Women embracing and smiling together at the ELEVATE Signature Retreat.

The Modern Transcend

The next evolution in women’s wellness — deeper, wiser, and more luxurious. It honors the spirit of Modern Elevate while stepping into a new era — one defined by the convergence of science, sensuality, and self-mastery.

Modern Transcend is a science-driven midlife experience created for women ready to move beyond symptom management and into vitality, clarity, and agency.

Through education, embodiment, and connection, the Transcend Signature Retreat offers a luxury environment grounded in modern medicine, lifestyle science, and personal transformation.

Our Transcendence

This transition reflects our mission to move beyond motivation and into mastery — where modern medicine, lifestyle design, and community meet to help women live radiantly and lead intentionally.

Created for accomplished women in midlife and beyond who have spent years giving to others and achieving for everyone but themselves, Modern Transcend™ invites her to reclaim that devotion — not just to rise, but to embody.

The Modern Transcend Signature Retreat™

Rise beautifully. Live radiantly—with science as your foundation.

Modern Transcend Signature Retreats are designed for women in midlife and beyond who have risen—and are ready to become.

More vitality. More clarity. More meaning in the chapter ahead.

This isn’t just a getaway.

It’s a transformation.

A space where science meets sensuality, where medicine meets meaning, and where living boldly becomes the new standard of womanhood.

At Modern Transcend™, we believe midlife deserves reverence, not resistance.

Our retreats blend evidence-based health guidance, restorative beauty, and luxurious experience—honoring who you are and who you’re becoming.

Your Free Midlife Compass Awaits

A modern, evidence-based guide to hormones, health, and longevity in midlife.

Join the waitlist for the Modern Transcend Signature Retreat™ and you’ll receive instant access via email to

Free guide: The Midlife Vitality

🧭 The Transcend Compass™

Central Axis: The North Star – Hormone Optimization & Longevity

Your hormones are the power source that guide your trajectory through midlife and beyond.

At the center of the Compass lies your biological rhythm — the hormones that influence mood, metabolism, libido, cognition, and long-term health.

When optimized, they become your North Star: your anchor for vitality, focus, and confidence in every season of life.

FOUNDATIONS – Nutrition & Movement
How you eat and move determines how you age.

Nutrition and movement are the cornerstones of aging well.

RADIANCE – Anti-Aging, Skin & Hair Vitality
Your external glow reflects internal care.

Radiance is not superficial — it’s biological and emotional.

INTIMACY – Emotional, Sexual & Social Wellness
Connection is medicine. Pleasure and community are health metrics.

Intimacy extends far beyond the physical — it includes the emotional, relational, and social connections that sustain human thriving.

STILLNESS – Rest & Recovery
Sleep is scheduled medicine. Recovery is non-negotiable.

Stillness is the quiet power that allows every other pillar to integrate.

It represents rest, reflection, and spiritual recalibration — the sacred pause where healing takes root.

Together, these pillars form your private flight path for thriving in midlife and beyond.

Your free guide introduces you to this framework and gives you simple strategies you can begin using right away.

Mastering PMDD

The Doctor-Designed Guide to Understanding Your Cycle, Your Brain, and Your Options

Meet Dr. Jillian Woodruff

Portrait of Dr. Jillian Woodruff, board-certified gynecologic surgeon, menopause and sexual wellness expert, and creator of the ELEVATE Compass™ Framework. She curates luxury midlife retreats, co-hosts The Modern Midlife Collective Podcast, and hosts

Physician and women’s health expert, Modern Transcend™ redefines what it means to thrive in midlife and beyond. Rooted in science and elevated by lived experience, the brand integrates longevity medicine, hormonal harmony, lifestyle design, and community.

Through transformational retreats, education, and the Transcend Compass™ framework, Modern Transcend™ supports accomplished women who are ready to invest deeply in themselves—reclaiming vitality, rewriting their health story, and rising into what’s next: strong, radiant, and whole.

Listen to The Modern Midlife Collective Podcast

Evidence-based conversations on hormones, longevity, identity, and thriving in midlife.

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Meet the Team

  • Dr. Jillian Woodruff, MD

    Founder, Retreat Host & Medical Director

  • Brittany Woodruff

    Retreat Operations Assistant

  • Ashley Koch, Functional Nutritionist

    Functional Nutrition Director, Retreat Educator

  • Karissa Clima

    Marketing & Retreat Support Coordinator

Continue Your Journey

Your guide is just the beginning. You don’t have to do this alone.

The Modern Transcend Signature Retreat™

Join a luxury, science-driven experience designed for women ready to reclaim their energy, intimacy, radiance, and confidence.

The Modern Midlife Collective Podcast:

Listen biweekly for expert insights and inspiring conversations on hormones, health, and thriving in midlife.

Because midlife is the moment to transcend — not diminish.