To move forward, we need people to acknowledge the value and importance of the transition to parenthood

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- Dr. Jodi Pawluski, PhD, HDR

The New York Times

Dr Jodi Pawluski (she/her), PhD HDR is a Behavioural Neuroscientist, Therapist and Author based in Rennes, France. Her research is affiliated with the IRSET (UMR_S 1085) a research unit of the INSERM institute, the University of Rennes 1, and the EHESP School of Public Health.

For over a decade Jodi has studied the neuroscience of motherhood and the effects of perinatal mental illness and antidepressant medications on the mother and developing offspring. She regularly speaks nationally and internationally about her research findings as well as the fascinating effects of parenting on the brain.

She is a Postpartum Support International Coordinator for France and a member of the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative. She is active in publishing, counseling, mentoring and advocating for improvements to perinatal mental health care.

In 2020 she started a podcast called Mommy Brain Revisited which focuses on bringing current research on the parental brain to the general public. She also regularly blogs about the neuroscience of parenting and perinatal mental health at Inspire the Mind and is the author of Mommy Brain (Larousse). 

Education

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RPC-C (Registered Professional Counsellor Candidate)

• Canadian Professional Counsellors Association (CPCA)

Certificate in Applied Counselling Studies in The Practice of Psychotherapy (2019)

• Kelowna College of Professional Counselling, Canada

H.D.R. Sciences de la vie (2019)

• Universite de Rennes 1, France

Ph.D.     Neuroscience (2007)

• Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Canada

M.A.      Psychology (2003), Diploma in Neuroscience.

• Department of Psychology, Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Canada

B.Sc.      Biopsychology (2000),

• The University of British Columbia, Canada

​Activities

• Associate Editor - Women's Mental Health - Frontiers in Global Women's Health

• Editorial Board member - Archives of Women's Mental Health (Springer) @AWMH_Journal

• Editorial Advisory Board - Journal of Neuroendocrinology (Wiley) / Guest Editor Parental Brain Special Issue

• Advisory committee - Parental Brain Meetings: @ParentalBrain 

• Fellow, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society • www.ibnsconnect.org @IBNSConnect

• Member, Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative 

• Postpartum Support International Coordinator for France

• Tinto Expert Counsellor - Tinto App