Media

Below is a list of recent media engagement relating to women's mental health and / or featuring commentary by members of HER Centre Australia. There are arrows on each side so you can scroll through past postings.

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Podcast

Podcast | Menopause: The Future!

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni and co-host Caroline Kelly explore best practice in perimenopause and menopause care from around the globe.

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ABC News Segment - Social Media Ban for young people

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni (AM) speaks on the implementation of a nationwide ban on social media access for young Australians and it's impact on mental health.

ABC News - 1st Dec 2025

Parents say daughter's suicidal thoughts were downplayed and dismissed

A hospital has apologised to the parents of 19-year-old Amber Wraith, who took her own life in 2022. Her family hopes her death will prompt changes in the way mental health patients are treated. Norman Hermant and Alison Caldwell report. If you or a

7:30 Report - 2nd Feb 2026

Amber Wraith's parents say medical professionals dismissed her suicidal thoughts

It's still painful for Amber Wraith's parents to look at pictures of her at age 16. Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. "She was living life to the full, she was loving everything she did," her mother Tamara Wraith said.

ABC News - 3rd Feb 2026

Why is migraine more common in women than men?

We’ve known for a long time that women are more likely than men to have migraine attacks. So, what’s behind the difference? Here’s what we know.

The Conversation

Depression, rage, and brain fog: How perimenopause is taking women by surprise

Having her period was mostly uneventful for Kirsten, until age 37 when she started noticing an "extreme kind of despairing depression", rage, and irritability. Kirsten describes feeling on the edge of tears and having "disproportionate" ......

ABC News

Better help for victim survivors of domestic abuse

Domestic violence and coercive control can shatter lives. What real help do women need when they are trying to recover and rebuild their lives safely — from therapy and counselling to learning how to use internet banking........

ABC Podcast - The Converstation Hour

All About You with Shauna Watts - Mental Health Impacts of Menopause & Perimenopause with Craig Gaunt

Craig and his family started the foundation in honor of his wife, Debbie, who lost her life to suicide in 2019. A much-loved wife, mother, friend, and colleague, Debbie became severely mentally unwell shortly before her death.....

Podcast - All About You

For tennis star Destanee Aiava, borderline personality disorder felt like ‘a death sentence’ – and a relief. What is it?

Following Australian Open player Destanee Aiava's disclosure of her struggles with a borderline personality disorder diagnosis, HER Centre Australia's Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM and Dr Eveline Mu help shed some light on the topic.

New study linking ADHD symptoms to menopause

New research has shown that menopause is closely linked to worsening of ADHD symptom

Channel 9 News (Jan 2026)

ayashri Kulkarni: our hormones and our minds

Jayashri Kulkarni’s family moved from India to Australia in 1961. They found there were no Indian grocery stores, few spices of any kind, and plain yoghurt wasn’t available. But the Kulkarnis adapted to their new home, teaching their neighbours how..

ABC Conversations

Young women’s mental health crisis

An increasing number of young women are presenting to emergency rooms and primary care with deliberate self-harm, eating disorders, depression and anxiety. Click to read

Health Ed - 21 June 2024

Women's Mental Health with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni

In this insightful podcast, Jayashri Kulkarni, a renowned Professor of Psychiatry at Cabrini Health and Monash University specialising in women’s mental health, sheds light on the potent role that hormones play in a woman's life. 

The School of Wellbeing

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM Recognised For Mental Health Research And Treatment Achievements

The HER Centre Australia director and Monash University psychiatry professor has received the 2024 RANZCP Senior Research Award and the Ian Simpson Award – two of the highest accolades in psychiatry.

International News

Why are girls suffering so much right now? The problem is bigger than you think

Young women are presenting to emergency services and primary healthcare practitioners in greater numbers with deliberate self-harm, eating disorders and various forms of anxiety and depression.

ABC News

Violence against women: How to cope with discourse overwhelm

The issue of violence against women is firmly in the spotlight — and it can be confronting. Experts share how you can protect your mental wellbeing. Public outcry against violence against women has intensified following a string of recent incidents.

The House of Wellness

Jayashri Kulkarni on Premenstrual Syndrome

Nesh Nikolic speaks with Jayashri Kulkarni about her research on the connections between mental health, such as depression, with premenstrual cycles most notably premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and premenstrual exacerbation (PME).

Podcast-Better Thinking

Does Australia need to treat menopause differently? The question that sparked a women's health debate

The hormone therapy Rachel received is a common solution for people experiencing adverse symptoms during menopause. But a group of Australian researchers has today argued in prominent medical journal The Lancet, that menopause is ......

ABC Online (6/3/24)

Companies portray menopause as ‘medical problem’ and push women towards ineffective treatments, papers find

Many companies have a commercial interest in portraying menopause as a “medical problem”, leaving women inundated with misinformation and pushed towards ineffective treatments, a series of papers published in international medical journal the Lancet.

The Guardian (6/3/24)

Menopause catastrophised claim "patronises sufferers"

Claims there is no strong evidence that menopause can increases risk of anxiety, psychosis or suicide have been attacked by leading women's health experts who say it is not true that menopause has been "over-medicalised"

The Age (6/3/24)

Female rage- why are we so damn angry?

On an episode of "Ladies, we need to talk", Professor Jayashri Kulkarni discusses female rage and the powerful impact of hormones.

