In this episode of the Healthy Aging Series, Ashleigh and Beth discuss mental health: how it impacts physical health and vice versa; how it changes through the decades; how our hormonal changes impact mental health; how to manage the mental health of loved ones, and so much more - see timestamps below. You can watch every episode of the Healthy Aging Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musclemaven 

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Timestamps:

2:00 : Making career changes as an older person

3:30 : What impacts your mental health as you age? Hormones, life circumstances

7:00 : How hormonal fluctutations impact women’s mental health vs. men's 11:00 : What the internet tells us to do to protect mental health

15:00 : What is a midlife crisis? Why does this happen?

29:30 : Which surprising age group is most likely to be depressed

36:00 : What happens to mental health after retirement

42:40 : Dealing with the mental health of loved ones

54:10 : Body signals and biofeedback that provide clues to mental health