Peri & Pause

04/28/2026

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04/25/2026

✨✨ SpringsFest 2026 🔥🔥

Main St. Holly Springs!!

04/25/2026

Y’ALL! Come down to see us at the Holly Springs Springs fest here on Main Street!

We have an amazing raffle 🎟️ , “Menopausal“ tank tops 🏃‍♀️ and handbags 👜 for midlife women by a midlife woman… IYKYK!

Can’t wait to see you! 🤗

04/22/2026

Transitions. Chapters. Becoming. ✨

In our latest podcast episode, we sit down with Amanda Maingi, MSN, WHNP to talk about the journey that shaped her into the women’s health nurse practitioner she is today.

From her path into women’s health to the perspective she brings into midlife care, Amanda shares what it really means to support women through seasons of change - with intention, compassion, and evidence-based care.

This conversation is about more than just medicine. It’s about honoring where you’ve been, understanding where you are, and feeling supported in where you’re going next.

We’re incredibly proud to have Amanda on our team and to share her voice with you. 🤍

🎧 Tune in now to hear her story and philosophy on caring for women in midlife.

Empowering Women Through Midlife Transitions: A Conversation with Amanda Maingi

04/18/2026

🌸✨ We’ll see you at SpringsFest next weekend… and YES - the Wienermobile will be there!! 🌭🎉

Shoutout to the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce for bringing the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to town - we’re pretty excited about this 😄 Who doesn’t love a good hot dog?! 🌭

This will be our 4th year at Holly Springs Spring Fest, and it’s ALWAYS a great time. We LOVE seeing familiar faces from our community and meeting so many new ones each year 💝

Come find us to:
✨ Learn more about what we do at Peri & Pause
✨ Meet our Nurse Practitioners
✨ Hear about new services we’re bringing to the clinics
✨ Check out some fun merch made just for midlife women 👜
✨ And just come say hi 👋🏻 - we love connecting with you in person

We’re so grateful to be part of this community and can’t wait to spend the day with you all!

📍 Main Street in downtown Holly Springs
🗓️ Next weekend, Saturday, April 25

Come for the fun, stay for the conversation… and maybe get a photo with the Wienermobile 😉 📸

After nearly THREE YEARS of trying, we’re thrilled to announce that the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is officially rolling into on Saturday, April 25!

Bring the whole family and:
📸 Snap a photo with the world-famous Wienermobile
🎁 Grab a FREE mini Wienermobile whistle (while supplies last!)
🌟 Meet the legendary Hotdoggers behind the wheel

This is an exciting, smile-inducing, can’t-miss attraction, and it’s all happening right here in downtown Holly Springs at SpringsFest on April 25th!
👉 Mark your calendar and come see what everyone will be relishing about!

You won’t want to ketchup on the photos after this—be there!

04/17/2026

Sometimes what women need most… isn’t another quick fix. It’s to be heard.

Nancy Chen MSN, FNP-C shares something we see every single day - women coming in after being told to “eat a little less, exercise a little more”… and sent on their way.

But midlife changes aren’t that simple. And you are not that simple.

You deserve a provider who pauses long enough to actually listen.
To understand the full picture.
To connect the dots.

Because feeling off in your body isn’t something to brush past - it’s something worth exploring.

At Peri & Pause, we believe being heard is where better care begins 🤍

04/15/2026

Kristen Nawyn MSN, AGNP-C, MSCP speaks about the struggle midlife women may find themselves in while doing all the things. Watch our interview with her on our podcast!

04/15/2026

✨ ONE YEAR in our brick-and-mortar… and we want to celebrate with YOU ✨

Join us on May 6th from 5–7 PM as we celebrate one year of our brick + mortar in Fuquay 💝

Come meet all of our nurse practitioners, enjoy snacks + drinks, and get a first look at new services we’re bringing to Peri & Pause 👀

And yes… we’ll have some amazing raffles you won’t want to miss 🎉

This is our way of saying thank you to the community that has trusted us with your care - we can’t wait to celebrate together.

📍 Peri & Pause | Fuquay
🗓 May 6 | 5–7 PM

04/13/2026

🙌🏻 We’re so stoked there is finally ongoing research for breast cancer survivors AND that this study looks at the use of testosterone in this population.

We always tell our patients - testosterone is a human hormone, not a male hormone. A “brain” hormone…and we see its positive effects in clinic every day. 🤍

📖 Conclusion: “Testosterone therapy was associated with significant improvement in menopause symptoms in women with a history of breast cancer. Placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials are needed to assess the impact of testosterone on menopausal symptoms beyond libido and establish long-term safety in women with a history of breast cancer.” 💞

04/08/2026

🎙️ In this episode of Peri & Pause - The Podcast, the second in the “Meet the Nurse Practitioner” series, we interview nurse practitioner Nancy Chen, MSN, FNP-C about her path from studying exercise physiology at Meredith College to working as a personal trainer, then becoming a nurse and moving into critical care, urgent care during the pandemic, and then as a nurse practitioner in traditional primary care. 🩺

Nancy explains how limited appointment times and “moral injury” pushed her toward specializing in perimenopause and midlife women’s health, after seeing patients struggle with symptoms, chronic disease changes, and feeling dismissed due to gaps in training. She emphasizes the importance of education, validation, realistic expectations, individualized treatment, and helping women feel heard and hopeful, including reviewing complex medication and supplement “cocktails” and supporting women through the fluctuating “moving target” of perimenopause. 💞

ENJOY!

In this episode of Peri & Pause - The Podcast, the second in the “Meet the Nurse Practitioner” series, the host interviews nurse practitioner Nancy Chen abou...

04/04/2026

Y’all! Any last-minute Easter Mamas 🐰 out there shopping? Walgreens was a jackpot this morning! 🐣 You’re welcome!

And don’t forget… Reese‘s eggs have 4 g of protein… Just saying 😌💜💛🩵🩷

03/29/2026

☀️ Have you noticed you feel a little more like yourself when the sun comes out? 🤗

It’s not just in your head. 🧠

In perimenopause and menopause, your body becomes more sensitive to changes in light, sleep, and stress … and sunlight plays a bigger role than you might realize.

Here’s why the sun helps:

✨ It resets your circadian rhythm
Morning light tells your brain when to wake up and when to wind down → better sleep at night

✨ It boosts serotonin (your “feel good” chemical)
This can improve mood, motivation, and that sense of “I can handle today”

✨ It helps regulate cortisol
Which can reduce that wired-but-exhausted feeling so many midlife women describe

✨ It makes movement feel easier
Warmer muscles, less stiffness, more willingness to get outside and move your body

And when sleep, mood, and movement improve - even a little -
👉 everything starts to feel more manageable.

This is why something as simple as getting outside for 10–15 minutes in the morning can actually be therapeutic in midlife.

Not a trend. Not a hack. Just physiology. 💪🏼

If you’ve been feeling a little better these past few sunny days… now you know why ☀️

- Peri & Pause 💞