About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges and transformations women face during midlife, focusing on mental health and self-acceptance.

There comes a moment in a woman’s life when the old ways stop working. The people-pleasing. The over-functioning. The pushing through. The quiet self-abandonment. And something deeper begins to rise. In this episode of The Brave Table, I sit down with licensed psychotherapist, yoga and meditation expert, psychedelic-assisted therapist, and founder of The Haven, Ashley Turner, for a powerful conversation on perimenopause, menopause, mental health, nervous system healing, and why midlife is not a breakdown—it's an initiation into a new kind of power. Ashley opens up about her own experience navigating postpartum perimenopause after becoming a mother at 46, the unexpected depression and anxiety that followed, and how microdosing psilocybin became part of her healing journey. Together, we explore aging, identity shifts, self-compassion, trauma resurfacing, feminine power, and the emotional realities that so many women experience but rarely talk about. If you've been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or questioning what this season of life is asking from you, this conversation will remind you that you're not alone. WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS EPISODE... ✨…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Neeta Bhushan

Guest: Ashley Turner

Topics covered

• midlife transition
• mental health
• perimenopause
• self-compassion
• feminine power
• identity shifts

Keywords

• midlife unraveling
• people-pleasing
• self-abandonment
• postpartum perimenopause
• microdosing psilocybin
• nervous system healing
• mental health symptoms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Haven

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