A community for women
Welcome Home
You do not have to figure this stage of life out alone.
Rebellious Aging is a warm, supportive community for women who want to age with vitality, curiosity, laughter, confidence, and connection.
Read Suz’s welcome letter
A glimpse of life with Suz
Make yourself at home
What would feel good today?
Start where you are. Take what you need. There is no right order.
Start with one small step
A gentle starter kit for your next chapter. No perfect plan required.
Open the starter kitPut more plants on your plate
Find a recipe for tonight or a free guide to help you get started.
Find a plant-based recipeFind a story that speaks to you
Suz’s reflections on confidence, connection, and becoming yourself.
Browse Suz’s stories
Invite-onlyThe Rebellious Aging hatsTwo black caps: Live Loud! in green script, and the R with its butterfly. Not sold in a shop. Ask Suz for one from the next small batch.See the hatsThe four pillars
More ways to feel like yourself
Confidence
Make room for your voice, your ideas, and the woman you are becoming.
Explore confidenceStyle
Wear what feels like you. Explore personal style without an age limit.
Explore styleHealth
Explore plant-based living, everyday movement, and caring for yourself.
Explore healthGratitude
Find a little more joy, perspective, and possibility in the everyday.
Explore gratitudeFrom Suz’s notebook
A little perspective for your day
Blog #109 · 3 min read
The Fence Has A Gate!
Suz pictures boundaries as a fence with a gate she controls, reminding us that caring for others does not require erasing ourselves.
Read the storyBlog #108 · 3 min read
Failure Is An Experience, Not an Identity
Suz separates a failed attempt from a person’s worth, asking what we can repair, learn, release, or try next.
Read the storyBlog #107 · 2 min read
Birthing Your Authentic Self
Suz invites us to let our outward choices align with our inner values, giving our authentic selves room, courage, and time to emerge.
Read the storyNew
Suz is now on Substack 📬
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Trusted Voices
What trusted voices say about Suz
Curiosity, evidence, warmth, and a contagious kind of energy.
Suzanne is a delight to listen to. Spirited, spunky, and full of wisdom, she presents information in an inviting fashion, inspiring others to join her in getting healthy at any age.
Rachael J. Brown
Author of For Fork's Sake: A Quick Guide to Healing Yourself and the Planet Through a Plant-Based Diet
Explore For Fork's SakeSuzanne cares, period! About people, about her work, about herself, about the world. She is prepared, curious, and eager to step outside her comfort zone to learn and help others grow. She does her research and shows up ready to listen. Suzanne creates a safe and respectful environment where she offers evidence-based insights wrapped in warmth and professionalism to inspire thoughtful action. Suzanne's enthusiasm is unstoppable, and her energy is contagious.
Natasha Lantz
Executive Director of Core Operations, T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
Visit NutritionStudies.orgSuzanne decided not to bow to the standard notions about aging, and she is taking the lead in guiding others to stand up to the outdated concepts about what people should do and how they should be as they get older. With her ideas and energy, people can learn how to improve or maintain their health and confidence as the years go by. She knows what she is talking about and gives her time graciously to work with those who have questions. Suzanne is undeniably wisdom in action!
Valerie Sims
Retired RN and teacher, moderator with CNS Whole Communities, and inveterate volunteer
I think you are phenomenal!
Wanda McDaniel
Student at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
New to Rebellious Aging? Start here
What is Rebellious Aging?
Rebellious Aging is Suz’s community and resource library for women who want to age with confidence, curiosity, personal style, health, and gratitude. It brings together personal stories, plant-based recipes, free guides, and a private Facebook community.
Meet Suz and read our storyWho is Rebellious Aging for?
Suz welcomes women who are exploring a new chapter, looking for connection, or ready to challenge limiting beliefs about getting older. You can start with whichever of the four pillars speaks to you: confidence, style, health, or gratitude.
Explore the starter kitHow can I join the community?
Request to join the private Rebellious Aging Facebook group. The group is a place for conversation, encouragement, and community updates. Suz shares links to the community’s Zoom gatherings inside the group.
Learn about the Facebook groupWhere should I start with plant-based living?
Start with the whole-food, plant-based nutrition guide, then explore the recipe collection and free booklets. Suz’s guide collection includes the Esselstyn Family Foundation jumpstart booklet, the Center for Nutrition Studies guide, and her own one-page starter.
Browse the free plant-based guidesThe real gathering place is our private Facebook community.
This is my cozy, safe living room — where fabulous women come together to share stories, encourage and support one another, laugh, learn, and grow.
The teapot is always whistling.
The fire is crackling and warm.
The company is amazing.
And a huge welcome is waiting just for you. All women are welcome here.
No perfection required.
No judgment allowed.
Just real women walking one another home.
Pull up a chair.
We saved a spot for you.
