Well, hello strangers! This little corner of the internet has been pretty quiet over the summer. Partly because life was full (in the best way), but also because I've been doing some thinking about what I want this community to be. When I started The Peri Posse, I was deep in the world of perimenopause. Learning, sharing, researching, trying to make sense of all the changes happening in our bodies. And while that chapter is still very much part of my story, I've found myself craving something different. Quite frankly, I'm a little exhausted by the information whiplash that comes with being a woman in midlife. The endless advice about what we should eat, how we should exercise, what supplements we should take, what we're doing wrong... At some point, I started asking myself: when do we actually get to enjoy our lives? We talk SO much about living longer. But what about living better? I've become increasingly interested in nervous system health, the importance of presence, and how the seemingly ordinary things we do every day contribute to our overall wellbeing. Moving our bodies. Learning something new. Spending time with good people. Laughing until our cheeks hurt. Finding little pockets of joy and actually giving ourselves permission to enjoy them. Which brings me to our new name... Welcome to LIVING ON PURPOSE! A community for women 40+ who want to get more life out of the years we've got. Moving forward, we'll be exploring four things that I believe contribute to a life well lived: ⚡ Physical wellness: Building strong, capable bodies through movement. 🧠 Mental stimulation: Staying curious, learning new things and a little hobby-maxing (I'm very into this one lately). 💕 Social connection: Making time for friendships, community and shared experiences. 🌿 Emotional wellbeing: Understanding our nervous systems, finding presence and creating a little more space between life's chaos and how we respond to it. And because I don't want this to become another place where we simply consume MORE information about how to live better, I thought we could start with something small.