Help spread the message about depression and anxiety during pregnancy
Dawn and her team are passionate about helping women and their families have the best start to life by improving maternal mental health. Her research focuses on improving perinatal mental healthcare by developing and evaluating approaches for screening and treating women who struggle with depression and anxiety during pregnancy.
On this page you will find information about how you can get in touch with Dawn in person for interviews, and speaking engagements — as well how you can use articles from this website as a resource for your own audiences online.
Biography
Dr. Dawn Kingston and her team are passionate about helping women and their families have the best start to life by improving maternal mental health. She is Canada’s only endowed research chair in perinatal mental health, and also holds the prestigious national New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Her research focuses on improving perinatal mental healthcare by developing and evaluating approaches for screening and treating women who struggle with depression and anxiety during pregnancy. She and her team are leading the field in using e-technology for screening and therapy in pregnant women so that women can get help whenever they need it, wherever they are.
Dawn’s work also aims to understand the consequences of early adverse childhood experiences, particularly poor perinatal mental health, on child mental health and development.
As Seen On
How Can I Connect with Dawn?
The Pregnancy Brain Blog includes articles about relationships, guilt & perfectionism, stress management, and mental health history. Feel free to reference this content in your own blog, and make use of excerpts. Include a link back to www.DrDawnKingston.com to help your audience learn more about the topic.
No Time for Sleep
Pregnancy can represent a race against time. With a countdown of less than 9 , many pregnant women give sleep a low priority…
Most Deep-seated Fear
When I talk to new moms about their emotional health while they were pregnant, I listen while they share what it was like.
The Perils of Perfectionism
In short, she felt that she didn’t measure up to the other women in the class. They were better … she was less and inadequate.
You can contact Dawn Kingston at hello@drdawnkingston.com to get the conversation started, so that we can see if Dawn is a good fit for your event.
Some talks that Dawn has given cover topics such as:
- Women and their supporters.
- How you know you have more than mood swings: Knowing what anxiety and depression in pregnancy looks like.
- Perfectionism and guilt.
- Preventing depression and anxiety in pregnancy.
- Caring for your emotional health in pregnancy….and beyond.
- About anxiety and depression in pregnancy.
- What you can do in pregnancy to prevent postpartum depression.
Professionals:
- What and how to screen for depression and anxiety in pregnancy.
- Perinatal mental health 101: The basics…and more.
- What women want: Educating your patients about perinatal mental health.
- Psychotherapy vs Medication: Current Evidence.
The Dr. Dawn Kingston Facebook page has a number of video posts. If you manage a Facebook group or page, connect with Dawn to find out what would be a good fit for your audience.
If you represent a newspaper, television show, magazine, website, podcast, etc. Dr. Dawn Kingston is available for interviews. Please contact us at hello@drdawnkingston.com for more information on how to set up an interview with Dawn.
Dawn has been featured in numerous blogs and appeared on various media outlets, and we’ve collected a few for you below.
She is also a regular contributing expert writer at Psychology Today and has written for PsychCentral in the past.
Featured
Unbelts: Interview with Unbelts.ca
Mother.ly: How to Combat Postpartum Depression and Anxiety During COVID-19
Mamamia: Prenatal Depression is Real. A Doctor Shares the Five Most Common Signs
Men Get Pregnant Too: Postpartum Depression: Early Symptoms and Preventive Measures
The Core Connections Podcast (from Erica Ziel at Knocked-Up Fitness): Let’s Talk About Mental Health With Dr. Dawn Kingston
Maternity Comfort Solutions: How to Create New Thought Patterns to Prevent Prenatal Anxiety
The Positive Mom: Free Mood Swings, Depression and Anxiety Self-Assessment
Healthy Pregnancy: No Time for Sleep
Explore Calgary: Can a little anxiety be good for you? A look at different types of anxiety and what makes them disorders, by Jane Chamberlin
CTV News Edmonton: Bell Let’s Talk Day – Focusing on Mental Health ion Pregnant Women
Baby-Chick: How to Calm Your Nerves About Pregnancy During COVID-19
Regular Contributor to The Natural Parent Magazine:
Natural Parent Magazine: Practical Ways to Beat the Baby Blues
Natural Parent Magazine: Suicide Prevention Month – Pregnancy & Postpartum Screening
Natural Parent Magazine: Help for Pregnant Women with Anxiety or Depression
Natural Parent Magazine: The Write Prescription for Depression and Anxiety
Natural Parent Magazine: Screening for Depression During Pregnancy
Natural Parent Magazine: Do Antidepressants Cause Autism?
