The Meno Pod Challenge

October 17, 2026

Who do you want in the room with you?

Menopause may be personal, but it was never meant to be navigated alone.

We need good information. We need honest conversations. And we need the people who help us feel seen, supported, and understood.

That is the spirit behind the BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod Challenge.

As we gather for BLVCK PAUSE: Menopause Awareness Weekend on Saturday, October 17, we’re inviting you to bring your people into the experience, too.

Refer three or more paid attendees to qualify. The person with the most verified referrals will receive a private, curated 60-minute BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod experience for herself and up to five of her people.

Reserve Your Seat View Official Rules

The challenge

How it works.

Bring your people

Invite 3 or more people to register for BLVCK PAUSE: Menopause Awareness Weekend on Saturday, October 17.

Make your referrals count

After they register, they’ll enter your first + last name when asked who referred them. That’s how each referral gets credited to you.

Build your pod

Every paid attendee who names you counts toward your total. Your own registration does not. Reach 3 qualifying referrals and you’re officially in the running.

Top referrer wins

The participant with the highest number of verified referrals receives the private BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod experience.

Reserve Your Seat

The prize

A private, curated 60-minute BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod experience

You + up to five of your people.

Your group will choose one curated conversation designed for women navigating menopause and midlife.

The conversations

Choose your Meno Pod conversation.

The Body is Talking: What Is It Saying?

Understanding what’s changing in your body through perimenopause + menopause.

A real conversation about what can happen in the body during perimenopause and menopause, including symptoms, hormonal changes, and patterns women may not immediately connect to menopause.

We may explore

Common and less commonly discussed menopause symptoms
Sleep, energy, temperature regulation, mood, cognition, and sexual health
Recognizing changes and patterns in your body
Understanding what may warrant further attention
Becoming more informed about what your body may be communicating

The Midlife Reset

Learning what midlife is asking of you, and how to meet it.

Midlife can bring significant demands at the exact moment the body may be asking for something different. This conversation explores what happens when stress, caregiving, work, relationships, menopause, expectations, and everyday life all collide.

We may explore

Stress and capacity in midlife
How the nervous system responds to chronic demand
Recognizing when capacity is eroding
Rest, recovery, and regulation
Rethinking productivity and performance
Creating practices that support greater sustainability

Fueling Your Midlife

What’s shifting in how your body fuels itself now.

A practical conversation about how nutrition needs can shift during perimenopause and menopause and how everyday food choices can support energy, metabolism, muscle, bone, and overall well-being.

We may explore

Protein needs in midlife
Fiber and gut health
Blood sugar stability and energy
Supporting muscle and bone health
Hydration
Meal composition and timing
Nutrition patterns that support metabolic and cellular health
Separating useful guidance from menopause nutrition noise

Be Heard in the Room

Preparing, communicating + advocating for yourself in menopause healthcare.

Navigating menopause healthcare can require more than knowing which questions to ask. This conversation is designed to help women become more informed, prepared, and confident participants in their care.

We may explore

Preparing for menopause-related healthcare visits
Tracking symptoms, patterns, and changes over time
Knowing what information may be useful to bring into an appointment
Communicating concerns clearly and specifically
Identifying questions that may be important to ask
Recognizing when additional evaluation or follow-up may be appropriate
Advocating for yourself when concerns are minimized or dismissed
Building a more collaborative relationship with your healthcare team

Your move

Ready to build your pod?

Make sure everyone you refer enters your first and last name when asked who referred them.

Challenge closes Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.

Reserve Your Seat

The fine print

Official Challenge Rules

Challenge Period

The BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod Challenge is open now and ends Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Only qualifying ticket registrations completed during the Challenge Period will count toward the challenge.

Eligibility

Participants must be 18 years of age or older.

Participants must themselves be registered attendees of BLVCK PAUSE: Menopause Awareness Weekend.

A participant’s own registration does not count toward the three qualifying referrals. Only registrations made by other attendees who identify the participant as their referrer count toward their total.

BLVCK PAUSE may request reasonable information necessary to verify the identity of a potential winner and confirm qualifying referrals.

What Counts as a Qualifying Referral

A qualifying referral is a completed, paid registration for BLVCK PAUSE: Menopause Awareness Weekend on October 17, 2026 in which the attendee identifies the referring participant by first and last name in the designated referral question.

Each individual paid attendee counts as one referral.

A single attendee may identify only one referrer.

Names must be sufficiently complete and identifiable for the referral to be credited.

