Peri & Pause

10/09/2026

See you tomorrow, Goldsboro! 💗

Join Peri & Pause and 50 healthcare and community vendors at the 2nd Annual Health and Wellness Fair!

Stop by our table, bring your questions, and learn about care for perimenopause, menopause, and midlife women’s health. Explore local wellness resources, screenings, and community connections while you’re there!

📍 Goldsboro Event Center
📅 Saturday, October 10
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM

Thank you, Coates Hearing Clinic, for bringing everyone together. See you tomorrow! 🌸

10/09/2026

Hey you! 🤗 Take an afternoon next week to Fill Your Cup! 🌸 🥂

Peri & Pause will be at the 3rd annual Fill Your Cup Friday, where Jamie Gallagher DNP, FNP-C, MSCP will speak about hormonal changes and midlife women’s health. Come meet us, bring your questions, and enjoy speakers, local vendors, raffles, and swag bags!

Thank you to Peak Pelvic Health Physical Therapy, LLC and MissionFit Rehab & Performance for bringing our community together for another great women’s wellness event. 💗

📅 October 16 | Noon–5 PM
📍 Cloer Family Vineyard | Apex, NC
🎟️ Tickets are limited - scan the flyer’s QR code to get yours!

We look forward to seeing you there!

10/08/2026

Peri & Pause was proud to return as a sponsor of Pretty In Pink Foundation’s annual Pink Pumps & Bow Ties Gala this past Saturday. What an absolutely amazing evening! 💗

Twenty-two years ago, breast cancer surgeon Dr. Lisa Tolnitch started with a goal of helping 10 women a year receive treatment. Her first fundraiser was a cookbook of recipes shared by her breast cancer patients - a small beginning that grew into lifesaving support for patients across North Carolina.

Watching one of those original cookbooks go up for auction was especially emotional. And when the survivors and thrivers stood, looking around the room reminded us just how many lives breast cancer touches.

Over $600,000 was raised! We didn’t get a picture of that announcement and a real number, but we captured some wonderful memories. ☺️💗

We’re so proud to support this mission. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re reminded that awareness matters - and so does helping people receive the care they need.

10/06/2026

📢 Good intentions do not make outdated advice harmless.

When a clinician’s recommendations don’t reflect current evidence in perimenopause, menopause, and hormone therapy, they can undermine an appropriate, individualized plan and leave a well-informed, well-cared-for patient confused or afraid.

That’s doing harm in the name of “doing no harm.”

As midlife women, we deserve care grounded in current evidence, with clinicians who continue learning and work together to help us feel informed and supported.

At Peri & Pause, that responsibility is central to how we care for you. We will speak and advocate on your behalf. Your health and quality of life deserve it. 💛

10/03/2026

We had such a great time at The Well Women’s Wellness Event at Original Strength Institute in downtown Fuquay last weekend! 💗

Our Peri & Pause team shared information about midlife women’s health and the care we provide through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. We love having these conversations in our community - helping women better understand their health and the options available to them.

And of course, we joined some amazing women for the Squat-A-Thon benefiting The Hope Closet! What a fun way to come together and support a local organization doing such meaningful work.

Thank you, Original Strength Institute, for bringing women and local wellness professionals together for a morning of learning, movement, and connection. We were so proud to be part of it!

09/22/2026

We had such a good time today at the Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Annual Meeting, celebrating the people and businesses that make this community so special. 💙💚

Peri & Pause began with a clear need: women deserve thoughtful, comprehensive care through perimenopause and menopause. Building a practice around that vision took commitment, resources, and a community where it could grow. We’re proud to have chosen Fuquay-Varina, the town we love, as its home.

Today, our growing team of nurse practitioners cares for women across North Carolina. Every day, they bring their expertise, clinical judgment, and compassion to women who deserve to feel heard and well cared for. It means so much to us that this work began right here.

The Chamber does so much to connect local businesses and help them grow. It was a pleasure to celebrate its work and spend the afternoon with others who care deeply about the Town of Fuquay-Varina’s future.

We’re proud to be part of this community, and proud that Peri & Pause will always have its roots here. 💗

09/20/2026

At least we’re heard about being unheard. 🤔

One in three women surveyed said a healthcare professional had minimized or dismissed her symptoms or pain. More than half reported at least one negative healthcare experience - and 42% said they had needed to advocate for themselves just to have their concerns taken seriously.

This is one of the many reasons Peri & Pause exists. 💞

Every day, we have the honor of caring for women who may have spent months - or even years - feeling unheard, uncertain, or dismissed. As nurse practitioners specializing in midlife women’s health, we listen carefully, take women’s concerns seriously, and partner with each patient to help her understand what is happening in her body and make informed decisions about her care.

Women should never have to fight to be heard in a healthcare setting. At Peri & Pause, our goal is for every woman who walks through our doors to feel heard, respected, informed, and genuinely cared for.

Because listening is not an extra. It is where good healthcare begins.

One-third of women in the United States have struggled to get doctors to take their symptoms seriously, according to a new survey. And of those women, more than half said their health issues have affected their work and homelives. https://cnn.it/4hcxWWF

09/18/2026

We’re honored to be at the North Carolina Nurses Association’s 119th Annual Convention - alongside more than 600 nurses from across our state! 💗

Peri & Pause is here sharing what we do as nurse practitioners and, most importantly, what we do with and for midlife women: providing individualized, evidence-based healthcare throughout perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

It feels especially meaningful to gather in a state with such a proud nursing legacy. In 1903, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to enact a nurse-registration law, helping pave the way for professional nursing regulation across the country.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to meet so many incredible nurses, learn about the work they’re doing, and share how Peri & Pause is advancing healthcare for midlife women.

If you’re here, stop by our table and say hello! 💕

Perimenopause PeriAndPause

09/18/2026

Peri & Pause is honored to be at the North Carolina Nurses Association’s 119th Annual Convention, surrounded by more than 600 nurses from across our state!

We are excited to share what we do as nurse practitioners - and what we do for midlife women - by providing individualized, evidence-based healthcare throughout perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

This gathering is especially meaningful in a state with such a proud nursing legacy. In 1903, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to enact a law establishing the registration of nurses, helping pave the way for professional nursing regulation across the country.

We are honored to meet so many remarkable nurses, learn about the work they are doing, and share how Peri & Pause is advancing healthcare for midlife women.

If you’re attending, please stop by our table and say hello! 💗

09/11/2026

We are ending this week with the words of a patient who spent years - and significant time and money - trying to understand why she no longer felt well.

Good women’s healthcare is not “extra.” Listening is not extra. Education is not extra. Taking symptoms seriously is not extra. 💕

It is the work, our work - and it is a privilege to do it.

What is one thing you wish every healthcare provider understood about caring for women in midlife?

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