The Duchess of Sussex has given a new interview alongside Prince Harry – and in it, she reflects on one of the revelations she made in their famous Oprah Winfrey chat.
The Duchess of Sussex has said she’s glad she spoke out about suicidal thoughts and will “take a hit” for it if her words help save the lives of others.
Three years ago, Meghan candidly discussed how she struggled with her mental health at the height of her crisis with the Royal Family.
Reflecting on choosing to speak out, she has now said: “I think when you’ve been through any level of pain or trauma, I believe part of our healing journey, certainly part of mine, is being able to be really open about it.
“And I haven’t really scraped the surface on my experience but I do think that I would never want someone else to feel that way.”
She told US news channel CBS: “And I would never want someone else to be making those sorts of plans and I would never want someone else to not be believed.
“So, if me voicing what I have overcome, will save someone or encourage someone in their life to really genuinely check in on them and not assume that the appearance is good so everything’s okay, then that’s worth it.
“I’ll take a hit for that.”
In 2021, Meghan told Oprah Winfrey she had previously considered taking her own life.
With Prince Harry at her side, the duchess told Winfrey: “I just didn’t want to be alive anymore.”
The couple’s new interview is to promote their new philanthropic project, The Parents’ Network.
The free, peer-to-peer support service open to people in the US, UK and Canada, and aims to support to parents whose children have suffered from the negative effects of social media.
It will offer “crucial support” to parents whose kids have faced “near-fatal harm” or are “managing ongoing mental health difficulties” after using social media – as well as those who have experienced the loss of a child, a press release announcing the initiative said.
The Sussexes also told CBS how having two children of their own has made them think more about online safety.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/prince-harry-and-meghan-launch-the-parents-network-project-13190771