What if the greatest mental health crisis facing midlife women
isn’t happening because they’re “losing their minds”…
What if it’s happening because we’ve stopped listening?
In this solo episode of Notes From the
Edge, Lisa Lacy explores the overlooked intersection of
menopause, depression, neuroscience, and women’s mental health.
Drawing from current research and her own lived experience of
surgical menopause, Lisa examines why so many women in their 40s
and 50s suddenly struggle with anxiety, depression, memory
changes, identity loss, and, for some, suicidal thoughts.
This isn’t a conversation about hot flashes.
It’s a conversation about biology, hormones, the brain, and what
happens when women are told to “just push through” one of the
biggest neurological and hormonal transitions of their lives.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Why menopause is far more than a reproductive transition
• The connection between hormonal changes, depression, and
suicidal ideation
• What current research says about mental health during
perimenopause and menopause
• Why so many women are dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told it’s
“just stress”
• The importance of understanding the nervous system during
midlife
• How language, education, and compassion can change outcomes
Whether you’re navigating menopause yourself, love someone who
is, or work with women in healthcare or mental health, this
episode offers an evidence-informed perspective on a conversation
that is long overdue.
If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of
suicide or is in emotional crisis, please reach out to a trusted
person or contact your local emergency services or crisis
resources immediately. Help is available, and you do not have to
go through it alone.
If this conversation resonates with you, please subscribe, leave
a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.
Welcome to the Edge. Where we stop performing, start
asking better questions, and have the conversations we should
have been having all along.
www.lisalacy.com
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