For too long, the Italian artist Isabella Ducrot looked to others to tell her who she was. “I think life, for women, begins at 60,” she said. “Because then we begin to be free.”

Finished my MSc on perinatal mental health in Canada 🌸 Hoping to move to BC and continue in women’s/perinatal health research. Any advice or connections welcome! 💜

#WomensHealth #PerinatalHealth #Research #BC #Vancouver #PerinatalHealth #postpartumdepression #perinatalmentalhealth #BCResearch

My bank account is empty but two of my long-awaited audiobook holds became available on Libby this morning, so today I am rich.

Perspectives. A recent shot on my Fujifilm x100vi

#photography #fujifilm

what every individual needs to remember if they know someone who is about to become a mom or already is one (same goes to the other parent in the mix if they are present!!!).

#perinatalhealth #Momsmattertoo

This is Winnie. She is what you might call a… submaween. 13/10 (IG: alittlebitoflovelock)

They should sell cookies at bars.

Progeria is a disease of rapid, brutal aging: by the time children afflicted with it enter their teen-age years, their bodies have effectively aged eight or nine decades. Scientists may be closing in on a cure.

We’re honoured to welcome Sara Gelgor to our Board of Trustees!

Sara is Senior Director, Reconciliation & Human Rights at RBC. She has received the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in #Canada Award in 2024 + was also named to the Diversity 50 by the Canadian Board Diversity Council.

forever grateful for this weekend’s reset. after a busy and stressful summer, it felt nice to be reminded of the power of simply existing

#fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi #calabogie #ontariosummers #somewhereinn

More shots from Harpers Ferry on a cloudy day. This is the "Tri-X Pushed" recipe.

Recipe: lifeunintended.com/2021/08/06/t...

#fujifilm #blackandwhite

When you read as a break from work and research, and then the novel you’re reading includes a graph like this:

LOVE, LOVE this!!!
This should be a requirement for all medical schools. Physicians should practice what they preach and have a system that supports it

Researchers discover that a high-fat diet damages the heart in mice by disrupting metabolism in heart cells called cardiomyocytes but find that knocking out the enzyme PTP1B can prevent these harmful effects.

Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: scim.ag/3ITF8JP

Maternal health gains remain fragile.

Looming federal budget cuts and gaps in national data reporting could widen disparities and make it harder to track what’s working.

Our new analysis unpacks what the latest data show. ⤵️

Earlier this month, Statistics Canada released data showing that the income gap between the wealthiest & poorest Canadian households has reached a record high. This is a bad trend, people. Look at the results of extreme wealth inequality in the USA: When it goes on for decades: Democracy's Demise...

Another recent favourite. I forgot how much love and joy photography brings me

#photography #fujifilmx100vi

June #TopRead from @ualberta.bsky.social and @wchriuofa.bsky.social found distinct gene expression profiles in CD71+ erythroid cells at various developmental stages, suggesting a critical role for Gal-3 in modulating erythropoiesis and enhancing immunoregulation. Read more: ow.ly/L8uv50WiiFm.

the garden is thriving!!! so proud of these gems

#garden #fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi

We at the Preeclampsia Foundation stand with @whattoexpect.bsky.social for #BumpDay

Every mom, everywhere deserves a safe pregnancy and postpartum period.

Fujifilm x100vi capture of the day: motherhood

#fujifilm #photography #fujifilmx100vi

the first photo! I’m in love!!!!

#fujifilmx100vi #photography