260 - Get comfortable with the uncomfortable: mental health and the menopause

260 - Get comfortable with the uncomfortable: mental health and the menopause

Content advisory: this podcast contains themes of suicide and mental health.

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Andrea Newton, a postmenopausal woman whose own experience of mental health during the menopause lead her to train as a tutor with the National Centre for Suicide Prevention Training. Over the last six years, Andrea has trained thousands of people in suicide intervention skills and she is now training to become a menopause coach.

Andrea explains how her work in the corporate world has allowed her to share the importance of educating line managers, HR managers, and everyone about the menopause. She is also the author of the book, Could it be Your Hormones Love? (And Other Questions Not to Ask a Menopausal Woman).

Andrea shares her tips on widening the conversation about menopause:

  1. Women need to educate themselves more about how the menopause affects all aspects of their health and be better at advocating for themselves.
  2. Let’s take the conversation to the wider audience and stop the awful, narrow, stereotypical view of menopause. Instead, educate people so we can avoid tribunals, retain talent and have more menopause-friendly businesses.
  3. Get comfortable with the uncomfortable and have conversations about things like menopause, mental health, suicide risk. We need to stop waiting for people to reach out, and we need to get better at reaching in and being proactive.

You can follow Andrea on LinkedIn, Instagram @in.her.right.mind and Facebook @InHerRightMind

Click here to find out more about Newson Health

Contact the Samaritans for 24-hour, confidential support by calling 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org.

Related articles

Westlund Tam L, Parry BL. (2003), ‘Does oestrogen enhance the antidepressant effects of fluoxetine?’, J Affect Disord. 77(1):87-92. Doi: 10.1016/s0165-0327(02)00357-9

Ibrahim WW, Safar MM, Khattab MM, Agha AM. (2016), ‘17β-Estradiol augments antidepressant efficacy of escitalopram in ovariectomized rats: Neuroprotective and serotonin reuptake transporter modulatory effects,’ Psychoneuroendocrinology. 74: 240-250. 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.09.013

Episoder(324)

004 - Education about the menopause - Practice Manager Sarah Baker & Dr Louise Newson

004 - Education about the menopause - Practice Manager Sarah Baker & Dr Louise Newson

Menopause education is not mandatory for healthcare professionals. Dr Newson discusses the importance of menopause education with Menopause & Wellbeing Centre Practice Manager, Sarah Baker who previously worked in a private hospital and ran educational events for doctors on various subjects. Sarah describes how women’s health events were always popular and, in her experience, doctors have a real thirst for knowledge regarding the menopause and safe prescribing of HRT.  Sarah Baker's Three Take Home Tips to Help You on Your Menopause Journey: Do your research! There are so many great resources available, such as menopausedoctor.co.uk, and if you have the right information it will help when you visit your GP. Be brave and talk to other people - you may find a lot of your friends are going through the same thing and you can help and support each other. Talk to your family and involve your partner. You are not on your own and there is help out there! Learn more about Sarah Baker

3 Jul 201928min

003 - Menopause & Depression - GP & Menopause Expert Dr Rebecca Lewis & Dr Louise Newson

003 - Menopause & Depression - GP & Menopause Expert Dr Rebecca Lewis & Dr Louise Newson

Symptoms of depression commonly occur during the perimenopause/menopause. Here, Dr Newson is joined by Dr Rebecca Lewis and together they discuss why symptoms can occur & ways of managing them with the right treatment. For many menopausal women, these symptoms are incorrectly diagnosed as depression; research shows around 70% of perimenopausal/menopausal women are inappropriately offered/given antidepressants. There is no evidence that antidepressants are beneficial for the low mood associated with changing hormone levels. Dr Rebecca Lewis' Thee Take Home Tips about Menopause and Depression: Low mood is a very common symptom during the menopause - you are not alone! There is a great treatment available and the right type and dose of oestrogen can really help these symptoms. HRT is safe and can be so beneficial for our mental health, as well as cardiovascular health and bone health. Find out more about Dr Rebecca Lewis

27 Jun 201933min

002 - Improving Education About the Menopause - PCWHF Director, Karl Hamer & Dr Louise Newson

002 - Improving Education About the Menopause - PCWHF Director, Karl Hamer & Dr Louise Newson

In this episode, recorded in conjunction with the Primary Care Women's Health Forum, Dr Newson talks with PCWHF Director, Karl Hamer about Newson Health Menopause & Wellbeing Centre and her passion and determination to improve education about the menopause.  Primary Care Women's Health Forum

11 Apr 201929min

001 - Symptoms and Effective Treatment for Women Experiencing the Menopause - Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson

001 - Symptoms and Effective Treatment for Women Experiencing the Menopause - Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson

In this first episode of a new podcast series recorded by Dr Louise Newson, founder and menopause specialist GP at Newson Health Menopause & Wellbeing Centre, Dr Newson discusses the symptoms and experiences of different patients with fellow GP and menopause expert, Dr Sarah Ball. Find out more about Dr Sarah Ball

19 Mar 201937min

Populært innen Helse

fastlegen
hvordan-har-du-det-mann
leger-om-livet
fryktlos
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
psykodrama
rss-garne-damer
baarli-og-benjamin-gar-i-terapi
bak-fasaden-en-reise-i-livet-med-sykepleier-ine
morten-ramm-lar-kakla-ga-til-du-sovner
foreldreradet
rss-puppen-og-lillemor
hormonelle-frida
rss-baarli-og-benjamin-gar-i-terapi
klimaks
fremtid-pa-frys
hjernesterk
rss-kunsten-a-leve
rss-podkasten-lopeklubben
rss-sunn-okonomi