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• posted: Jan. 20, 2026
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Perimenopause & Midlife

If you’re a woman in New York State feeling unlike yourself during perimenopause or menopause, emotional changes such as anxiety, irritability, brain fog, and low confidence are common and treatable. Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Perimenopause & Midlife

Perimenopause isn’t a maybe. It’s not a some women thing. It’s not a punishment for aging “wrong.”It’s a biological phase every woman will go through, whether you’re ready or not. And here’s Read More

• posted: Dec. 17, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Relationships,  Dating,  Marriage,  Long Distance Relationship,  Life Transitions,  Empty Nesters

You know that feeling when you’re supposed to be “moving on,” but you keep getting sucker-punched by the same memory? When a song comes on in the grocery store and Read More

• posted: Dec. 07, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Relationships,  Midlife,  Long Distance Relationship,  Perimenopause & Midlife,  Motherhood and Identity,  Life Transitions,  Empty Nesters

You know the moment. The lump in your throat. The hot sting behind your eyes. The quiet, desperate whisper in your mind that says, I can’t hold this together anymore. And Read More

• posted: Dec. 07, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Midlife,  Motherhood and Identity,  Life Transitions,  Empty Nesters

The Answer is Nope: The Midlife Mood You’ve Earned Midlife hits different, and not in the “cute Pinterest makeover” way. More like your hormones are crowd-surfing without permission, your to-do list Read More

• posted: Dec. 16, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Midlife,  Perimenopause & Midlife

Here’s a truth that might make you uncomfortable: most women don’t want to talk about perimenopause. You might minimize it, brush it off, or pretend it’s not happening even when Read More

• posted: Dec. 09, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT

When Home Stops Feeling Like Home If you’re a parent with a young adult still living at home, you might have noticed things aren’t as smooth as they used to be. Read More

• posted: Dec. 02, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Perimenopause & Midlife

Here’s a controversial truth: perimenopause makes overstimulation dangerous. Too much noise, information, or multitasking doesn’t just annoy you; it confuses your brain. News, AI, social media, coworkers talking over each Read More

• posted: Nov. 26, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Relationships,  Marriage,  Midlife,  Perimenopause & Midlife,  Life Transitions

Midlife women often feel pulled in every direction; parenting older kids, supporting aging parents, and managing household responsibilities. Add perimenopause or menopause into the mix, and burnout can hit hard. This post breaks down why the “caretaking cycle” keeps women stuck and how to reclaim energy, balance, and leadership at home without guilt. Read More

• posted: Nov. 06, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Midlife,  Perimenopause & Midlife,  Life Transitions
• perimenopause,  menopause,  midlife,  anxiety

If you’re a busy mid-life woman juggling work, family, and the many demands of life, yet lately you’ve found yourself on edge, restless, or anxious as you transition through perimenopause, you’re Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Relationships,  Dating,  Long Distance Relationship

Have you ever wondered why love feels harder when you're separated by miles? When you're in a long-distance relationship, the emotional highs can be beautiful, but the lows can feel endless. Read More

• posted: Oct. 29, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Midlife,  Empty Nesters

Why Does My Heart Feel So Heavy After My Kids Left Home? You’ve spent years juggling a demanding career, raising children, and holding everything together. Now the house is quiet, the Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Midlife,  Perimenopause & Midlife

“I’m exhausted, snapping at everyone, and can’t focus. Is it hormones or burnout?” That’s a question I hear almost weekly from women balancing demanding careers, family life, and their own changing Read More

• posted: Oct. 29, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Midlife,  Perimenopause & Midlife
• Perimenopause,  Menopause

October snuck up quickly,  with shorter days, cooler weather, back-to-school stress, and the approaching holiday season. For women in perimenopause and menopause, this shift can feel heavier. Mood swings, sleep Read More

• posted: Oct. 19, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Pre-Menopause/Menopause,  Relationships,  Dating,  Marriage,  Midlife,  Perimenopause & Midlife,  Life Transitions

“Great relationships have problems, too. They're great because both people care enough about the other person to find a way to make it.” That quote hits differently when your hormones are Read More

• posted: Oct. 07, 2025
• Sherly Raymond, LMFT
• Midlife,  Motherhood and Identity,  Empty Nesters

When your kids move out, it can feel like someone turned down the volume on life. The house is still full of memories, but now the silence echoes. If you’ve Read More