She had access to the best doctors in the country. She still didn't know.

Seema Kiran Sajdeh — television personality, fitness advocate, someone who has spent years in the public eye talking about health and wellness — had no idea her body was going through menopause. Not until she shattered her wrist in seven pieces and was told she had borderline osteopenia. Not until her lows became unbearable and she couldn't explain why. Not until she started connecting dots that nobody had ever given her a map for.

In this episode, Seema talks about what perimenopause actually felt like from the inside. The acid reflux that came out of nowhere. The running routine that was making things worse, not better. The supplements nobody prescribed but she had to figure out herself. The moment on a turbulent flight where she thought: you're dealing with menopause, surely you can deal with this.

This is not a medical episode. It is something more useful than that. It is the conversation most women are having in private, finally said out loud.

If you have ever been told your symptoms are stress, age, or imagination — this one is for you.

Menopause: It Was This All Along is a podcast about the conversations Indian women deserve to have. Hosted by Roshini Sanah Jaiswal, founder of Justhuman — India's first luxury neurocosmetics brand.