76. Feeling Sad, Irritable, or Unmotivated Over 40? Here's What's Really Going On

76. Feeling Sad, Irritable, or Unmotivated Over 40? Here's What's Really Going On

In this episode, Claudia gets vulnerable, sharing her own struggle with depression, the steps she took to overcome it, and how you can navigate depression in perimenopause.

In this episode we covered:
  • How hormone changes in perimenopause affect mental health
  • How nutrient imbalances and gut health play a role in depression
  • The life transitions perimenopause women experience
  • Frustrations with your body and health in perimenopause
  • The impact of unaddressed trauma
  • Is it time to slow down or consider a career change?
  • Steps to overcome depression including supplement suggestions


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Links Mentioned:

Episode 18: The Perimenopause Diet I Recommend

Episode 10: Why You Can't Sleep in Peri

Episode 24: Rethinking Sleep in Perimenopause W/ Morgan Adams (Sleep Coach)

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https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/5-hydroxytryptophan-5-htp

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5020390/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4393508/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/485215

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96. Should You Get HRT or Peptides from an Online Telehealth Company?

96. Should You Get HRT or Peptides from an Online Telehealth Company?

More women are turning to online telehealth companies for hormones, peptides, and thyroid support - and for good reason. These platforms have made care more accessible and more empowering than ever. B...

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95. Low Ferritin After 40: Do You Really Need Iron? What Your Labs Aren't Telling You

95. Low Ferritin After 40: Do You Really Need Iron? What Your Labs Aren't Telling You

You were told your iron is low - but is that really true? In this episode, Claudia breaks down why low ferritin does not automatically mean iron deficiency, why so many women are incorrectly told to t...

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94. Magnesium After 40: Why It's Not Working the Way You Expect

94. Magnesium After 40: Why It's Not Working the Way You Expect

You've likely heard about magnesium being a miracle mineral and you're probably taking a supplement to help with some of your perimenopause symptoms, but supplementing randomly often leads to frustrat...

21 Tammi 12min

93. Why You're Exhausted (Even on HRT): Minerals, Stress & Over-Functioning

93. Why You're Exhausted (Even on HRT): Minerals, Stress & Over-Functioning

Feeling exhausted, wired, and stuck in a loop of burnout? You do everything right: sleep, clean eating, supplements…but still feel like your energy is on fumes. In this episode, I'm pulling back the c...

14 Tammi 14min

92. Women Over 40 Are Drowning — But Here's What No One Wants to Talk About

92. Women Over 40 Are Drowning — But Here's What No One Wants to Talk About

Women over 40 aren't just "busy" – they're overloaded. In this episode, we talk honestly about why so many midlife women feel like they're drowning: the pressure to over-function, checked-out partners...

7 Tammi 9min

91. You're Not Behind After 40: Letting Go of Pressure, Comparison, and Expectations

91. You're Not Behind After 40: Letting Go of Pressure, Comparison, and Expectations

As another year comes to a close, many women in midlife silently judge themselves for what they didn't achieve. In this powerful year-end episode, Claudia dismantles the toxic belief that your worth i...

17 Joulu 20259min

90. Anger, Irritability & Rage in Perimenopause (and What to Do About It)

90. Anger, Irritability & Rage in Perimenopause (and What to Do About It)

If you've been snapping at people you love, feeling angry for no reason, or like you're becoming someone you barely recognize, this episode explains why. Perimenopause rage is a physiological response...

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89. Menopause in Your 40s: How My Teammate Tonya Romano Navigated the Transition Holistically

89. Menopause in Your 40s: How My Teammate Tonya Romano Navigated the Transition Holistically

In this episode, Claudia sits down with Tonya Romano, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and co-coach inside The Perimenopause Method, to talk about her personal journey into menopause - a few years ear...

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