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Couldn’t find a diverse community of moms building businesses so I started one
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All the fun things I’ve done in year 1 of @clubperidise is happening at our 2nd Annual Perimenopause Pajama Party

That means:
1- gathering midlife woman who love a diverse and inclusive event
2- donating a portion of proceeds to non profit partners
3- playing mahjong (open play)
4- doing a craft project! Can’t wait to show
5- dancing and music
6- live entertainment

So that you are finding people in SoCal to connect with.

One night, one party!

Tickets are available-
Come solo. Make a new friend.

I don’t do a lot of things well—but I believe gathering people and playing games is my super power 🙋🏻‍♀️🥳

Please share and if you want to sponsor this event so more women can come or sponsor drinks and food, slide into my DMs!! taken in Orange Door Spaces by @avenuemama

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12 days ago

TL;DR it’s never too late to do the damn thing. Get support. Come meet others.

I even collaborated with myself. 😂

@clubperidise x @avenuemama hosted a Moms Night Out.

And while this video looks like a bunch of women crafting on a Tuesday night, its also…

Talking about mom guilt, feeling so lost in perimenopause….

But as I told these mamas…this is our first time living, too. Bravo for getting out!

I loved how diverse our motherhood journey was in this room. I love talking about perimenopause and vaginal estradiol because I am still a pharmacist (not currently practicing).

But maybe the answer isn’t to become less of US in our 2nd act. Nope. It’s fully expressing ourselves- and that is my mission with everything I want for everyone.

Maybe its time to silence your inner critic all together, amirite?

These women showed up EARLY on a Tuesday night🥳. Not because we were doing some revolutionary craft (although it was CUTE)!

They wanted to get out of the house.

They needed info about perimenopause.

They wanted a fun night!

And I’m done worrying whether that makes perfect sense to everyone else- how about you??

Can’t put us mamas in a box —It is what it is.

Come to the next thing and see if it’s for you. Link in bio to sign up for events . Dont miss the PAJAMA party in Manhattan Beach 10/9!!

Thank you @sprinklesnstuff for the craft lesson
Thank you @dr.rosanaayoub for the perimenopause chat
Thank you @bossybundts for the treats. Full circle moment to have a business coaching client from 2018 present 🥰 taken in Sprinkles N Stuff Decorating Supplies by @avenuemama

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a month ago

To the mama who needs a rope—- you got this. by @avenuemama

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a month ago

Feeling goooood
Feeling grateful
Feeling excited
Feeling joy for all that’s ahead!

And appreciate you all that have been in my life— pre social media, pre kids, pre marriage, pre mannnnny entrepreneurial ventures….and ya never know what lies ahead 💫🎂🪩 with this Leo, Year of the Tiger, Enneagram 7w8, ENFP, Human Design Generator, Quality Time girlie

My goal in life is to encourage myself and anyone and everyone I meet to fully express who you are.

Life is beautiful online and messy offline and I believe we all have something beautiful to bring to the table.

Cheers to 52 ! 😘

Leaving Grayton Beach today and special thanks to
my soul sister who spoiled me so hard @_shannanhale and @reidlr5050 for an amazing week full of love and connection

Much move to all 🙏🏽 taken in Grayton Beach, Florida by @avenuemama

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Timeline:
Perimenopause discovery around age 48
Doctor friend told me to go to PCP and ask for HRT
PCP denies me HRT 😡
Yapped about it online around age 49
Took 3 providers to get the right support for HRT
Got on HRT age 50
While in Vegas,my friend who is a psychiatrist I was with,noticed my ADHD at 50
Went to doctor and got diagnosed at age 50
Started medication at age 50.
Took nearly a year to find correct medication for me.
Now 51. And opening up about my journey now that I have the Rx that is working for last 4 months.
Turning 52 on 8/20.

Launched @clubperidise amidst all the above.

Saw my coaching clients differently now that I have the focus and tools and heart of compassion for a year now.

And now, ready to talk. Ready to purge my house while we still have a few more weeks of summer and get ready.

So I decided I needed and wanted, professional help.

I deserve an office that brings me joy and ease. I believe I have a lot of faults and I do have a gift of love and kindness I deploy—- and give everyone who knows me IRL and my community knows my intention of providing joy and ease and now…..I get to give it to me mow.

Investing in another WOC small biz owner to help me and letting go of clutter, unfinished projects, and anything that feels heavy.

I decided this was an investment to myself.

I’ve tried to do this alone. ADHD can be brutal to empaths. It’s easier to help others than to declutter my mess. And I don’t just mean my messy office.

Now that the first session is gone, I want to share in real time.

If you’re suspecting ADHD and or perimenopause, please come to any of @clubperidise events that I host.

I cried a lot today in joy and sorrow. And grief. And gratitude.

