You went looking for help with menopause anxiety and mood changes. What you got was a shrug. But you are not imagining it.

You cleaned up your diet. You tried to sleep more. Maybe you started hormones, or asked your doctor and were told this is normal, or that you seem fine. Still, something is off. You feel on edge in a way you did not used to. Small things tip you over. And the version of you who used to handle everything is harder to find. Yet no one has been able to tell you why.

But here is what often goes unsaid: menopause anxiety and mood changes are rarely about one thing. Hormones are part of the picture, but they are not the whole picture. Several things move at once. What is happening in your body. What your nervous system is carrying. Who you are becoming in this stage of life. So when the conversation only looks at one layer, the rest stays invisible, and the advice keeps missing.

This conversation brings together three providers who each work a different layer of that picture. One looks at the body, at what your biochemistry and mineral levels reveal about mood, stress tolerance, and sleep. This is the kind of data conventional labs often skip. Another is a licensed therapist who works with the emotional weight of midlife. She knows the sandwich generation, and the quiet pressure to keep everything the way it was. The third is a coach who works with identity and agency. This is the part of the season where old patterns stop holding, and you get to decide what comes next.

So you will leave understanding why perimenopause and menopause can turn the volume up on anxiety and mood. You will know what is worth testing or asking about, and where to go next. Not a single fix. Instead, a clearer map, and people who can actually help you read it.

This is where you stop figuring it out alone.

What You Will Gain

• A real explanation for why you feel anxious, flat, or on edge, instead of hearing it is just your age
• A sense of which symptoms might trace back to something testable, and what to ask your provider to look at
• Room to stop chasing one magic fix, and a way to build support that actually holds
• Words for what you are going through, so you can explain it to the people around you without shrinking it
• A clearer idea of who to talk to first, and what each kind of support can and cannot do

Who This Is For

• Women who were told their anxiety or low mood is just menopause and left without a real answer
• Women who are doing everything right and still feel off
• Women holding a lot at once, aging parents, older kids, demanding work, and feeling it in their body
• Women who suspect there is more to the story than hormones but do not know where to look
• Women who are tired of piecing this together alone

About the Speakers

Kristin Gauthier, MSN, RN, CHt

Founder of Nourish Women’s Health. Kristin is a Women’s Health Integrative Practitioner who works the mineral layer underneath mood, the part most women have never had tested. A registered nurse with advanced certifications in Precision Nutrition, Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), auricular acupuncture (NADA protocol), and Reiki Levels I and II, she is also a Certified Yoga Teacher and WellBe Patient Advocate. Through hair tissue mineral analysis, Kristin looks at how copper-zinc imbalance and magnesium deficiency affect stress tolerance and emotional stability, and why standard bloodwork misses it entirely. 

Deb Hurowitz, LICSW

Founder of Still Me Therapy. Deb supports women navigating life transitions, from peri/menopause and empty nest shifts to the challenges of the Sandwich Generation. She earned her Master of Social Work from Boston College School of Social Work in 2008 and has practiced for 17 years across all ages and stages. Her areas of focus include life transitions, anxiety, stress and burnout, and trauma, and she has been EMDR Certified since 2024.

Dr. Jennifer Edwards

Veterinarian, former multi-doctor practice owner, leadership and energy coach, and speaker, and founder of Dr. Jennifer Edwards Coaching, LLC. With over 25 years in veterinary medicine and advanced training in mindset, energy, and conscious leadership, she blends clinical experience, business ownership, and transformational coaching in her work with women. Jennifer is an ICF-credentialed coach with certifications in Core Energy Coaching, Core Dynamics, the Energy Leadership Index Assessment, The Energy Codes, Canfield Success Principles, and Happy for No Reason.