Hi, I’m Dr. Tye Johnson-Mason, DNP, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and educator. I specialize in helping women make sense of the mental and emotional shifts that can show up during perimenopause and menopause, especially when those changes get dismissed as “stress,” “aging,” or “you’re doing too much.”
My work sits at the intersection of clinical science and real life. I care about evidence, yes, but I also care about the lived experience. The stuff women say in private, the stuff they whisper in the car after holding it together all day. Brain fog. Anxiety. Mood changes. Sleep that disappears like it owed you money. The invisible grief of not feeling like yourself.
This website is a home for education, clarity, and community, built with a softer pace and a steady hand. You’ll find practical guidance, honest conversations, and tools that respect your nervous system and your season
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Note: Clinical services are offered separately through JMS Behavioral Health.
My Story
I did not choose this work because it was trendy. I chose it because I kept seeing the same woman, different name, different life, same struggle.
She’d come in saying, “Something is off.” Not dramatic. Not attention-seeking. Just… off.
She’s forgetting words mid-sentence. Snapping at people she loves. Crying over small things and then feeling numb. Sleeping but still exhausted. Trying to keep it together at work while her brain feels like it has 37 tabs open and somebody keeps playing music in one of them.
And too often, she’d already been told some version of “Your labs are fine.” “It’s just stress.” “That’s normal.” “Try to rest.” Like rest is something you can pick up on aisle 3.
Over time, I realized women were not being too sensitive. They were being under-supported. Especially Black and brown women, who already walk into healthcare settings carrying the extra weight of not being believed and still being expected to stay strong.
That’s why I created Her Soft Era. It’s a space where the science is clear, the support is real, and you don’t have to talk yourself out of your own experience. We’ll name what’s happening, connect the dots between hormones and mental health, and build practical tools that help you feel steady again. No shame. No rushing. Just guidance, community, and a softer way forward.