I was a new mother in a new country. When dark thoughts came, I was afraid to voice them

Monday, July 14, 2025 - 08:57 in Psychology & Sociology

There was a stigma around discussing mental health in Joana Valamootoo's home country of Mauritius. When she came to Canada and suffered postpartum depression as a new mother, she became convinced her child would be taken away from her.

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