Marian Mills is an African American voiceover artist, with a home recording studio in Viriginia.  She U. S. Army veteran.  She worked as a social worker for over 10 years, working in a wide range of industries like government agencies, VA Medical Center, and non-profits agencies.  She's worked with people from diverse populations and socioeconomic backgrounds from veterans, individuals struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance abuse; but her most beloved population was working with families in the Child Protective Services.   

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Marian has always been a talker and briefly dreamed of being an actress, as a child, but it was just that.... a dream.  She made that dream a reality after she left social work to pursue voice acting full time.   She has a strong passion for mental health due to her own personal history of mental illness being diagnosed with PTSD, depression, anxiety and struggle with alcoholism for over 2 decades.  When you book with Marian, you get this knowledgeable lived experience voiced in your project. ​

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Back in 2014, after Marian's last of multiple inpatient psychiatric stays, she created a Facebook page, just to encourage herself.   The name was coined after a conversation she was having with a friend.  Marian was tearfully sharing how proud she was for doing things at home to ward off depression.  Her friend simply said, "Look at you Depression Proofing Your Life!"  After years of struggling with depression, anxiety, dark thoughts and alcohol dependency, she realized that it was going to take more than therapy and medication management.

 

In December 2024, she is launching the Depression Proof Your Life (DPYL) brand to help encourage others with her meditation and affirmations. tips, resources and personal stories of her journey on how she manages her symptoms.  

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Marian's happy place and way for her to clear her mind and find balance is doing yard work, gardening, outdoor projects and bird watching especially hummingbirds!!  She generally loves all things in nature, except spiders! 

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