010 - Mom Burnout: What It Is and What to Do with Dr. Missy Wolfman

Apr 11, 2023

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"I'm exhausted. I feel completely burned out."

"I haven't had a break in so long. I'm doing everything for my family. And with all that I'm doing, I still get criticized and it's never enough."

"I am very, very tired. I don't know what to do or whom to talk to."

I hear statements like these all the time from moms. That's why in this episode, we hear from Dr. Missy Wolfman, a clinical psychologist from Auckland, New Zealand, founder of Empowermums, and mom of twins, to share with us about mom burnout.

If you've felt exhausted, burned out, or resentful of all the work you have to do as a mom, you're not alone. Feeling tired or burned out also does NOT make you "weak", and it certainly does NOT make you any less of a parent. It does NOT mean you love your kids any less.

Here's just some of what you'll discover in this powerful episode:

The ONE thing moms had in the past, that we don't have anymore - that's contributing to mom burnout
A new definition of self-care, different from what we usually hear from the internet (it's not about spas and pedicures!)
What to do if you're feeling signs of mom burnout
and more!

While mom burnout is common, it doesn't have to be. Listen to this episode and let's get started in relieving parenting stress and burnout.

That's why part of our mission in Discerning Parenting is to remove the misinformation that leads to mom guilt and stress, and adds to mom burnout by making parents believe they need to do all these things that aren't even founded on parenting science and child development!

Links with resources to help you fight mom burnout:

Empowermums by Dr. Missy Wolfman. Head over to her website, where you can get her FREE "Get Me More Time" 7-day challenge
It's time to get rid of all the parenting misinformation out there that's adding to your burnout. Instead, get our FREE Discerning Parenting Resource Library.

⭐ Our book Learning by Heart: Teach Your Child to Read, Stress-Free is now on Amazon! Click here to learn more about Dr. Victoria Nolasco's books.

⭐ Check out our FREE Discerning Parenting Toolkit and Resource Library.

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