Hi, I’m Kerry Ann Rockquemore, PhD
I spent much of my adult life doing what high-achieving women are taught to do: earn the degrees, build the career, achieve success, and keep going. I became a professor, founded a company, exited it, and retired early.
Then midlife asked a different question: What now? That question led me here — and it may be what brought you here too.
Women often arrive here with an immediate question, then discover a deeper one.
The immediate question is usually about their career, their next chapter, or their sense of direction.
What they discover is something deeper: old patterns, forgotten desires, and parts of themselves set aside in the pursuit of success.
Our work is structured, rigorous, and often surprising. And the community of women doing it together becomes an important part of what makes real and lasting transformation possible.
Why our work goes deeper.
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Midlife is more than menopause.
Menopause may be one portal into midlife, but it is not the whole story. I see midlife as a profound turning point — a time to recover the parts of yourself set aside in the pursuit of achievement, responsibility, and expectation.
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Structure makes depth possible.
When something begins to shift, it’s easy to circle the same questions through journaling, scrolling, or private overthinking. My courses offer a clear process strong enough to hold what emerges — and guide you somewhere new.
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Community changes the work.
Women often see themselves more clearly in the presence of others doing the same work. A generous community offers mirrors, witnesses, and companions — not as a bonus, but as part of the transformation itself.
I built what I couldn't find.
By most external measures, my life had been a string of remarkable achievements. I earned my PhD at 26, received tenure at 31, and left that tenured position at 38 to found the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity — a company that grew beyond anything I had imagined. By 40, it was a seven-figure business. By 44, it was serving more than 100,000 academics at 150 universities. At 45, I exited and retired.
From the outside, it looked like I had everything: health, wealth, a happy marriage, and the freedom I had worked so hard to create.
Then came menopause, COVID, and parents with dementia. Underneath it all, something was shifting — persistent, insistent, and impossible to ignore.
I looked for spaces where high-achieving women could have honest conversations about success, aging, identity, desire, caregiving, purpose, and the second half of life. I couldn’t find what I needed.
So I kept searching. I took midlife courses, joined online communities, attended retreats, traveled to remote Himalayan monasteries, and became a certified Jungian coach specializing in individuation and midlife transition. But I still couldn’t find a space that combined depth, structure, intellectual rigor, honest community, and the lived experience of high achievement.
So I built it.
And it feels like the most meaningful thing I’ve ever built.
The qualifications behind the work
PhD in Sociology, University of Notre Dame
Certified Jungian Coach with advanced training from Pacifica Graduate Institute
More than 25 years of experience supporting high-achieving professionals through major life and career transitions
Founder of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity, ranked the #7 fastest-growing education company in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine
Served more than 100,000 academics through NCFDD across 150 colleges and universities
Author of three books and 127 published columns in Inside Higher Ed on mentoring, identity, and career development
You don't have to know exactly what comes next.
Start with the offering that meets this moment — reflection, community, or deeper transformation — and let the path unfold from there.