11 tips for working moms to manage mental health

When it comes to balancing career and motherhood, my main focus is how I can attempt to do everything while staying mentally healthy. Mental health is the foundation to everything in our lives. We need to feel emotionally healthy for ourselves, our relationships, our careers, clients, and most importantly, our children.

After my beautiful daughter was born, a whole new and lonely struggle opened up that not enough people are talking about: When you work outside the home and then become a mom, the balance between your two worlds seems nearly impossible. How do we give 100% of ourselves to each role? How do you continue to build your career, be a good and present mother, and still have time for yourself and to enjoy life?

Throughout my career, I have been so amazed at how open women can be when it comes to sharing fashion tips, intimate beauty secrets and social successes, yet we remain closed off when discussing how we are really feeling. And although mental health is discussed much more openly now, it still may not be a common topic over coffee amongst friends—but it should be.

Mental health and postpartum depression go hand in hand, yet new mothers still aren’t taught how to care for their mental health post-birth. There is little emphasis on the well-being of the mother compared to the well-being of our babies. That’s where your village comes in.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. It wasn’t until I became a mother myself that I fully understand what that meant. And I’ll go one step further: I believe this village of amazing humans by your side is necessary to navigate through all of life’s various journeys, not just motherhood.

I consider myself very blessed to have crossed paths with so many strong, kind, and successful women thus far (mothers and non-mothers alike). We keep each other balanced and we are there for each other. We check in to make sure we are taking care of our physical health and mental health. We keep each other strong.

From my village to yours, I’m sharing useful tips I use and have learned from others, in hopes that it will help even just one strong mama trying to balance it all. Perhaps it will encourage her to do the same for someone else.

You don’t have to incorporate all of these into your daily life—even just one makes a major difference. The point is to do something however big or small for you and your well-being at least once a day.

Congratulations on this next chapter of your life, mama—you’re already doing great!

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