Advice Type: Psychological Advice
Psychological Advice
Mental Health and Perimenopause
Perimenopause, the stage before menopause, can be a particularly difficult time for women, both physically and psychologically. In fact, mental health issues – such as anxiety, ...
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Is it the menopause or is it life?
The menopause experience explored by our leading Health Psychologist Dr Deborah Lancastle is a Registered and Chartered Health Psychologist and Principal Lecturer at the University ...
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How to Talk to Your Doctor About Intimate or Embarrassing Menopause Symptoms
Not every woman feels confident talking about her intimate health, but you shouldn’t let shyness or embarrassment put you off getting the help you ...
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CBT for menopause
Does cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for hot flushes and other menopause symptoms really work? Myra S Hunter, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Health Psychology at ...
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Menopause and relationships
Relate, the UK’s largest provider of relationship support, discuss how relationships may change as you discover you are perimenopausal, and as you experience menopause. ...
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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; brain fog might sound funny, but it certainly doesn’...
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Coping with 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? ...
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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 & Her to develop advice to ...
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Cognitive behaviour therapy for hot flushes
Is it possible to manage hot flushes in a natural way? The science says yes! Many studies have proved that a technique called Cognitive Behaviour ...
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Have you lost your libido? Learn how to work through it as a couple…
Libido, sex drive, sizzle, in the mood… call it what you will, your desire to have sex can take a real hit during menopause. Whatever ...
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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 you and your partner work ...