Misty Pratt

Misty Pratt has been a health researcher for over 10 years and works as a Research Coordinator with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She is also a freelance writer and voice for the Ottawa blog Kids in the Capital. Misty's research interests include mental well-being and maternal health.

Trends in Mindfulness Research Over the Past 55 Years
Mindfulness literature has grown from a single article cited in 1966 to 2,808 in 2020. A recent publication from the journal Mindfulness traces the roots of research in the field and explores its developments over time. Read more
  • Oct 20,2021
  • Misty Pratt
Finding a Way to Measure and Study Our Internal Attention
When it comes to mental health, our internal world may matter more than we think. Read more
  • Oct 25,2021
  • Misty Pratt
Mindfulness-Based Interventions During Pregnancy to Support Perinatal Mental Health
With rising rates of perinatal mental illness, brief mindfulness interventions may come to play an important role in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Read more
  • Oct 25,2021
  • Misty Pratt
Can Anyone Improve Their Own Well-Being?
Research from the Center for Healthy Minds is addressing the recent decline in well-being by proposing a training-based framework for “the cultivation of human flourishing.” Read more
  • Jan 27,2022
  • Misty Pratt
How Walking In the Woods Helped Ease My Anxiety
Once writer and health researcher Misty Pratt stopped fighting nature, she was able to see its beauty, and how she is connected to it. Read more
  • Jan 27,2022
  • Misty Pratt