Women-O-Pause by Lenaa Kumar: A Mid-Life Guide for Women and Their Men: From the bestselling author of The Autobiography of God
Lenaa Kumar, bestselling author of The Autobiography of God, arrived at perimenopause the same year her entire life seemed to reorganise itself at once. Marriage, a new home, and a sudden surge of social media fame all collided in 2024, with this uninvited biological shift arriving right alongside them. Rather than treating it as a slow fade, she chose to see it as something she calls 'Womenescence': a genuine awakening into the next chapter of being a woman. Facing the fog of symptoms and conflicting advice, Kumar set about doing the research herself. She explored holistic practices, ancient wellness traditions, and meaningful lifestyle changes, building an approach grounded in agency rather than resignation. The book that emerged is part memoir, part practical guide, and it reads like both at once. It's honest, reflective, and genuinely useful. What makes Women-O-Pause worth your time is its refusal to treat midlife transition as a medical inconvenience to be managed quietly. Kumar challenges the received wisdom, weaving in perspectives from medical professionals to balance her personal story with clinical grounding. The result is a book that speaks to both lived experience and science without sacrificing either. Written for women navigating perimenopause or menopause, and for the men who want to understand what that actually means, this is a thoughtful, warm, and well-researched read. It positions menopause not as a problem with a prescription, but as a passage worth understanding and, perhaps surprisingly, embracing.
- Author: Lenaa Kumar
- Publisher: Ebury Press
- Genre: Lifestyle & Wellness
- ISBN: 978-9377300906
- Pages: 224 pages