“Films that portrayed women as evil... ended with the bad woman being killed. I was thinking [the bad woman] is who I want to be.” Elizabeth Sankey’s film on postpartum mental health arrives at just the right time. Dorothy Woodend writes. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published March 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/03/14/Elizabeth-Sankey-Witches-Postpartum-Mental-Health/

‘There Is an Urgency to These Conversations’

We’re an independent, online news magazine from B.C. founded in 2003. We’re devoted to fact-driven stories, reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens our democratic conversation. This podcast features our stories, read by AI narration.


Our reporting has changed laws, started movements and garnered numerous awards. While some journalism gives the last word to power, we try to give the last word to ordinary folks.

We are reader-supported so if you like what you hear, you can go to https://support.thetyee.ca/ and contribute to our hard-hitting journalism.

News

We’re an independent, online news magazine from B.C. founded in 2003. We’re devoted to fact-driven stories, reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens our democratic conversation. This podcast features our stories, read by AI narration. Our reporting has changed laws, started movements and garnered numerous awards. While some journalism gives the last word to power, we try to give the last word to ordinary folks. We are reader-supported so if you like what you hear, you can go to https://support.thetyee.ca/ and contribute to our hard-hitting journalism.

Share ‘There Is an Urgency to These Conversations’

Sign up to save your podcasts

‘There Is an Urgency to These Conversations’

‘There Is an Urgency to These Conversations’