My Story

After welcoming my third child—following a birth that didn’t go as planned—I suddenly found myself with a lot of quiet moments to reflect. It hit me just how much we all need community, how much we thrive when we have people around who truly see us.

But the more I looked around, the more I realized that the kind of effortless, everyday community we had in the ‘90s just doesn’t exist anymore. Life is busy. We’re all behind screens. We connect less in person, and it’s becoming painfully clear that we’re missing something vital: real human-to-human connection.

That’s why I created Coterie Haven—a place for women to slow down, laugh, vent, share, and simply be themselves. A space to reclaim the kind of friendships that fill you up, not drain you, and to build a circle of women who get it, without judgment or pretense.

Because at the end of the day, connection isn’t a luxury—it’s what keeps us grounded, supported, and truly alive.

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Kassie Mandseth