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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

Update: 2025-08-21
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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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Sources:

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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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

Claudia Petrilli