A One Day Retreat | November 14, 2026 | 10am - 5pm
A different kind of perimenopause retreat
You’re not crazy. You’re not “Too Young”.
And it’s definitely NOT all in your head.
Perimenopause can be easier for you than the world is making it.
This is not just a retreat…but an entire day plus 60 full days of support and community.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
You’ve left an appointment in tears because someone
told you your labs were “Normal” when you know
it’s not your normal.
You’ve been handed a prescription for Xanax
and told it’s all in your head
Or given hormones and a shrug instead of
an answer for YOUR body.
You’ve been to 5 doctors because you know there has to be another way but don’t have answers, and you're tired.
Your body feels like a stranger,
and you’re starting to wonder if
this is just what your life
feels like now.
It doesn’t have to be. And you’re not the only one
who’s been through that Dr’s office.
In fact, there’s a whole community of us coming together for a day dedicated to us.
Not just talking, not the same old healing
BUT a day of actionable information, personal consultations, personal action plans AND community.
WHAT THE DAY ACTUALLY IS
A full day, focused on you. Before the stress of the holidays takes over and everyone else becomes more important.
Two three-hour halves with a lunch in the middle.
We’ve brought in the people who actually know this stuff. Doctors, functional wellness providers, bodyworkers,
nutritionists, and various other providers in one place, not to sell to you but to share and consult with you directly.
The focus is SHARE. LISTEN. PLAN. If you’re like me, you don’t need another healing retreat right this second.
You need a place to take the work of caring for yourself off your to-do list and actually get a path forward, specifically built for you, not more waiting.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The Pause is built for you to get support on your perimenopause experience.
Panels where you can ask what you've quit bothering to ask.
Consultations about your body, not the general population.
And a plan you leave with already built,
so you're not doing the hard part alone once you're home.
Plus a whole lot of fun…AND spoiler: it’s not just one day:
You get a whole community for 60 days, so you’re not doing this all alone.
THERE’S AN OLD LINE FROM HIPPOCRATES:
“Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work.”
That’s what this day is for.
Choose Your Pause
Tier 1
$149
The Pause
Day Retreat w/lunch
Axenwild Community Access for 60 days with access to experts and connection to attendees. Access opens 10/14/26
Bonus weeks in the community
Resource card, giveaways and fun surprises
Tier 2
$199
The Unwind
All of the benefits of
The Pause tier +
Friday night social
Tier 3
$349
The Full Reset
All of the benefits of The Unwind tier +
2 nervous system treatments (Fri and/or Sun for travelers. AVL locals can schedule at a later date) Retail value: $300
Make a night or weekend of it!
Hotel rooms are available at The Radical & Zelda Dearest at discounted rates for attendees.
When you buy your ticket, you’ll have the option to add a room reservation.
You will then receive details on how to book your room.
We were never meant to go through any of this alone. Let’s fix that.
You go home from The Pause knowing what’s going on in your body, knowing what to say at your next appointment so it goes better than the last one, and with one thing to try this week that you picked yourself…plus ongoing support to do it.
You’re already an expert on you.
We just like to help you be a deeper one.
THE MAGIC HAPPENS BEFORE THE MAGIC HAPPENS
The room starts before you're in the room.
Walking into a place where you don't know a soul is its own particular kind of awful. We've all had the lunch-tray moment, looking around hoping there is a place they fit in. Nobody has time for that at this time in life.
So this isn't really a one-day thing. It's a month before, the day itself, and a month after.
Your ticket gets you into Axenwild, our online community. Introductions, weekly prompts, small things that help you on your perimenopause journey, ways to navigate mid-life a little easier, somewhere to ask a question before it turns into a whole thing. By November 14 you're walking in already knowing faces, maybe you’ve already made some friends. Register at the Insiders rate and you're in from the day you sign up. That’s more weeks in the room before the room.
And when you register, you tell me your story once. What you're dealing with, what you need, what you've already been through. I read every one, and I build the day around what comes back. You've told it fifteen times already. This time, somebody does something with it.
Is the Pause your perfect room?
Come if
You’d rather understand what’s happening than just be handed something to take
You’re tired of doing this alone
You’ve got an appointment coming up, and you want to walk in ready
You can be serious and a little ridiculous on the same day
You know in your gut there’s more your body needs, and you’re done ignoring that
You want to actually understand perimenopause and what your options are
You want to try one more thing because you know the answer is out there
You hate events where you don’t know people. We’re building community BEFORE the event for those who want it. So no one is a stranger in person.
Don’t Come if
You want a light and fluffy day
You want someone to hand you a magic pill to feel better this second
You don’t care about the why
A room full of women doing this together sounds like your personal hell (although - I’m an introvert too and there’s a way out built in for that. See below)
The Pause Agenda
10:00 am - Doors Open
10:30 am - Welcome with Qi Gong: Open Your Fascia
We start by shaking it out and working with a perimenopausal body’s natural way of opening up
10:50 am - One Woman’s Story
11:15 am - Panel: Would you Just Listen to Me?
11:45 am - Let’s Move. Things you can take home with you that only take 5 mins and can be done anywhere that are built for different types of perimenopausal bodies.
12:15 pm - Panel: “Behind the Veil”
1:00 pm - Lunch, and it’s included. Go find a practitioner in the consultation area, cool off in the distillery/brewry cold room, take yourself to a quiet space, and speak to no one.
2:00 pm - Your nervous system explained with the how, why and what you can do about it to help along your perimenopause journey.
2:30 pm - Pick your own session. Choose from movement, massage, consultations, connection, art, etc. Nap and disconnection stations will also be available
3:05 pm - Rage Dance. A perimenopauspalooza if you will. Gen X/Millenial playlists built from your requests. Scrunchies provided. Let’s get feral together!
3:30 pm - Panel: Ways to Regulate. Keeping your nervous system agile. It’s not about always being calm but being able to move with the different nervous system states to help regulate hormones, etc.
4:15 pm - Pick your own session. Time for personal consultations, support, healing, movement. Whatever helps you build on the plan we’re developing all day.
4:40 pm - The Plan. Three ideas: One to start with today, two to keep in reserve. Plus, details on where we pick this up in the community on Monday post-event.
5:00 pm - Goodbyes and see ya laters.
Consultations with the experts will be available all day.
November 15 - December 14, 2026. You don’t get dropped Sunday. Every ticket comes with a month of integration and connection post event because the hard part isn’t Saturday. It’s managing when we get home, and no one should have to do this alone.
Crush Uncertainty. Own the Facts.
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We act in hours, not weeks.
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We crush clutter and target pure impact.
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We scale like a surge, not a slog.
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Zero drag, all drive.
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We lock it down, then reinforce the lock.