Why can friendship feel so different in midlife?
As we change, our friendships change too. Some deepen, some drift, and we may find ourselves craving more meaningful connection with women who understand the season of life we’re in.
In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, Gabriella sits down with Nandita Mahadevan, founder of Sol Women, to explore how we cultivate meaningful female friendships in midlife—and what it takes to create the community we’re looking for.
They talk about friendship, belonging, women’s wellness, and how Nandita is bringing women together through Sol Women to have honest conversations about their health, changing bodies, relationships, intimacy, and more.
And if you’ve ever wondered, “Where do I find my people at this stage of my life?” this conversation might inspire you to stop waiting for the invitation—and become the woman who makes it.
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Nandita Mahadevan is the founder of Sol Women, a community based in Austin, Texas that brings together functional medicine, mindset coaching, nervous system regulation, and female sisterhood to support women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife transformation. With over 20 years of experience in the functional medicine and wellness space, Nandita co-founded Sol Women alongside nurse practitioner and functional medicine expert Lauren Colletti after their own transformative journey together at a retreat in Costa Rica.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Why our friendships and what we need from them can change in midlife
- How to cultivate deeper, more meaningful female friendships
- What to do when friendships drift, change, or come to an end
- Why community and connection matter to our well-being
- How to start building the community you’re craving—even if it begins with just a few women
Nandita ended our conversation with something that landed in my whole body.
Sisterhood is the true medicine.
Loneliness, she reminded us, is now recognized as having the same health impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. We are deeply connected through our screens and deeply disconnected from one another. And what women are craving — in Nandita's retreats, in the Sol Women community, and in conversations like this one — is the thing that has always been the medicine. Each other.
Gabriella is thrilled to be joining Nandita and Lauren as an invited facilitator at the upcoming Sol Women three-day retreat in Austin. If you have been craving exactly this kind of connection, the details are in the show notes.
And if you are listening and wondering how to create this in your own life, Nandita's advice is simple. Do not wait to be invited. Become the woman who invites.
If you're seeking to reclaim your pleasure and vitality, join Gabriella atwww.pleasureinthepause.com for this enlightening journey into the heart of female pleasure and empowerment.
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