Read all about Instagram legend Rachel Ryle here

17.8k Likes, 226 Comments - Rachel Ryle (@rachelryle) on Instagram: "I've baked up this piece with my love & care for #MentalHealthMonth. Sometimes our frosting may be..."

We have loved Rachel Ryle for so long, and we were unbelievably honored when she offered to create one of her hand drawn animations for Depressed Cake Shop and Mental Health Awareness Month.

In case this is the first time you have discovered Rachel, there is a wonderful article about her here. Just click this link to read about her in Entrepreneur Magazine

Miss Insomnia Tulip, aka Lou Lou P's Delights set the tone for the very first Depressed Cake Shop. As we celebrate our fourth year with pop ups all over the place here are 7 reasons why we love her.

"In recent months I have been unable to devote as much time as I would like to Depressed Cake Shop.  In this regard the project has become a victim of its own success.  Finding this refuge, this safe area of expression, has enabled me to externalize my insecurities and doubts in a way that no other therapy to date could.  Finding and sharing with others my inner most demons has proved that everyone has their demons and together can can module through to find answers, or at least further questions to ask.  I still have up days and down days, but now I know I can thrive, and I know what to thank for that:  Depressed Cake Shop."

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