Rishikaa Patel

I didn’t need a big goodbye. I just wasn’t ready for an ending I didn’t see coming. If this resonates, you’re not alone 🤍 #breastfeedingjourney #naturalweaning #motherhoodmoments #postpartumfeelings #endings

Eight days post-ACL + LCL + meniscus repair… and one very knee-dy patient later 🦵✨ He’s got the gadgets, the graft, and the grit, but somehow can’t carry a cup upstairs.. For real though - patient progressing well. Quad firing. Compex charging. SquidGo squidding. Wife’s sanity: questionable.. TAG a partner that can relate! @compex_uk @squidgouk @recoverie.health @londonkneesurgeon #ACL #aclrehab #aclsurgery #physio #physiowife #kneerehab #squidgo #compex #kneesurgery #kneerehab

World Breastfeeding Week Begins! 🌍🤱🏽 In true motherhood fashion (aka casual lateness)… yesterday was actually the start of #WorldBreastfeedingWeek — but who’s keeping track when we’re this sleep-deprived? 👀 ✨ I’m SO excited to share that I’ve followed my passion and am now a qualified breastfeeding supporter — currently training to become a Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner (huge thanks to @school_of_mindful_begnnings 💛). This is my very first post here — and while I don’t have a business name just yet, you can find me here as @breastfeedingwithrish for now. Welcome! 🫶🏽 All week I’ll be sharing gentle, judgment-free thoughts and tips on: 🤱🏽 Breastfeeding support 🍼 Infant feeding support 🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful care for you + baby Whether you’re a parent, parent-to-be, or just curious — this space is for you. Let’s talk feeding, feelings, and support — with compassion and without judgment 💛. #mindfulbreastfeeding #infantfeedingsupport #breastfeeding #parentsupport #newmumlife #breastfeedingjourney #compassionatecare #worldbreastfeedingweek2025

Held and Heard - One Mother’s Reality, Part 9 (Final). We’ve shared her whole story over the past two weeks. And this is where she lands. Ask for help. From day one. Not just when it gets bad. From the very beginning. Let someone burp the baby so you can sleep. Accept the food someone brings. Say yes when someone offers to hold him for an hour. And if you’re feeling low…say that too. You don’t need the perfect words. Just say: I’m not okay. Thank you to this incredible mother for sharing her reality so honestly. I hope it reached someone who needed it. 🤍 📞 Samaritans: 116 123 📞 PANDAS: 0808 1961 776 🎙️ Full conversation coming soon to YouTube - link in bio when live. #heldandheard #postnataldepression #askforhelp #youarenotalone #breastfeeding

Held and Heard - One Mother’s Reality, Part 6. Content warning: suicidal thoughts. She went outside for fresh air. And in that moment she had a plan. Specific. Detailed. Real. She’s here. She got help. But this is what postnatal depression can become when it goes unspoken for too long. Please don’t wait. 📞 Samaritans: 116 123 📞 PANDAS: 0808 1961 776 📞 Your GP - ask for an urgent same day appointment Follow for Part 7 🤍 #heldandheard #postnataldepression #maternalmhmatters #suicide #earlyintervention

Held and Heard - One Mother’s Reality, Part 2. She had breastfed her first with no issues. So with her second she wasn’t expecting feeding to be the problem. But he arrived at 35 weeks. He was jaundiced, under phototherapy, and she couldn’t hold him or feed him the way she had imagined. This is where it started. Breastfeeding is never just about milk. And this is exactly why. Follow for part 3 🤍 📞 Samaritans: 116 123 📞 PANDAS: 0808 1961 776 #heldandheard #breastfeeding #postnataldepression #maternalmhmatters #breastfeedingsupport

This is Held and Heard - a space for honest and raw conversations about the realities of motherhood. The feeds, the feelings and everything in between. One Mother’s Reality - Part 1. She works in healthcare. She knew what postnatal depression looked like from the outside. And it still took her completely by surprise. If anything she says resonates - you are not alone 🤍. 📞 Samaritans: 116 123 📞 PANDAS: 0808 1961 776 Follow for Part 2. #heldandheard #postnataldepression #maternalmhmatters #maternalmentalhealth #breastfeeding

