Women are more likely than men to experience depression and anxiety in their life time.  Fluctuating hormones during periods, during pregnancy, after childbirth, perimenopause, menopause can effect our mood, cause sleep issues and fatigue.

 

Traditionally, women are the primary caregivers for the family; including caring for children, spouse/partner and elderly parents. Now in today's society women's roles has expanded may be working outside the home or establishing a career with the full expectation of fulfilling the all roles mentioned above. Both Grief/loss and excitement maybe be experienced by a women when becoming a mother or empty nester. 

 

Wow this sounds exhausting to me! What do think?