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Understanding Perimenopause: More Than Just Hot Flashes

Cognitive Changes During Menopause: A Common Experience

Mood disorders are common among women, yet they are frequently underrecognized or misunderstood.

For some individuals, the changes in mood, energy, and cognition that occur before menstruation can interfere significantly with daily life.

Do you tend to feel more stressed out, depressed, or otherwise like you’re struggling to get by during the holidays? It isn’t just you. Women deal with an increase in mental and emotional difficulties during the latter half of the year, and much of the time, this is directly associated with the holiday season. At Mind and Body Medicine, LLC , we will not only offer you help in learning about, and potentially addressing, any mental health conditions that may be present, but also in recognizing and managing generalized holiday stress. Tamara McDonald, DNP, is ready to provide you with the support you need so you can enjoy the holidays this year — perhaps like never before.

If you’ve dreamed your whole life of carrying a child, it’s devastating to be told that you may not or will not be able to experience it. Fertility grief is a real and painful part of reproductive mental health, and many people don’t realize how isolating it can feel until it happens to them. At Mind and Body Medicine, LLC, we want you to know you are not alone. Tamara McDonald, DNP, is always here to provide you with the kind of care that will allow you to navigate infertility grief and see the light on the other side, whatever that may look like.

Traditional therapy is an extremely helpful tool for mental health and well-being, whether you’ve been diagnosed with a specific disorder or not. In recent years, the number of those seeking therapy has increased, and many people experience myriad benefits from this type of care. But what if traditional therapy just doesn’t sound like enough? Or what if you feel like the process doesn’t allow for the kind of versatile and personalized care you need? If this is the case for you, it’s time to consider a modality called integrative psychiatry. Mind and Body Medicine, LLC, offers a number of mental wellness programs tailored to your specific needs. Tamara McDonald, DNP, uses her mental health training to offer a program for your unique situation. If regular therapy has always seemed like less than what you need, consider this option today.

Depression is a harmful, insidious mental disorder that can make it hard to experience joy, satisfaction, or any emotion at all. And unfortunately, it doesn’t just touch the people it affects directly. It can be very difficult to see a loved one struggle with depression, and sometimes, just knowing how to show someone you support them can feel impossibly far away. But there are ways to support someone as they cope with depression. And you can make a difference, even just by being there for your loved one. At Mind and Body Medicine, LLC, we offer mental health treatment for a number of disorders, including depression. Tamara McDonald, DNP, provides caring, holistic therapy that puts you at the center of your own wellness program whether you have depression, another mental disorder, or simply want to help support a loved one.

Though the understanding of mental wellness and the treatment of mental disorders has come a long way in our society, many people still balk at the idea of managing mental health with medication. However, medication management is just a part of the holistic treatment we provide at our Boise, ID office. Mind and Body Medicine, LLC offers more than medication to treat your mental condition; our pharmacological solutions are extremely individualized. Tamara McDonald, DNP, understands many people feel hesitancy around taking a pill for anything, but this treatment is often a vital part of wellness and mental health. Let us show you why.