The Circle
A year of community, connection, and friendship, made easy.
Meet great women, build community, connections, and friendships over time, and help create something meaningful.
Free to join. Optional Founding Member “Dues” to support our shared technology platform and gathering plans.
Life has chapters. Some are overflowing careers, kids, caregiving, and constant motion. Then, almost quietly, a new one begins.
The house is less busy. Routines shift. The calendar opens up in new ways. And somewhere in all of that change, many of us realize: I’m ready for more connection, more joy, and more gatherings that actually feel like something.
The Circle by Gatherings is for that in-between place when you’re not starting from scratch, but you are ready to write a new chapter with more intention.
Here, you don’t have to wonder if you’ll “fit,” walk into a room hoping someone saves you a seat, or get stuck in endless small talk. The Circle is a curated community of women in the second half of life and beyond who are navigating transitions like empty nests, career pivots, relationship shifts, “what’s next?” and want to move through them together, not alone.
Our gatherings are the experience:
Evenings that feel like a treat, not another obligation
Conversations that are real, uplifting, and judgment-free
Playful, creative, and meaningful experiences that wake up parts of you that have been on pause
The Circle is about remembering what lights you up through dinners, salons, fun new experiences, playful experiments, and shared moments..
If you’re craving good company, great conversation, and gatherings that feel worth getting dressed for, you’re in the right place.
Welcome to The Circle. Let’s enjoy this chapter together.
The Circle
What We Do
Every month, we create gatherings that make connection feel natural, joyful, and worth showing up for.
Curated small groups
Just enough structure to feel at ease, never stiff. Limited to 8-12 members.
The Gatherings Method
A signature arc that gently moves a room from “Hi, nice to meet you” to “Wow, this was exactly what I needed.”
Shared activities, dinners, salons, creative evenings, playful group experiences
Friendly and inclusive for solos
Walk in alone, leave with connections that feel natural.
Zero or low prep lightly guided moments simple prompts that spark conversation and ease. Show up. Breathe. Enjoy.
Thoughtful details, small touches that help everyone feel comfortable and included
Community building, a steady group that grows closer over time
Connection doesn’t have to be complicated.
We make it easy & enjoyable.
Why I Created The Circle
Somewhere in the middle of my own life, things shifted.
The pace changed. My children grew up. My routines unraveled and reformed. There were moments of deep fullness, and moments of quiet I hadn’t expected.
What surprised me most wasn’t the change itself, it was how alone the transition could feel, even while surrounded by people.
I kept meeting women who were navigating similar chapters:
new beginnings, empty spaces, evolving identities, the desire to belong to something again.
We weren’t lost. We weren’t starting over. We were simply asking:
“Where do I go to find my people now?”
And I realized that in a world full of noise, the thing many of us were missing was something beautifully simple: an easy, welcoming place to gather.
A place to show up as you are.
A place where conversation flows without effort.
A place that adds joy, instead of draining it.
So I created The Circle, a curated community designed for women in midlife who want connection, shared experiences, and a sense of belonging that feels natural and steady, not forced.
We’re not here to perform or reinvent ourselves.
We’re here to enjoy this chapter, support one another, and create gatherings that linger in the best ways.
If you’re reading this and thinking, “Yes, this is exactly what I’ve been craving,”
I hope you’ll join us.
Welcome to The Circle. I’m so glad you’re here.
— Alexis McGlynn
Upcoming. 1st Circle gathering coming in March. Dates TBD by the pilot group.
March TBD
Venue
Sag Harbor, NY
NYC pilot launching late spring. Interested in learning more? Sign up here and stay informed!