Women-O-Pause by Lenaa Kumar: A Mid-Life Guide for Women and Their Men

In Women-O-Pause, Lenaa Kumar invites you into a year of profound transformation. In 2024, she received a sudden wave of social media attention just as her life shifted dramatically through marriage, relocation and an unexpected initiation: perimenopause. Rather than viewing it as a decline, she reframed this transition as ‘Womenescence’―a powerful awakening into the next phase of womanhood.

Amid the whirlwind of public visibility and private change, she refused to accept confusion, discomfort and pharmaceutical dependence. Instead, she turned to extensive research, lifestyle changes and natural healing practices rooted in holistic wellness and ancient traditions.

The result is both a memoir and a guide―a practical yet deeply reflective blueprint for women to help them navigate perimenopause and menopause with greater awareness, agency and vitality. Through personal insight and actionable tools, Women-O-Pause challenges conventional narratives while encouraging women to reconnect with the cyclical intelligence of their bodies.

Featuring insights from professional doctors who offer medical insight and clinical perspectives, this book bridges lived experience with modern science. It ultimately reframes menopause not as a problem to be solved but as a powerful rite of passage.

Lenaa Kumar is an award-winning actress, clinical psychologist, scriptwriter and entrepreneur, renowned for her impact on Indian cinema, with a career spanning over twenty-five years. Having actively pursued acting from the age of sixteen, Lenaa has worked in over 175 films in five languages, delivering blockbusters and critically acclaimed performances in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. She has won numerous awards, including the Filmfare, SIIMA, IIFA, Toronto International South Asian Film, Kerala State Film and Kerala Film Critics awards. An active advocate for mental health, emotional well-being and self-awareness, she is a transformational speaker, on a mission to empower with self-realization through infotainment.