BLVCK PAUSE may reconcile minor spelling errors, nicknames, or other obvious variations when the intended referrer can reasonably be verified.

Canceled, Refunded or Invalid Registrations

Canceled, refunded, reversed, duplicate, fraudulent, or otherwise invalid registrations will not count toward a participant’s referral total.

If a registration previously counted toward a participant’s total is later refunded or canceled before the winner is verified, that referral will be removed.

Minimum Qualification

A participant must generate at least three qualifying paid referrals during the Challenge Period to be eligible to win.

If no participant reaches the minimum qualifying threshold, BLVCK PAUSE is not required to award the Meno Pod experience.

Determining the Winner

The eligible participant with the highest number of verified qualifying referrals at the end of the Challenge Period will be named the winner.

BLVCK PAUSE registration records will serve as the official record for determining referral totals.

If two or more participants finish with the same highest number of qualifying referrals, the winner will be the participant who reached that final referral total first, based on the recorded transaction timestamps of qualifying ticket purchases.

Winner Notification

The winner will be contacted using the contact information provided in their event registration.

The winner must respond within five calendar days of notification.

If the potential winner cannot be reached, does not respond within the required period, is determined to be ineligible, or declines the prize, BLVCK PAUSE may offer the prize to the participant with the next-highest verified referral total.

The Meno Pod Experience

The prize includes one private 60-minute facilitated BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod experience for the winner and up to five invited guests, for a maximum group size of six.

The winning group will select one conversation from the current BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod menu.

Conversation topics may not be combined or customized.

The session is designed as one shared group experience. Individual consultations are not included.

The prize has no cash value and may not be exchanged for cash, transferred, or resold.

Scheduling

The Meno Pod experience will be scheduled for a date and time mutually agreeable to the winner and BLVCK PAUSE.

The winner will be offered reasonable scheduling options based on BLVCK PAUSE availability.

The winner must select and confirm a date within 90 days of winner notification.

The Meno Pod experience must occur no later than March 31, 2027, unless BLVCK PAUSE agrees otherwise in writing.

Winning the challenge does not guarantee availability on a specific date, weekend, holiday, or time requested by the winner.

A date is considered confirmed only after BLVCK PAUSE and the winner have mutually agreed to it.

Format and Location

The Meno Pod may be conducted virtually or in person within the Grand Rapids area, depending on the selected format and mutual agreement between BLVCK PAUSE and the winner.

Unless specifically agreed to in writing, the experience does not include venue rental, transportation, travel expenses, lodging, childcare, food, beverages, alcohol, or additional equipment or supplies.

Any additional experience elements requested by the winner are not included unless BLVCK PAUSE expressly agrees to provide them.

Rescheduling

Once the Meno Pod date has been confirmed, the winner may request one reschedule with reasonable advance notice.

Any replacement date remains subject to BLVCK PAUSE availability and must fall within the prize redemption period.

Repeated cancellations, failure to attend, or inability to agree upon a date within the redemption period may result in forfeiture of the prize.

If BLVCK PAUSE must reschedule the confirmed session, an alternative date will be arranged with the winner.

Guests

The winner is responsible for selecting and communicating with her guests.

The session may include the winner plus up to five guests.

The inability of every invited guest to attend the mutually agreed-upon session does not require BLVCK PAUSE to reschedule the experience.

The winner may choose to proceed with fewer than five guests.

Educational Nature of the Experience

BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod conversations are designed for education, reflection, community conversation, and general wellness information.

Participation does not establish a clinician-patient, therapist-client, or other healthcare treatment relationship.

Participants should consult their own qualified healthcare professionals regarding individual medical concerns, symptoms, diagnosis, or treatment decisions.

Referral Integrity

Participants may share the event through personal and professional networks, social media, email, text messages, group chats, community groups, and other appropriate channels.

Participants may not submit false registrations, create fraudulent or duplicate orders, misrepresent another person’s identity, falsely claim affiliation with BLVCK PAUSE, make unauthorized medical or other claims on behalf of BLVCK PAUSE, or engage in harassment, spam, or deceptive practices to obtain referrals.

BLVCK PAUSE may disqualify referrals or participants when there is credible evidence of manipulation, fraud, abuse, or violation of these rules.

Final Verification

All referral totals are subject to verification by BLVCK PAUSE before a winner is announced.

BLVCK PAUSE registration records will serve as the official record for determining qualifying referrals.

By participating in the BLVCK PAUSE Meno Pod Challenge, participants agree to these rules.