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Expert menopause advice - Stress & anxiety

Declining oestrogen levels can contribute towards anxiety and mood changes during menopause. Browse from our range of articles as the UK’s top menopause experts share their physical, lifestyle and psychological advice.

Dr Shilpa McQuillan
Dr Shilpa McQuillan
GP

Coping with stress and anxiety during menopause: expert advice from a GP

Some of the most challenging menopause symptoms are the ones you can’t see. GP Dr Shilpa McQuillan discusses the psychological side of menopause, and the symptoms many women visit her for help with: stress and anxiety, low mood and ...

Dr Deborah Lancastle
Dr Deborah Lancastle
Psychologist

Coping with your emotions during menopause

Many women experience low mood, anxiety and sudden flashes of irritability during menopause – but what can we do to cope when extremes of emotion hit? Health Psychologist Dr Deborah Lancastle explains...

Helen Roach
Helen Roach
Nutritionist

Everything you need to know about diet for perimenopause

It’s old news now that the way you eat can have a massive impact on how you feel. With ...

couple relaxing by a peaceful lake
Relate
Relate
Relationship counsellor

How to manage stress, anxiety and anger and keep your relationship strong

Relate, the UK’s largest network of relationship counsellors, has worked with Health & Her to develop advice to help ...

Intermittent fasting
Helen Roach
Helen Roach
Nutritionist

Intermittent fasting for women in menopause

The current buzz around intermittent fasting for women has linked it to everything from improved gut and heart health to ...

low energy train traveller
Julie Dennis
Julie Dennis
Menopause career coach

Low energy levels from menopause and how to get more out of your day

Are you tired all the time? Do you wake exhausted, stumble through the day and fall home too tired to ...

Rosie Letts
Rosie Letts
Nutritional therapist

Menopause Mood changes & foods to help with mood swings

What causes menopause mood changes, and can the right nutrition help? Qualified nutritional therapist Rosie Letts explains what’s going ...

Anne Henderson
Anne Henderson
Gynaecologist

Menopause mood changes and brain fog – the surprising cognitive and psychological symptoms

Many women are surprised by the changes to cognitive function that can occur around the menopause...

Two women watching sunset
Dr Shilpa McQuillan
Dr Shilpa McQuillan
GP

Menopause, perimenopause and post-menopause – A GP’s overview

From the time you start noticing changes and symptoms to beyond your last period, menopause is a time of multiple changes. Many of us feel mystified by what’s going on.

Relate
Relate
Relationship counsellor

Painful sex and relationships – how to talk about it and improve things together

Are menopause symptoms making sex painful? Relate, the UK’s largest provider of relationship support, has worked with Health & ...

Health and Her
Health and Her

Perimenopause and mental health

Perimenopause, the stage before menopause, can be a particularly difficult time for women, both physically and psychologically. Mental health issues – ...

Phytoestrogen rich foods for menopause
Helen Roach
Helen Roach
Nutritionist

Phytoestrogens and menopause

For many women, the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause can be frustrating and can affect everyday life. Though there are ...