Mood & mind

Anxiety, irritability and brain fog: what's behind them and what steadies you.

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Anxious during perimenopause or menopause? Here's why hormonal changes can trigger worry, racing thoughts and panic-like feelings — and what helps.

Understanding Brain Fog
Explore why memory, focus and concentration can feel different during menopause and what may help you manage these changes.
Steadier Mood During Menopause
Understand how menopause can affect your emotional wellbeing and discover practical ways to support a steadier mood.
Menopause and Your Mind: How CBT Can Help You Feel More Like Yourself
Discover how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can support emotional wellbeing and help you manage some menopause-related experiences.
Why Am I So Irritable All of a Sudden?
Feeling more irritable, emotional or overwhelmed than usual? Here's how perimenopause and menopause affect mood, stress and emotional wellbeing.
Why Do I Feel Like a Different Person Since Turning 45?
Feeling emotionally, mentally or physically unlike yourself during menopause? Here's why, and how to move through it.
Why Can't I Remember Names Anymore?
Struggling with memory and concentration during menopause? Here's why brain fog happens and what actually helps.

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