Jessica Barker shared a gorgeous photo of her and her spouse on her Instagram page last Wednesday. The presenter and actress ignited the net with the shot.
Jessica Barker and Guillaume Lafrance are now parents to two beautiful little girls.
❣️”aging together”❣️
Let’s remember that Jessica Barker shook all of Quebec with the documentary mom why are you crying. This one embarks on the path of perinatal mental health, where the host meets several artists to approach this very important topic.
“By talking to her neighbor, who is like her a new mom, host Jessica Barker decides to start a needed discussion about maternal mental health during the perinatal period. Her quest leads her to meet Émilie, Stéphanie and Sarah, all mothers who have suffered from mental health issues ranging from postpartum depression to psychotic episodes, as well as Cathy Gauthier and Jean-Philippe Dion who have agreed to share their story share perinatal mental health issues,” the statement said.
All the more reason we had the opportunity to attend a press conference with Jessica Barker, the producer Valerie Beaulieuas well as the director Patricia Beaulieu.
“Mental illness isn’t always sexy or attractive, but it’s very, very important. I’m very proud to be doing this project as a woman, but also as a producer. I think that [ce projet-là] will be speaking to a lot of people,” the producer said.
At the very beginning of the documentary, we hear Jessica Barker’s soft voice warning us that this is about mental illness, bipolar disorder and postpartum depression. She explained why: “It was something very important to me. I spotted those warnings and said to myself, “It’s 7 p.m., it’s Wednesday night, a woman sits down in front of her television, not necessarily knowing where we’re going and not necessarily wanting to relive her trauma . I wanted to prevent it, it was in a spirit of benevolence and gentleness. So if it’s not a good day, it doesn’t matter and we can watch it at another time.
Then the actress explained why the film affects both men and women and how important it is to look at it as family: “The more we talk about it, the more we’re going to normalize it. It’s out of control and it’s not our fault if it happens. Normalize medication intake, aftercare with psychologists and psychiatrists. I dare to hope that my daughters will have a different reality when they become mothers.”
In short, a real inspiration!