This week is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. And I wanted to mark it with something personal. Nobody told me you could be pregnant and feel like the saddest you’ve ever felt in your life. I didn’t have words for it at the time. I now know that was antenatal depression and that pregnancy ended in a missed miscarriage at ten weeks. I’m sharing this because so many of us feel something we can’t name. And we need to talk about it. This week I’m launching something I’ve been working on - Held and Heard. Starting with a conversation that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. First clip drops Wednesday. 💙 #maternalmhmatters #mmhaw #perinataldepression #heldandheard #maternalmentalhealth

Tomorrow is the London Marathon …and the hype in my house is real. I don’t run. But I’m married to a physio who works closely with runners - @rush.physio - founder of @recoverie.health and co-founder of @therunningroom London - so I see what it really takes to get to that start line, and how much the right support matters. The consistency. The setbacks. The mental load. And then realising some women are doing this… while breastfeeding… just stopped me for a second when I read yesterday’s article in @thetimes Seeing brands like @natalactive supporting breastfeeding runners… Seeing women like @chrissie.runs doing both… It matters. Because life doesn’t pause after a baby. Not everyone will run a marathon. But every woman deserves support in whatever she chooses after birth. From what I’ve seen and experienced…those early stages are no small thing. There isn’t one way to do this. And there shouldn’t be. Good luck to all the mums running tomorrow…whatever that looks like for you. #londonmarathon #postpartumjourney #breastfeedingsupport #breastfeedingrunner #womenshealth

Hello April ❤️ Bravest girl I know.. you wouldn’t know but a few weeks ago she had minor eye surgery & grateful to @jollyeyesurgeon for being an absolute wizard & making her feel safe. This is us walking away from an appointment knowing what true healthcare should look like. Care at the heart of it all ❤️ I’ve often spoken about treating each person that’s in your clinic like a member of your family - with care & compassion. It’s an ever shifting landscape of modern medicine - with Ai & all. Connection will be the currency & empathy will be a success metric. Results will only follow if the above is included as part of daily care. Excited to go swimming with this dolphin! 🐬 Tunisia here we come ✈️

It’s official… I’m stepping down from Recoverie.Health and handing the baton over. And honestly… what a whirlwind it’s been. When I stepped in back in November 2024, I had zero business experience - just an NHS background, juggling a baby and toddler, still breastfeeding, working A&E shifts as a Physician Associate, and later learning to become a Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner… and somehow thought “yeah, let’s also help run a growing company” 🫠 There were many nights I’d be working until 1–2am, then up again with the kids, feeding through the night, running on very little sleep, and a lot of determination (and let’s be honest… caffeine ☕️). I tried to be everything at once - mumma, clinician, partner, operator, student - and some days I did it well… other days I really didn’t. There were tears, overwhelm, frustration, and even a period where I sought therapy just to keep myself afloat. And doing all of this alongside @rush.physio - both at work and at home - was… a lot at times 😅 (really just wanted to punch the guy 👀). When you don’t switch off from each other, it really tests you. But it also showed me just how much heart, resilience, and vision sits behind everything he’s building - and I don’t think people always see that. To the whole @recoverie.health team - thank you! For trusting me, supporting me, and for the laughs, chaos, and kindness along the way (and for the chocolates & flowers 🥹🤍). I’ve genuinely loved being part of it. But in all of that, I saw something really special. I saw how much impact one single human interaction can have. How showing up for people - properly showing up - can change someone’s whole experience. That’s what I’m taking with me. Now, I’m stepping into my own path - combining my personal breastfeeding journey with my training as a Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner. No more splitting myself in ten directions (well… I’ll try). My mission is simple: To create a space where mums feel supported, seen, and not alone in their breastfeeding journey - however that looks for them. Less pressure. More connection. More honesty. I’m here… for you and your bubba 🤍 Excited for what’s coming next 🙌🏽

Strap on shorts, they are. 😏 ACL gone, rehab done, and now… Wardrobe = just Hytro. Instagram = just Hytro. Surviving the @hytro_ takeover, one smirk at a time… 😂 ⚡ Don’t lie… who else is secretly in the Hytro cult? #hytro #aclrehab #bfr #squidgo #aclsurgery