Menopause and Mental Health
Featuring Oluwakemi Balogun, MD, from the Women’s and Reproductive Mental Health (WARM) Program
Perimenopause marks a significant and often overlooked chapter in a woman’s life. More than hormonal changes alone, this transition can deeply affect mental health, influencing mood, anxiety, sleep, memory, and pre-existing psychiatric conditions.
In this timely and empowering conversation, Dr. Oluwakemi Balogun, a reproductive psychiatry fellow in the Women’s and Reproductive Mental Health (WARM) Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, brings a thoughtful and compassionate perspective to this important stage of life. With professional interests in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, and health care disparities, she explores menopause not only as a period of vulnerability, but also as one of growth, reflection, and possibility.
Attendees will gain practical insight into the connection between menopause and mental health, along with strategies to better understand and navigate this transition with clarity and confidence. As the final session of the year, it also offers a special opportunity to gather in person and close out the series together on an engaging and meaningful note. This session is designed to leave participants with knowledge and tools to support both themselves and the women they care for.
Hosted by Women in Medicine at Columbia in Collaboration with Women’s and Reproductive Mental Health (WARM) Program and the CUIMC Office of Academic and Community Partnerships
