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Iwona Gerner, NCC. LGPC.

Peri Menopause & Post menopause

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What you are dealing with

isn’t just “midlife”

it is a chapter of biological

And

emotional shifts

While Menopause is a normal process

many women feel like it’s a time when everything shifts or changes at once

  • body is changing: metabolic changes, gain weight, joint pains,

  • you have difficulty sleeping

  • experiencing hot flashes and night sweats

  • you feel like your coping skills don’t work anymore

  • you’re irritated more then usual

  • you have a brain fog, forgetting things

  • you feel depressed and/or anxious more than ever, or these two are new to you

  • you are tired all the time

  • You might become aware of emotions that are coming back (even though you worked through them

  • just feeling “Not yourself”

In the past, women were told “this is normal, that’s aging, just try to push trough it” , today there is more information and support in medical world to help women through this phase.

Also, slowly there is growing awareness of perimenopausal impacts on mental health and how psychotherapy can help.

In therapy, we work together to support you:

  • Manage menopause-related anxiety, panic, depression and irritability

  • Support better, restorative sleep

  • Reduce stress and lower cortisol levels

  • Understand the connection between hormones and mental health, which helps you feel more in control.

  • Reflect on your boundaries and prioritize your emotional well-being—even when others expect you to keep juggling everything.

  • Work through trauma

  • Navigate your midlife changes with clarity, confidence and self-compassion

    For more info about Peri, Menopause and Menopause

    visit the websites:

  • https://menopause.org/

  • https://womensmentalhealth.org/specialty-clinics/menopausal-symptoms/#:~:text=Mindfulness%2DBased%20Cognitive%20Therapy%20(MBCT,may%20modestly%20reduce%20vasomotor%20symptoms

  • https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/easing-transition-into-menopause#:~:text=Fortunately%2C%20there%20are%20myriad%20ways,and%20community%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20said

 

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