rise and shine like the sun.

The Sunrise Social Club is a community built with intention to foster both connection and introspection. To channel the vitality of the sun to inspire wellness and creativity. With the mission of helping each of us to rise up and shine bright.

Meet the founder

The beauty of life is that there are endless paths you can take, and that no two people will have the same experience. The paths I have chosen to walk have been varied, and seemingly unrelated, but it feels like all of them have led me to this place.

Hi, I’m Kelly. I am a counselor turned corporate ladder-climber turned mother turned writer. My educational background is in Human Development, Family Studies and Mental Health Counseling. I started my “working life” as an AmeriCorps Volunteer working in higher education. After attaining a Masters in Counseling, I spent time working with adults with severe mental illness, and then with children with behavioral and mental health disorders. I left my short-lived career in mental health for a more stable and lucrative career in biotech almost 10 years ago. I’d like to say I never looked back, but I have, over and over again. Wondered how I strayed so far from my passions and land in a world that feels a bit inauthentic. But I do credit my unexpected corporate career for helping me land on my feet, teaching me things I’d never thought I’d know about healthcare and business, and for moving me to California— which was once a very unrealistic dream of mine.