Milli Richards: Transformative healing and purpose through mental health crisis and the importance of community, peer support and Motherly Love

On this episode of The Mess We're In with my beautiful friend Milli Richards the founder of Motherly Love and we hear her share her deeply personal story of mental health challenges in motherhood.

**Warning - this episode contains references to self-harm and intrusive thoughts**

After the birth of Milli’s second child in 2018, she faced her own battle with mental health, requiring over two years of psychiatric treatment. That experience changed everything and ignited her passion for maternal mental health ,driving her to ensure that no woman has to struggle alone.

As a co-founder of a social enterprise, she dedicates her work to supporting women through pregnancy and beyond, helping them safeguard their emotional well-being and prevent mental health crises. Drawing from both lived experience and professional knowledge, she advocates for better support systems, breaking down of stigma, and creation of safe spaces where women can access the help they deserve.

Milli believes that every woman should feel heard, supported, and empowered in her journey through motherhood, shouts loudly and proudly about it and is make vast steps forward with Motherly Love.

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