The Therapy Edit On 6 hurdles to being the mum you want to be
Jul 31, 2023
A candid read from a new parenting book tackling six common barriers to feeling like the mum you want to be. Topics include dismantling the motherhood fantasy and how guilt can lead to self-punishment. The conversation covers overwhelm-driven anger, comparison and judgment, persistent loneliness and finding support, anxiety and hypervigilance, and redefining rest amid burnout.
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Motherhood Fantasy Blocks Helpful Tools
- Anna Mathur says the motherhood fantasy prevents access to helpful parenting tools when we're stressed or depleted.
- Awareness of these barriers creates choice and opens the door to intentional change.
Don't Let Mum Guilt Dictate Actions
- Do learn to spot and respond to mum guilt so it doesn't drive self-punishment and sabotage.
- Use tools to move on quickly from guilt and stop it dictating your parenting choices.
Irritability Signals Chronic Depletion
- Anna links anger and irritability to chronic depletion from striving for an impossible ideal.
- She explains overwhelm pushes us into fight-or-flight, making emotions harder to regulate.
