Laura Richmond is a researcher, campaigner and consultant who works to improve mental health care, especially for parents and families. She was admitted to a psychiatric mother and baby unit after the birth of her son in 2014. After completing her PhD in medieval history, she switched careers using her own lived experience of complex trauma and autism in partnership with charities, universities and the NHS. All My Worldly Joy is her first book. She lives in Southampton with her son and two cats.