May forum where we'll be discussing SHAME after 50.
04 May 2025, 11:00 – 15:00Glynde Reading Room, Lacys Hill, Trevor Gardens, Glynde, Lewes BN8 6RU, UKFinding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
01 May 2025, 19:00 – 21:00Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AFCome and explore a Life-Stage 'taster' session
Oct. in Brighton
- LIFE-STAGE Connections in NovemberFri 14 NovThe Village Barn,
- LIFE-STAGE: Connection in the NatureFri 07 NovStanmer
- LIFE-STAGE: Online Forum - Sunday Oct 26thSun 26 OctOnline Zoom
- OCTOBER - LIFE-STAGE CONNECTIONS Decline OR Development As We Age ?Sat 18 OctThe Village Barn,
- INTRODUCTION: The Power in Conscious Ageing (1)Wed 08 OctBrighton and Hove
- LIFE-STAGE: Online Forum - Sunday Sept. 28thSun 28 SeptOnline Zoom
- INTRODUCTION: The Power in Conscious AgeingFri 26 SeptBrighton and Hove
- Decline or Development? SEPT. CONNECTIONSSat 06 SeptThe Village Barn,
- INTRODUCTION: The Power in Conscious AgeingMon 04 AugBrighton and Hove
- Life- Stage Online Forum - Sunday JULY 27thSun 27 JulOnline Zoom
- LIFE-STAGE - Summer Connections WorkshopFri 11 JulThe Village Barn,
- INTRODUCTION: The Power in Conscious AgeingSat 05 JulFriends Meeting House
- Life- Stage Online Forum - JuneSun 29 JunOnline Zoom
- LIFE-STAGE: Connections in NatureSun 22 JunStanmer Organics
- LIFE-STAGE: The Power in Ageing 50+Fri 30 MayFriends Meeting House
- Life- Stage Online Forum - MaySun 25 MayOnline Zoom
- LIFE-STAGE: CONNECTIONSSun 04 MayGlynde Reading Room
- Life-Stage: CONNECTION 50+Thu 01 MayFriends Meeting House
Brighton Earthship Nov 15th
- 07 Nov 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Such a poignant time of year to connect in nature - not so much with words but in our understanding that all things will pass. Time to breathe in the wonder of this changing season together. Hope you will join us . Adam X
- 18 Oct 2025, 11:00 – 15:00Developing our innate courage and wisdom is key to ageing well.
- 08 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 12:00Finding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
- 28 Sept 2025, 10:00 – 11:30AUTUMN. A Season of Letting Go
- 26 Sept 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Finding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
- 06 Sept 2025, 11:00 – 15:00Consciousness is key to our development as we age.
- 04 Aug 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Finding Yourself in the Second Half of Life at the Cornerstone Centre, Hove
- 27 Jul 2025, 10:00 – 11:30Purpose after 50 – What keeps you motivated?
- 11 Jul 2025, 11:00 – 15:00We come together again to learn about ourselves from each other.
- 05 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00Finding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
- 29 Jun 2025, 10:00 – 11:30Join us for our June forum where we'll be discussing Loneliness & Connection. Can we be alone but still feel connected? As we die alone, is existential aloneness part of the human condition Does tribal DNA in our make up make us long for community. How would you be on a desert island?
- 22 Jun 2025, 13:30 – 17:30As we grow older, how does our connection with Nature change?
- 30 May 2025, 11:00 – 13:00Finding Yourself in the Second Half of Life
- 25 May 2025, 10:00 – 11:30Join us for our May forum where we'll be discussing SHAME after 50.
Les Gunbie
"Provides a useful framework for considering what matters to you most. In a small, supportive group - with facilitation which is both warm and focused - this session can help bring clarity to decision-making and finding your way in later life."
Lina Clerke
What a great sharing group! This is really special service that you are doing by creating these forums.
Nicola Glinwood
I really enjoyed the event. This is such a rich community you are creating and I'm very pleased to be part of it.
David Pugsley
It's hugely important for me as an older man to re-engage with my peers, and with this time of life, positively. Life-Stage offers me a creative, safe and beneficial way to do that."
REVIEW
The Power in Ageing
THE GUIDE BOOK FOR LIFE-STAGE EVENTS
Adam Duncan has written, with much thought and honesty on the almost taboo subject of old age ; calling us to find meaning and purpose in later life. The book is full of hands on questions and exercises people might engage with to open to a creative and reflective connection to where they find themselves.
Adam calls us to open to life’s challenges and continue to engage, be real, and grow and feel and deepen.
SHIVRAM O'BRIEN
Founder of the Spirit Horse Community
REVIEW
The Power in Ageing
THE GUIDE BOOK FOR LIFE-STAGE EVENTS
Adam Duncan offers a warm and gentle invitation to reflect on ageing and how we might meet it gracefully and meaningfully. He has created a simple format that guides, informs and opens up into spaciousness, helping us to engage in co-creating (what I imagine we all wish for) a fulfilling conclusion to our one precious life! It's an excellent resource."
DR. HERMIONE ELLIOT
Director, Living Well Dying Well