ABC Podcast

Is this actually PTSD? Clinicians divided over redefining borderline personality disorder

Some have argued BPD should be reclassified as a trauma disorder, maintaining those diagnosed are typically women with abuse in their past

The Guardian (12/05/2024)

Prof Jayashri presenting at the Women's Life Cycle Summit

Watch Professor Kulkarni's presentation on menopausal mental health, where she highlights the uniqueness of each woman's menopausal experience, the importance of education and understanding, and the tailored support available during this life stage.

Youtube

Prof Jayashri Kulkarni: hormones and the mind

Early in Jayashri Kulkarni's medical training she became fascinated by the relationship between women's hormones and mental health, and led groundbreaking research which challenged many of her colleagues.

ABC Listen

Talking women's mental health with Prof Jayashri Kulkarni

In this week's episode, we welcome Professor Jayashri Kulkarni. Jayashri has conducted ground-breaking clinical research and is internationally acknowledged as a leader and expert in the field of Women’s .......

Podcast - Perimenopause Power

How much do you understand about your hormones?

There is a lot of advice on hormones currently and you may have heard of hormone coaches, hormone vitamins, powders and trackers. In this edition of The Conversation Hour we look at what is trend and what is truth.

The Conversation

Burn Out

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni (AM), Director Monash University's HER Centre Australia & Dept. Psychiatry, talks with Anthony Tilli for Breakfast - Triple M Albany Breakfast Show about burn out and how to manage it.

Triple M Radio

Compulsion to Clean

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni (AM), Director Monash University's HER Centre Australia & Dept. Psychiatry, talks with Anthony Tilli for Breakfast - Triple M Albany Breakfast Show about compulsions, where they come from and how to manage them.

Triple M Radio

How hormones and the menstrual cycle can affect women with ADHD: 5 common questions

Have you noticed that your levels of attention may slightly change during your menstrual cycle? This may be particularly noticeable for women and people assigned female at birth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The Conversation

Professor Kulkarni talking facts on menopause and peri menopause on Channel Nine's Today Extra

Prof Kulkarni, Dir HER Centre Aus, chats about facts and fiction in relation to menopause & peri menopause. Lot's of misperceptions and many women suffer. HCA has trials to help women with depression and other Sx often experienced in this life phase

Channel Nine

The effects of the weather - Seasonal Affected Disorder

HER Centre Australia Director, Professor Jayashri Kulkarn (AM) discusses the impact of weather changes and the seasons on mental health with Anthony Tilli on the MMM Albany Breakfast Show

Triple M Radio

In Australian mental health units, women are drugged up, dehydrated and retraumatised. Now they're speaking out

When Casey* was struggling with depression and self-harm, she turned to a private mental health facility in New South Wales, seeking support. Two years earlier, Casey had been raped by someone she knew, three days before her HSC trial exams.

ABC News

Mental Health

HER Centre Australia Director, Professor Jayashri Kulkarn (AM) discusses mental health with Anthony Tilli on the MMM Albany Breakfast Show

Triple M Radio

Female rage – why are we so damn angry?

Do you scream foul obscenities at bad drivers? Chuck your phone violently on the bed when seething? Heard “that time of the month?” when you’re furious? Babes, you’re not alone.

ABC Radio

Demystifying menopause

Whether you're 19 and never given it a thought, or 40 and starting to wonder, menopause is an unavoidable part of life for half the population. But many of us are shaky on the details of what to expect — apart from hot flashes/flushes, maybe.

'During COVID my drinking got out of control. 10 days in a mental health centre changed everything.'

"On the first day, as I walked through the doors, I felt anxious as I had no idea what I was in for. I soon learnt it was a place I could heal, rest and even understand myself better." Learn how 10 days in the Women's Health Centre changed everything

Binge Eating Disorders

Anthony Tilli for Breakfast - Triple M Albany Breakfast discusses Binge Eating Disorders with HER centre Australia Director - Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM

Eating Disorders Binge Eating

How changes in oestrogen levels before, during menopause can affect how we think and feel

The year 2003 marked more than one turning point in Oprah Winfrey's life: she became the first Black American woman billionaire, and she reached menopause. In a recent chat with gal pals Maria Shriver and Drew Barrymore, the queen of daytime talk ...

Mental illness and the role of estradiol with psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is a psychiatrist working in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in women’s mental health and researching the role of estradiol in mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression. She founded and directs the Monash Al

Mid-life psychosis: The women's mental health issue we don't talk about enough.

As the wife of a high-ranking Italian military officer, the 50-year-old woman (who will remain unnamed) was used to a high-flying life. A life of dinners with society’s elite, of parties and socialising. But over the course of two weeks, something ch

Dealing with differences of opinion in families

HER Centre Australia Director chats with Anthony Tilli for Breakfast - Triple M Albany Breakfast Show about how to manage differences of opionion within families.

Experts Urge Caution Over Study Linking Menopause Depression With Oral Hormones

Date: 12th November 2022 Experts Urge Caution Over Study Linking Menopause Depression With Oral Hormones Source: Science Alert HEALTH Format: Online article Journalist: CLARE WATSON A study linking data from a collection of nationwide D

Calls to prioritise women's mental health with more targeted funding and treatments

Australia is facing a significant backlog of untreated mental health problems as a result of women's mental illness being overlooked and under-resourced. That's according to psychiatry professor and director of the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research