Elyse Fox is a mental health advocate, filmmaker, and this week’s guest on the Mompreneurs podcast. The founder and CEO of Sad Girls Club sat down with Mompreneurs host Nancy Redd to speak on motherhood and how she became a leading voice in the mental health space.
Sad Girls Club is a global support system that promotes mental wellness with a focus on the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) community. The organization facilitates safe spaces for difficult conversations, through its online platform and in-person events. Fox built her success upon years of developing this platform. Now a leading voice in matters of mental health, she secured her own wellness column in Teen Vogue called Soft Launch.
‘Why am I so damn unhappy?’
The writer and advocate reflected on her journey — from struggling with depression to creating a film that changed her entire trajectory.
Fresh out of college, when she studied film and production, Fox moved to Los …