Charlize Theron’s Movie ‘Tully’ Angers Maternal Mental Health Advocates
Huffington Post By Patricia Tomasi 04/25/2018 Warning: this post contains plot spoilers about the movie “Tully.” Maternal mental health advocates are fuming over Hollywood’s latest depiction of postpartum depression in […]
A Mom With Postpartum Depression Asked For Help. Her Nurse Called The Cops
The Huffington Post Canada By Patricia Tomasi 01/22/2018 It’s every mom with postpartum depression’s worst nightmare: seeking help only to have children’s aid called, or worse, the cops. And that’s what […]
Canada Is Lagging On Perinatal Depression Screening, Advocates Say
“Women in Canada are getting the short straw, time and time again.” The Huffington Post Canada By Patricia Tomasi 01/22/2018 When Tara Mandarano of Richmond Hill, Ont., was five months pregnant, she […]
Postpartum Depression Isn’t Normal, It’s Complicated
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 02/11/2017 When a friend says postpartum depression is normal, I get disappointed. When a psychologist says postpartum depression is normal, I get worried. […]
A Massive Postpartum Depression Study Has Just Opened In Canada
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 04/27/2017 Postpartum depression is a global problem, and that’s never been more apparent. Today, Canada joins the U.S. and Australia in the largest […]
Ignore the hype about epidurals — we still don’t know what causes postpartum depression
CBC News | By Patricia Tomasi 11/22/2016 An unpublished study suggests that epidurals “may” help reduce PPD in “some” women It’s time to set the record straight: labour pain and epidurals do […]
Study On Pregnancy And Antidepressants Is First Of Its Kind
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 11/18/2016 I remember making the decision to wean off antidepressants before trying to get pregnant. No one helped me make that decision. It […]
Did I Actually Have Postpartum Bipolar Disorder?
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 06/21/2016 I’ve often wondered if I had something more than postpartum depression and anxiety. I had extreme mood disturbances following the birth of […]
In The Digital Age I’m No Longer Alone In My Postpartum Depression
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 05/20/2016 Sometimes I wonder how I ever got through postpartum depression (PPD) the first time around without Facebook, Google, mommy blogs and my […]
A Mental Ward Is No Place For Moms With Postpartum Depression
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 05/17/2016 Want to know what kind of treatment Hollywood actress Hayden Panettiere is getting in postpartum depression (PPD) rehab? I imagine it’s not […]
I Dream Of A Day All Mothers Are Entitled To PPD Rehab
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 05/13/2016 Rehab for postpartum depression. Wouldn’t that be nice? I don’t remember being given the option. I do remember getting a weird look, […]
Canada Needs To Prioritize A National Postpartum Depression Strategy
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 04/04/2016 When I speak to mothers with postpartum depression (PPD) across Canada about their experience navigating the medical system for help, one overwhelming […]
Homegrown Mom Group Helps Combat Postpartum Depression
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 11/03/2016 First time mom Jane Walker took proactive steps while pregnant to ensure she wouldn’t be isolated once her baby was born. “When […]
Parents With Disabilities: These Moms Live In Fear Of Losing Their Kids
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 05/10/2015 Nicole Reid has been battling postpartum anxiety since the birth of her daughter five years ago. The symptoms include panic attacks, heart […]
Is Kim Right? Would Eating My Placenta Have Stopped My Postpartum Depression?
The Huffington Post Canada | By Patricia Tomasi 05/10/2015 I’m not having any more kids, so I’ll never know. But still. I have to know. Would eating my placenta have stopped […]
