Menopause and Mental Health with Dr. Mary Claire Haver

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Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Learn more about Menopause, and Dr. Haver's book and other treatments at https://thepauselife.com/ Menopause can really impact mental health, but there are effective treatments, you don’t just have to grit your way through it, so let’s talk about it, and I’m excited to have menopause expert Dr. Mary-Claire Haver here to share the medical aspect of it. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist,
0:06.0	and I believe therapeutic education can change lives and should be easily accessible to all.
0:12.0	These podcast episodes are filled with a research-backed therapeutic education that you can start applying to your life today.
0:18.8	If you like these episodes and you want to go into more depth on specific topics like how to process tough emotions, how to change your brain
0:27.4	and build better relationships, or how to help support someone you know with a mental illness,
0:32.3	then check out my classes at TherapyIn a nutshell.com. Each podcast episode here comes from a corresponding
0:40.0	video you can find on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel. Also, these podcasts are
0:45.0	educational and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving from a therapist
0:50.1	or other health professionals. Okay, let's jump into this week's skill. Hi, everyone, I'm Emma McAdam. I'm a licensed
0:57.6	marriage and family therapist, and today we have a special guest on the show, Dr. Mary Claire Haver.
1:02.3	She is a OBGYN, and since 2021, she has specialized in menopause care. And we're going to be
1:08.4	talking about the impacts of hormones on mental health and the impacts of perimenopause and menopause on mental health. Now, one of the things we see
1:15.2	is that a lot of times when women get into their 40s, they start having these new mental health
1:22.1	symptoms like anxiety or panic attacks. They maybe have difficulty sleeping or they're more irritable, or these other
1:28.3	issues come up that they really haven't been struggling with before. And when these issues come up,
1:32.7	the question needs to be asked, is this connected to your lifespan developmental stage where your
1:40.6	hormones are changing, your ovaries are changing, your body is changing, and these changes
1:45.6	have impacts on every part of your body, including your brain. So today we're going to be asking
1:49.9	Dr. Mary Claire all the questions I can think of about how to improve your mental health
1:56.7	when you've got new symptoms or symptoms related to menopause and what some of the other related
2:03.2	issues are with hormones and mental health, especially for women. And this is really important
2:07.4	because a lot of women have been gaslit by their doctors. A lot of women don't have access
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