For new and expectant parents, sleep quickly becomes the Holy Grail. While sleep deprivation with the arrival of a new baby is so well known it’s practic...
Where to Get Help if You’re Pregnant and Depressed
Being depressed or anxious during pregnancy isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact, research is showing that depression and anxiety are more common during pregn...
Depression and Anxiety More Common in Pregnancy
For many pregnant women and their partners, a discussion about emotional health quickly turns to postpartum depression. It’s the thing that every couple...
Practical Ways to Beat the Baby Blues
Sometimes it takes a celebrity in the news struggling with a health issue to give you the courage to overcome your own barriers to getting the help you nee...
The Write Prescription for Depression and Anxiety
Who as a disgruntled teenager hasn’t written a poem or two to vent about cruel classmates, unyielding parents or a broken heart? While this may seem clic...
…So That All Pregnant Women Can Get the Mental Healthcare They Need
This is a very different blog. A few weeks ago, I was named the Lois Hole Hospital for Women Cross-Provincial Chair in Perinatal Mental Health. This is a ...
Suicide in Pregnant Women and New Mothers
Last year, one of the most prominent medical journals, The Lancet, led with an editorial that made a bold assertion, “There is no time in the lifespan t...
Postpartum Depression: Too Little, Too Late
For many pregnant women, thoughts of postpartum depression raise feelings of fear, dread, and loss of control. Many feel that there is little that they can...