On this episode Misty Pratt discusses her book 'All in Her Head: How Gender Bias Harms Women's Mental Health,' which combines memoir, research, and the stories of women from around the world. Misty shares her personal experience with mental illness and the challenges her grandmother faced in receiving a diagnosis. She also discusses the impact of motherhood on her mental health and the struggles she encountered within the mental health system.
Misty Pratt is a science communicator and the author of the upcoming book “All In Her Head: How Gender Bias Harms Women's Mental Health.” With over a decade of experience working in the field of biomedical research, Misty unpacks how personal and systemic biases have shaped our scientific understanding of disease and wellness. Misty has written for publications including Broadview, Mindful.org, and Today's Parent, and is an advocate for better mental health care. She lives in Ottawa with her family and her mischievous pug, Winnie.
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