# @meenakshi.sharma.co on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2021-04-19T01:58:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Meenakshi Sharma | Ottawa • Mom Life • Community • Creative (@meenakshi.sharma.co) — https://gondola.cc/meenakshi.sharma.co

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I was naive. A stranger to my own body and self. Unheard. Misunderstood. Lost. And yet, I was convinced that I was fine and these feelings were “normal”. 

I let myself go for far too long and waited 3 years before getting professional help, all because as a society, we still do not recognize the importance and the direct impacts of a mother’s mental well-being. 

I have been a major supporter of bhutilakarpoche for being that voice all of us mother’s need - she is tirelessly advocating for our rights and has continuously pushed back and vocalized the importance of WHY legislation needs to #passbill176 

Tomorrow, April 19th myself and so many residents of #ontario are calling on fordnationdougford / celliottability / ontariopc - now more than ever, especially during these uncertain times, mental health resources are needed for mother’s. 

We are struggling. We are beyond burnt out. And we need this for US. 

Bill-176 will:

➡️ Proclaim the first Wednesday in May as Maternal Mental Health Day 

➡️ Enable the Minister of Health to conduct a comprehensive review & establish an action plan/framework related to maternal mental health resources.

➡️ Reporting & accountability on the created framework. 

What can you do? Get loud. Call your local MPP offices. Tweet. Post. Tag. Our voices matter. We have to matter. A mother’s mental health directly impacts the child’s well-being as well. We have to take care of ourselves. 

And in this same vein, let’s also recognize that mental health resources & support need to be accessible to ALL mothers, including marginalized populations. I’ve said this before and raise my voice about this again. And this is why the_lotus_movement exists and our initiative thevillageprojectottawa 

Thank you to honest.as.a.mother_ for sharing a heartfelt post today. Thank you to cpmhc and bhutilakarpoche for tonight’s IG live that further reinforced the need for this bill to pass. I am with you. ♥️🙏🏽

#maternalmentalhealth #perinatalmentalhealth #motherhood #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ppd #ppa #postpartum #postpartumjourney #postpartumdepression #postpartumanxiety

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ontario, postpartumjourney, postpartumdepression, mentalhealth, postpartumanxiety, mentalhealthmatters, passbill176, ptsdawareness, ptsd, perinatalmentalhealth, mentalhealthawareness, motherhood, postpartum, ppa, ppd, maternalmentalhealth

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