This was a highly informative, educational and eye-opening conversation with a brilliant woman who is a world leader in her field. Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM is a psychiatrist, researcher and Professor of Psychiatry at Monash University, internationally recognised for her work in women’s mental health. A pioneer in psychoneuroendocrinology, her research explores how reproductive hormones influence the brain, mood and mental illness across menstruation, pregnancy, postpartum and menopause. With more than three decades in psychiatry, Jayashri has challenged traditional approaches to women’s mental health and helped reshape how biological, psychological and social factors are understood and treated.

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