Most women aren’t just obsessed with true crime; they're drawn to stories that can expose a dark, often hidden side of motherhood.

This episode of Stop Telling Me to Relax, dives into some cases of mothers who've commited crimes — from murder to financial deceit & child abuse. With a mix of detailed case analysis and raw emotional insights. Episode 20 is essential listening for anyone intrigued by true crime, financial greed or serious mental illness (SMI). Highlighting how societal pressures to have the "perfect family", can backfire into long term devastating consequences.

• Kouri Richards, a Utah real estate agent who murdered her husband by poisoning. Then tried to craft a narrative of grief through a children's book.
• Betty Broderick, an infamous case from the 80s. San Diego housewife whose bitter divorce and deep-seated resentment led her to shoot her ex-husband and his new wife.
• Lindsay Clancy, a mom suffering from postpartum psychosis who strangled her three young children before trying to take her own life.

  **REPUBLISHED ON 07/30/26 w/ AUDIO QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS

More on Kouri Richins:

Kouri Richins: Behind The Facade: Full Episode

Grief Author Murder Trial -Utah vs. Kouri Richins Full Sentencing

More on Betty Broderick:

Ex Wife Kills Husband & New Wife | The Case of Betty Broderick - dreading (Crime & Psychology) YouTube

Betty Testifies [Part 1] CA vs. Broderick (1991) - Court TV Trial Archive

More On Lindsay Clancy:

The Lindsay Clancy Case: A Family Tragedy On Trial | Case by Case - 48 Hours

A Husband in the Aftermath of His Wife's Unfathomable Act - The New Yorker

Labor & Delivery Nurse Strangles All 3 Children After Sending Husband Away | Ashleigh Bandfield x Drop Dead Serious - YouTube

Postpartum Psychosis Made Her Kill Her 3 Daugthers | Not Carol - YouTube

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