As a mom, have you felt like you’ve been missing out on sitting down with your kids and enjoying a moment with them. Do you find yourself getting distant, from your children, your family, or yourself? Do you worry if you’re getting more and more irritable, moody and frustrated? If yes then you may have parental burnout. Take a look at our article and you can see if Parental Burnout Is Real- What Are We Doing About It?
It’s not often said, but motherhood can do that to you. It brings with it so many joyous moments but also a bunch of new pressures and responsibilities that can be too much all at once. To learn how to manage your time more effectively and feel less clustered, check out our Time Management & Productivity Tips For Working Moms.
In the modern world, moms are expected to do so much of it all alone. We’re expected to be CEOs, manage the household, and be on top of groceries and bills. Here’s how one CEO mom did it all- Expecting Her 5th child, This CEO Mom Believes In Work-Life Balance. How are we supposed to excel at work, take care of our children and plan their every meal? if you want help with the last part then give this a read How Did I Make My School Mornings Hassle-Free? There’s this societal pressure to be super mom and be so hands-on that you become the coach, nanny and entertainer of your child for 24/7 hours of the day which didn’t use to be the case before. It’s time we let go of that cape and those unrealistic expectations.
Being a mother is difficult, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or burnt out when there’s always another decision to be made, always another responsibility to bear. These things seem to appear faster than we can clear them, no matter how much we try, which is how we start feeling the overwhelm. Something that helped me gather my focus and help me keep parenting with confidence were these 14 Positive Affirmations.
The feeling that all of these pressures and responsibilities are never-ending and inescapable, can seriously affect our ability to take care of ourselves and our families. We may start losing our interest in parenting and find it hard to focus or cope.
In this episode, Mansi Zaveri, the founder of Kidsstoppress, and the host of the show –Kidsstoppress Podcasts goes off-script and gets real, to talk about everything, down to the nitty-gritty of feeling the overwhelm. Everything you’ve wanted to hear and all that you wanted to say but never could, Mansi says out loud for all of us.
The invisible load, being the default parent and the importance of taking time out for yourself, we share all of it so stay tuned and listen to the entire podcast
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