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While juggling meetings, deadlines, and to-do lists, many are also carrying the extra burden of being the “default parent.”
If we want to save moms from burnout, we have to start by addressing the invisible labor that’s quietly breaking them.
Society is asking you to nurture in an environment that does not nurture you back.
Mothers everywhere are suffering from caregiver burnout. It's time to stop.
"You're strong. You're resilient. And you're doing your best to carry your family through one of the most difficult times in memory."
These are the warning signs that you might be burnt out—and 10 science-backed ways to feel better.
When mothers are burnt out—and proud of it—society gets away with how awfully it treats them.
There are moments when the weight of motherhood is just too heavy.
Mothers do not need to do a better job taking care of themselves. We need to do a better job taking care of mothers.
We are the ones who carry the load, who sacrifice, who power through. And it is having a huge impact.
It's not you, mama.
It is easy (entirely too easy) to look at ourselves as the lesser version of our reality. We can be our biggest critics and shamers. Our own worst enemies.
Three computers, a breast pump + a baby. Welcome to working motherhood in 2020.
I am being consumed, not only by pandemic fatigue, but also by decision fatigue with no end in sight.
Before it was hard to keep up with the demands of life—now it is actually impossible.
85% of mothers do not believe that our society does a good job supporting them—and that statistic is from when we were just living normal life.
Inspired by my nurse, this is my motherhood mantra: To care for others, I must care for myself.
