{"id":353920,"date":"2026-03-29T16:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/353920\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:54:08","slug":"supriya-pathak-recalls-thinking-first-period-was-a-punishment-says-menopause-made-her-more-individualistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/353920\/","title":{"rendered":"Supriya Pathak recalls thinking first period was a \u2018punishment\u2019; says menopause made her \u2018more individualistic\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/129882653.jpg\" alt=\"Supriya Pathak recalls thinking first period was a \u2018punishment\u2019; says menopause made her \u2018more individualistic\u2019\" title=\"Veteran actor Supriya Pathak has candidly spoken about two deeply personal phases of a woman\u2019s life\u2014her first period and menopause\u2014revealing how both experiences shaped her understanding of herself. Recalling her first period, Supriya said she had absolutely no awareness about it. Opening up about menopause, Supriya described it as a \u201cstrange phase,\u201d but one that brought an unexpected sense of freedom.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Veteran actor Supriya Pathak has candidly spoken about two deeply personal phases of a woman\u2019s life\u2014her first period and menopause\u2014revealing how both experiences shaped her understanding of herself. Recalling her first period, Supriya said she had absolutely no awareness about it. Opening up about menopause, Supriya described it as a \u201cstrange phase,\u201d but one that brought an unexpected sense of freedom. Veteran actress <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supriya-pathak\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Supriya Pathak<\/a> has candidly spoken about two deeply personal phases of a woman\u2019s life\u2014her first period and menopause\u2014revealing how both experiences shaped her understanding of herself.In a recent conversation with Hauterrfly, the actress reflected on growing up in an era where conversations around menstruation were almost non-existent.  <\/p>\n<p> Watch<\/p>\n<p> Supriya Pathak recalls the time when she faced financial crunch: &#8216;Was looking for an affordable house&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I thought it was a punishment\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Recalling her first period, Supriya said she had absolutely no awareness about it. \u201cNobody told me anything\u2014not my mother, grandmother, or even relatives I was close to. I didn\u2019t even know something like periods existed,\u201d she shared.The experience left her frightened and confused. \u201cI was in school when it happened, and I thought it was a punishment for something I had done wrong. I believed I had made a mistake and this was God punishing me,\u201d she said.It was only after she rushed home that her mother reassured her. \u201cShe just told me it\u2019s normal, but didn\u2019t explain much beyond that\u2014like how often it happens or what to expect,\u201d Supriya added, highlighting the taboos that existed at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking the silence for the next generation<\/p>\n<p>The actress admitted that her own experience pushed her to approach things differently with her daughter Sanah Kapur. \u201cFor me, communication became very important. I didn\u2019t want her to go through the same trauma,\u201d she said, adding that today\u2019s generation is gradually breaking these taboos by talking more openly.  <\/p>\n<p> Watch<\/p>\n<p> Supriya Pathak recalls the time when she faced financial crunch: &#8216;Was looking for an affordable house&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Menopause made me think about myself\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Opening up about menopause, Supriya described it as a \u201cstrange phase,\u201d but one that brought an unexpected sense of freedom. \u201cI was happy that I wouldn\u2019t be bound every month,\u201d she said.Physically, she revealed that her experience was relatively smooth. \u201cI had minor hot flashes, but nothing major. It was very gradual, and I consider myself lucky,\u201d she shared.However, the emotional shift was far more significant. \u201cDuring menopause, I became more individualistic. For most of my life, I had always put others first\u2014family, people around me\u2014but during that phase, I started thinking about myself,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n<p>A turning point in self-realisation<\/p>\n<p>Supriya also spoke about a deeper realisation that came with the transition. \u201cI felt I had done so much for others, but in the end, nobody was really happy. So I started questioning\u2014why did I do so much?\u201d she said.Calling it a major turning point, the actress added that menopause helped her reassess her priorities and sense of self.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran actor Supriya Pathak has candidly spoken about two deeply personal phases of a woman\u2019s life\u2014her first period&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,187168,156,187167,12932,101473,187169,111,139,69,74345,187170,187171,187172,9050],"class_list":{"0":"post-353920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-communication-about-periods","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-first-period-experience","12":"tag-menopause","13":"tag-menstruation","14":"tag-mother-daughter-conversations","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-supriya-pathak","19":"tag-supriya-pathak-first-period-experience","20":"tag-supriya-pathak-menopause-experience","21":"tag-supriya-pathak-womens-health","22":"tag-womens-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}