Regina Mendoza PsyD PA

04/19/2024

Yes, your gynecologist. Increased depression, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, brain fog, high cholesterol, high blood glucose, weight gain, low s*x drive, heart palpitations, headaches, body pain, and more can all be caused by perimenopause and menopause. It’s not just hot flashes and irritability!

Menopause and perimenopause can wreak havoc on your mental health and sense of well-being. According to Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a menopause specialist, women with a prior history of anxiety can experience a four-fold increase in symptoms during menopause.

Positive lifestyle changes and psychotherapy can help but may not be enough to take care of all these symptoms. Ask your gynecologist if hormone replacement therapy is right for you. From what I’ve learned, it’s very safe and effective for most women.

There are many menopause specialists providing wonderful information and treatment to help women live stronger, healthier lives. Here are some of my favorites:

08/15/2023

⏲Let's talk about agendas, calendars, and other organizational systems for school.

⏲Some kids/students/adults prefer paper agendas.

⏲Others can't stand a paper agenda and prefer an electronic system like an app or an electronic calendar.

⏲Some students prefer to have a whiteboard in their bedroom and write things down there.

⏲Every system does not work for every person, so this is a good time of year to talk about it and experiment with different systems to find out what works best for your child.

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08/08/2023

It's back to school season again. Most kids, parents, and even teachers are little nervous.

Help your kids to feel more confident by asking them about their strengths:

Are you flexible?
Do you have good common sense?
Are you creative?
Do you have a curious mind?
Are you patient?
Are you assertive?
Are you easy going?
Are you helpful?

Making an effort to think about the answers to these questions can help build a positive mind-set.

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03/01/2023

Everyone is valuable in some way.

02/27/2023

"One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries." -A.A. Milne

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02/23/2023

02/20/2023

If you find yourself using words like everything, never, always, everyone, etc., stop and ask yourself is it REALLY everything, never, always? Chances are whatever you are referring to is not a 100% absolute and thinking in these terms can negatively affect mental health.

Thinking this way leads to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
Try to find more accurate words like “it will be difficult,” “rarely,” “often,” etc. More accurate words will prevent extreme negative feelings.

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