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Episode 66: The Silent Struggle: A Woman's Journey Through Hormonal Change with Amita Sharma

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Brandon Held
Published
Fri 05 Sep 2025
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Amita Sharma shares her journey from architecture student to co-founder of Nourish Doc, a holistic wellness platform empowering women through hormonal transitions. Her personal struggle with perimenopause symptoms that threatened her tech career led to the creation of a comprehensive solution for women.

• Sent to boarding school at 13 while her parents moved to North Africa, creating early feelings of abandonment
• Pursued architecture against family pressure to become a doctor, studying at UC Berkeley
• Struggled with low-paying jobs despite prestigious education
• Changed careers multiple times, eventually finding success in software and product management
• Experienced debilitating perimenopause symptoms at 40 that threatened her career
• Used natural healing methods from her Indian heritage to resolve her health issues
• Created Nourish Doc to help women navigate hormonal transitions from PMS to post-menopause
• Discovered 50% of mid-age women experience anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts related to hormonal changes
• Developed a platform offering affordable solutions from self-care to expert guidance
• Emphasizes that self-care is not selfish but essential for overall wellbeing

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Their supplements have been developed by a team of Practitioners, men's health scientists, neuroscientists and peak performers. MNLY harnesses the power of blood analysis, machine learning, and AI to evaluate data from four essential components: Biological, Environmental, Nutritional, and Clinical analysis. By leveraging this advanced technology, they develop precise, evidence-based solutions that are tailored uniquely to each individual.

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