Come back for part 2. by @avenuemama

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2 months ago

The tears I cried when I mourned how my neurodivergence played out @annievovanphotography

I am hoping there’s a person out there who can understand Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and naming it- can help reset your feelings as it had helped me.

And of course, my passion is to grab a megaphone for women to go see a menopause specialist because it was only then did the mask fall off.

You don’t have to be scared to face your health. You also don’t have to choose medication like I did. You can understand yourself better and find support. DM and I am happy to connect and point you in the direction best for you.

We will lost brilliant ideas to perimenopause and menopause because it feels taboo to talk about the unglamorous parts and taboo to talk neurodivergence. But I am open to sharing that you aren’t alone. And, it’s hard.

My friend, ifs Leo season and the year of the horse is here.

Last year was Year of the snake and trust me- I’ve shedded my skin. I’ve quietly ended relationships and I have also, looked at the mess I have created.

This late diagnosis fuels me to share. I feel way more focused and give myself the tools I was missing. And I recently logged 100 hours of coaching adhd folks in their life, career and business and building @clubperidise on the side.

Sending love to anyone who can relate, and you’re not alone. by @avenuemama

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I am telling you that I have more official and unofficial events for you to experience than I can keep up with collabs and partnerships— so get notified, link in bio!

If you offer events that is aligned with my community, dm me to talk or email glow@clubperidise.com - while @clubperidise is new- building community started w @avenuemama in 2018. You just no longer need to be an entrepreneur or mama necessarily for my events these days.

I speak openly about perimenopause to normalize it.
I speak openly about my diagnosis of ADHD at age 50 in case it helps you look into support.

Being neurodivergent and learning how to work w my brain and learning how to have my friends and family support me has been challenging, for sure. It’s a work in progress and for me— I just wish I knew sooner because the RSD is real (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) that I deeply experience.

And an ADHD empathetic entrepreneur? We are a breed that cannot help over give, overshare, and over create….and it’s got a shadow side to all of that. So if this lands, you’re not alone. If you want my support, please DM me. taken in Los Angeles, California by @avenuemama

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2 months ago

Hot flashes and hot girl summer = website got a little glow up

Stay tuned for more announcements because dammit, perimenopause.
The free Lounge opens up, and a new Clubhouse opens for those wanting coaching/accountability from me

Understand this- you don’t need a credit card to be part of Club Peridise! We meet and mingle inside the Lounge for free and women that work w me or come to any paid ticketed event is optional—

Xo,
Your 51 yr old former pharmacist ADHD mom turned Life/Business Coach in Los Angeles with 2 tweens and a puppy and a mission to make this club diverse and inclusive and best place to land when you need support and a social life. Not my first rodeo with community events since 2019 with @avenuemama — it’s just we’re in perimenopause now 😅

Midlife crisis who?? We don’t know her 💅🏽👌🏽 by @avenuemama

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4 months ago

Today can be a day that represents a spectrum of emotions and reflections - sending love to you all by @avenuemama

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When I was deep in perimenopause at 48, everyone said follow @drmaryclaire —and honestly, she was the first voice that calmed me.

At 49: emotional roller coaster, brain fog out of control, thinking it was just “entrepreneur stress.” It wasn’t.
After 3 different providers and getting denied, I finally started HRT at 50—and it changed everything. I can’t stop advocating for you to ask for help and not stop.

It’s not for everyone, but the information should be. Most providers are still catching up (we barely covered it in pharmacy school).

That experience of feeling alone and confused - led me to start @clubperidise —a space for women who want real, evidence-based support and to actually take action in midlife with women that value diversity and inclusion. A community I am super proud of, at 51.

I launched July 2025 - solo. It’s the evolved big sister community of @avenuemama —but for all women.

Link in bio- I’ve never run a book club before, so help is appreciated - Should we tag her and see if she pops in? 💫🥰

THaNK YOU Dr. Haver! And congrats! by @avenuemama

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Before I created @clubperidise , I spent 5 years with entrepreneurs inside @avenuemama

Entrepreneurs are amazing to be around IMO.

And entrepreneurship is definitely not for everyone.

And while Club Peridise brings women together— there’s a subset that does want to start something— or grow something. And that is everything to me— I LOVE supporting women in biz 👌🏽

Why am I talking about entrepreneurs when it comes to perimenopause? Because of these statistics:

Let’s connect the dots:

👉 Perimenopause typically happens between ~40–50
👉 Women starting businesses around ~40–45 is 📈

That overlap is not random.
Midlife women building a business - Faster execution
• Less people-pleasing
• More “I’m doing this now”

The real Issue I see— No one prepared us for the health side of this transition.

So you’re building… while exhausted, foggy, and unsupported. This is why I built the free lounge.

And when you’re feeling better….

This is why I built “The Done Room” inside Club Peridise.

Not just for information.

But for women who are still building.

We started today, but it’s not too late to join.

Link in bio— there’s a makeup call and I want you there! by @avenuemama

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