Cat & Nat’s Post About Postpartum Depression Goes Viral For All The Right Reasons
I’ve always loved Cat & Nat, the duo from Toronto (my home town) who keep me and millions of moms wildly entertained on Facebook and Instagram with their down-to-earth, real-life, […]
Men Get Postpartum Depression, So Why Aren’t Dads Screened?
Mark Williams is shocked Canada doesn’t provide screening for perinatal mental illness for women or men. The dad of one, who lives in Wales, had his first panic attack during the birth […]
Study On Postpartum Depression And ADHD Stresses Need For Maternal Health Support
Melissa Doody believes postpartum depression had such a negative impact on her parenting abilities that it’s the reason her seven-year-old daughter has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) today. “Her needs would frustrate or anger […]
4 Science-Backed Alternative Therapies For Postpartum Depression
Two days following the birth of her baby, Maria Lopez began experiencing anxiety attacks. Though she was immediately prescribed medication to treat her postpartum anxiety, Lopez said she didn’t want to […]
Mom And Baby Units For Postpartum Depression Exist, But Not In Canada
Dina Rae Reiber of Luseland, Sask. suffered from severe postpartum depression following the birth of her third child. “I was spiralling out of control,” Rae Reiber told HuffPost Canada. “I would […]
Please Don’t Take Gwyneth Paltrow’s Advice On Postpartum Depression
HuffPost Canada By: Patricia Tomasi 09/28/2018 In a recent People magazine article, Gwyneth Paltrow is quoted as saying that following her diagnosis of postpartum depression, she chose alternative therapies instead of […]
Indigenous Moms Are More Likely To Have Postpartum Depression: Canadian Study
HuffPost Canada By: Patricia Tomasi 09/26/2018 Maya Houle believes intergenerational trauma is the reason she’s currently suffering from postpartum depression. “My mother is a ’60s Scoop survivor,” the Edmonton mother of two […]
Canadian Moms Need A Political Champion To Fight For Their Mental Health
HuffPost Canada By: Patricia Tomasi 2018-09-19 Kismet. In the end, that’s what advocates say was the key to getting a political champion and national strategy for maternal mental health in […]
Canada Funds Postpartum Depression Screening Abroad, But Lags At Home
Huffington Post By: Patricia Tomasi 06/15/2018 Maternal mental health advocate Claire Kerr-Zlobin was surprised to learn Canada is funding postpartum depression screening projects abroad while, at the same time, not recommending […]
Mental Illness After Miscarriage Is Common, But Women Aren’t Getting Support
Huffington Post By: Patricia Tomasi 06/08/2018 Janice Lamont* was recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) following two miscarriages in the past year. “It was two pregnancies,” said Lamont, who lives in […]
First-Ever Postpartum Depression Drug Brexanolone Could Be ‘Life Changing’ For New Moms
The Huffington Post By: Patricia Tomasi 05/30/2018 It took Sara Beckel a year to recover from postpartum depression. “It was debilitating on all fronts,” Beckel told HuffPost Canada. “If brexanolone […]
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 […]
6 Ways Canada Is Failing Moms With Maternal Mental Illnesses
Huffington Post By: Patricia Tomasi 05/02/2018 While countries such as Australia, the U.K., and the United States all have lots to build on going into this year’s World Maternal […]
‘The Mask I Wore’ Campaign
Lisa Tremayne is one incredible maternal mental health advocate. After going through fertility issues and delivering triplets that had to be treated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lisa suffered […]
Moms With Postpartum Depression Keep Getting Reported To Child Services
Advocates say healthcare workers need better training. Huff Post Canada By: Patricia Tomasi 02/13/2018 Note: At their request, HuffPost Canada changed the names of the three Canadian mothers who […]
Today’s Parent Profiles Our Bell Let’s Talk Maternal Mental Health Hashtag
Here is an article by Today’s Parent about our attempt to make maternal mental health part of the national conversation using the hashtag #BellLetsTalkMaternalMentalHealth during the annual #BellLetsTalk Canadian mental […]
Maternal Mental Health Is Being Left Out Of Bell Let’s Talk
Update: Using #BellLetsTalkMaternalMentalHealth, advocates were able to obtain 13 million impressions on Twitter during the Bell Let’s Talk campaign Jan. 31, 2018. The Huffington Post Canada By Patricia Tomasi 01/30/2018 While I […]
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. […]