Natural Parent Magazine: 5 Tips to Staying Mentally Healthy During Pregnancy
Natural Parent Magazine: Can You Spot the Signs of Anxiety or Depression in Dads?
Natural Parent Magazine: Partner Conflict Matters to Women’s Emotional Health
Natural Parent Magazine: Calming the Most Deep-Seated Fear
Natural Parent Magazine: Surviving Unwanted Questions & Comments During the Holidays as a New or Expectant Parent
Natural Parent Magazine: Ending Mum Shaming
Natural Parent Magazine: What is Pregnancy Loss and Why Does it Matter?
Natural Parent Magazine: 5 Ways to Exercise While Physical Distancing and Pregnant
Natural Parent Magazine: Are You Pregnant and Anxious About the Coronavirus?
Natural Parent Magazine: The Impact of Infertility Stress on Couples’ Mental Health
Guest
7 Cups: How Infertility and Stress Are Linked (And What to Do)
7 Cups: Using Sleep During Pregnancy to Prevent Postpartum Depression
Who is Crazy: Using Sleep to Prevent Postpartum Depression
My Baba: How to Deal with Emotional & Physical Changes During Pregnancy
Baby-Chick: When Family Doesn’t Understand Your Pregnancy Depression or Anxiety
Lady Marielle: A Case for Toxic Stress in Pregnancy
Making Motherhood Matter: How to Overcome Guilt and Perfectionism in Pregnancy
Pinky McKay: The Warning Signs of PRE-Natal Depression
Healthy Lifestyle Podcast: Postpartum Depression: What is it? With Dr. Dawn Kingston
Lois Hole Hospital for Women: The Lois Hole Hospital for Women Cross-Provincial Chair in Perinatal Mental Health
Cross Provincial Chair in Perinatal Health
So Every Pregnant Woman Can Be Checked for Healthy Emotional Wellness – Partnership with Shoppers Drugmart Run for Women and Lois Hole Hospital for Women
University of Calgary: Faces of Change: ‘Sometimes, the most profound changes – leaps of faith, confidence instilled, determination renewed – are the hardest to see; here’s poignant proof of the transformative impact of philanthropy.’
Occasionally Dawn and her team may consider a collaborative project. Please contact us at hello@drdawnkingston.com to outline your idea.
Recent Collaborative Projects
2021
IGTV interview with Nicole from @your.prenatal.nutritionist on Instagram: ‘In this interview we chat about all things mental health in pregnancy, why it is important, signs you may require support, and how to prioritize your mental health.’
2020
Partnered with Yogabelly.ca to offer newsletter subscribers of DrDawnKingston.com an exclusive discount code for prenatal yoga classes.
Partnered with Dr. Afirah Naz of @happybrainsforhealthyhearts on Instagram to provide a deep breathing exercise training session for her community.
Videos
Photos of Dawn
Facebook Banners
These are two banners that can be used in Facebook posts for sharing with your followers.
Logos
Two variations of the Dr. Dawn Kingston logo are available for your use; the first is for use on light backgrounds, while the second is intended for darker backgrounds.
We’re looking forward to collaborating with you. If you have any additional questions or comments, we’d love to hear from you. Please email as at hello@drdawnkingston.com and we’ll be sure to get back to you as soon as we can.