Who We Are

U R Mpowered – Mental Health Matters

We are Drs Leverne Mountany and Mashadi Motlana—two psychiatrists united by our passion for addressing mental health challenges, and our shared love for food and travel. One a published author, the other a yoga teacher, we bring experience, curiosity, humour, and creativity to everything we do.

Our mission is to:

• Demystify mental illness

• Combat stigma

• Promote help-seeking and healing

• Improve mental health literacy

Over more than a decade of working together in mental health advocacy, we’ve collaborated on projects across Southern Africa:

• Trained GPs and healthcare workers in SADC countries.

• Hosted mental health film festivals and panel discussions.

• Adapted mental health-themed plays into interactive formats.

• Led a psychiatrist-run book club exploring lived experiences.

• Written for publications including Diversions Magazine.