Perinatal Psychiatry, Birth Trauma & the Perimenopause Transition with Dr. Anna Glezer | Golden Hour

Описание: In this episode of the Golden Hour, Dr. O sits down with Dr. Anna Glezer, a reproductive and integrative psychiatrist trained at Harvard and UCSF, where she continues to teach and mentor residents and fellows. She is the founder of Women’s Wellness Psychiatry, creator of the Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry, and co-founder of the Bay Area Reproductive Mental Health Conference. Through her clinical work, teaching, and national leadership, she has helped shape how we understand women’s mental health across the reproductive lifespan.

This conversation moves beyond isolated diagnoses and instead examines women’s mental health as a longitudinal experience — from preconception and pregnancy through postpartum and into perimenopause.

We explore:
-- The misconception that pregnancy is protective for mental health
-- Why symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety often begin during pregnancy
-- The role of shared decision-making when discussing SSRIs in pregnancy
-- The concept of matrescence as a profound identity and neurobiological transition
-- The statistic that 1 in 5 women experience perinatal or postpartum depression — and why anxiety, OCD, and trauma are often underrecognized
-- Why approximately 40% of birthing people describe birth as traumatic, even when nothing “medically went wrong”
-- How loss of locus of control contributes to birth trauma
-- Why perimenopause can last 5–15 years and frequently manifests through mood swings, irritability, insomnia, and brain fog
-- The integrative approach to mental health in midlife, including hormone therapy, CBT, exercise, sleep, micronutrients, and lifestyle medicine

At its core, this episode reframes women’s health around one central principle:

Mental health is health.

From pregnancy through midlife, women deserve to feel informed, seen, and supported — not dismissed, minimized, or told to “grin and bear it.”

If you work in women’s health, psychiatry, primary care, or are navigating these transitions yourself, this conversation offers both clinical depth and practical insight.

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