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She was 40, successful in tech… and secretly falling apart. Sleep vanished, anxiety spiked, brain fog wrecked her performance — and no one at work knew why. Even her doctors didn’t have answers, beyond a prescription for antidepressants she instinctively refused. In this raw and revealing conversation, Amita Sharma, co-founder of Nourish Doc, shares how her hidden battle with perimenopause exposed a brutal truth: women are expected to perform at their peak while silently enduring hormonal chaos that medicine barely studies and workplaces completely ignore. What started as a desperate attempt to “fix herself” has become a mission to build a global, holistic platform for hormonal health and to put menopause, perimenopause, and PMS at the center of DEI and health equity. If you’re a founder, HR leader, or a woman navigating your 30s, 40s, or 50s, this episode will change how you think about work, wellness, and what it really means to support women at every stage of life. What You'll Learn : How a high-p