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Iwona Gerner, NCC. LGPC.

Peri Menopause & Post menopause

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You don’t wake up one day

and suddenly realize your hormones have turned against you.

It’s never that obvious.

The shift is slow, strange, and hard to name. You feel just slightly… off.

Perimenopause can be tough.

One minute you’re fine, and the next you feel like you might lose it.

Between hot flashes, sleepless nights, mood swings, and the pressure of holding everything together, it’s a lot to carry.

Your body and mind are moving through real, natural changes that can be challenging

Many women come to me feeling stressed, misunderstood in their relationships, and sometimes carrying incorrect messages from healthcare providers about what they're experiencing.

together, we work to:

  • Develop gentle ways to care for your changing body and emotions

  • Learn tools to ease stress, sleep difficulties, and mood swings

  • Nurture connection and intimacy with your partner through understanding and communication

  • Address past unresolved experiences and attachment patterns that may surface during this transition

  • Support you in rediscovering yourself and embracing this new chapter with confidence

Beyond Surviving to Thriving

I understand that many women in this phase are juggling tremendous responsibilities—caring for teenagers, aging parents, demanding careers—all while their own bodies are asking for attention and care.

My work focuses on practical, accessible strategies that honor the reality of your life while supporting your wellbeing.

I encourage women to advocate for themselves, educate themselves about their options (from bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to natural remedies), and most importantly, to begin listening to what their bodies are telling them they need. For many women, this practice of self-attunement feels foreign at first—we've been conditioned to attend to everyone else's needs. Learning to honor your own needs isn't selfish; it's essential for showing up authentically in all your relationships.

This transition often brings clarity about what truly matters:

  • meaningful relationships,

  • healthy boundaries,

  • prioritizing wellness and mental health,

  • work-life balance, and

  • discovering new sources of pleasure and meaning.

    Together, we'll explore how to reclaim the parts of yourself

    that may have been set aside and create space for who you're becoming.

 

For more info about Peri, Menopause and Menopause

  • visit the websites:

  • https://menopause.org/

  • https://womensmentalhealth.org/specialty-clinics/menopausal-symptoms/#:~:text=Mindfulness%2DBased%20Cognitive%20Therapy%20(MBCT,may%20modestly%20reduce%20vasomotor%20symptoms

  • https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/easing-transition-into-menopause#:~:text=Fortunately%2C%20there%20are%20myriad%20ways,and%20community%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20said

 

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“Either I will find a way
or I will make one...”
— Philip Sidney
 

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