Hi Ladies,

Please don’t feel offended or ashamed of the terms women’s mental health, when being applied to you/us specifically. After age 40 so much is happening to us, so many changes and transitions. We don’t understand what is going on in our bodies. This means the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts of our bodies.

A discussion of women’s mental health will usually entail therapy of some sort. There is no way to avoid it. O.K.?

In this article, try to see the connections between women’s mental health and her family. She is involved and a primary member. She may have her own personal mental health problems as well as those of her children and family. Women have a tremendous burden on their shoulders–and her mental health is strained and affected, to say the least.

What is therapy?

Women’s mental health therapy is a way to help you understand yourself better and to cope better. Being in therapy does not mean you are crazy. Everyone has problems. Therapy is one way to help yourself with your problems.

» Read more: The Role of Recreational Therapy in Mental Health Treatment