Episode 41: Talking Mental Health and Thyroid Health with Special Guest Jennifer Sierra

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Thyroid Talk with Dr. Angela Mazza, DO

Show Notes Episode 41; Recorded: 6-20-2025

Interview with Jennifer Sierra, LMHC Owner: Holistic Mental Health Counseling; Orlando, FL

Host: Dr. Angela Mazza, DO

Co-host: Dawn Sheffield

I’m Dr. Angela Mazza, D.O., a thyroid, endocrine, and metabolism specialist with a private practice in Central Florida. Here’s some of what we covered today, not necessarily in this order:

· How do I start getting counseling?

· What happens in a counseling session?

· Utilizing horses in therapy for humans;

· Mental health looks different on everyone;

· Mental illness can manifest in subtle ways;

· The holistic approach to mental and thyroid health;

· The benefit of therapy with other medical treatments;

· We may need help dealing with changes--even positive ones;

· Breaking down dangerous stigma around seeking mental health;

· And best of all we learned that we CAN impact our thyroid health

My book, Thyroid Talk: An Integrative Guide to Optimal Thyroid Health, is available on Amazon. For information on the related Webinar and online master course, see thrivethyroid.com. Or forward your name and email to [e-mail] or to our website: metaboliccenterforwellness.com The webinar coordinates with the online master class. The master class has modules that cover topics like diagnosis of thyroid issues, personalized treatment, gut healing, and much more--plus some bonuses. Visit the Wellness Store at metaboliccenterforwellness.com regarding supplements mentioned in various episodes of this podcast. Please stay in touch! Send your comments, show ideas, and questions to [e-mail] We may disclose your general location on air (the city or town, for example), but we will NOT read your name NOR your address on the show. We reserve the right to edit your input as necessary. See the website at metaboliccenterforwellness.com; our YouTube channel (Dr. Angela Mazza), Facebook, and Instagram. The topic of our next episode is being determined.

Citations, references, additional information:

Association for Pet Loss And Bereavement (APLB). aplb.org

Mazza, A. Thyroid Talk: An Integrative Guide to Optimal Thyroid Health. Available now on Amazon.

Rumi, J. The Guest House. Translated. “Rumi: Selected Poems.” Penguin Books. 2004.

Sierra, J: Holistic Mental Health Counseling; Orlando, FL. hmhcounseling.com

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