mom guilt - Motherly

What is the ‘gratitude trap’? How gratitude can keep us stuck

Diminishing your true feelings serves no one—and especially not yourself.

I advise you to grab your tissues and prepare for the waterworks before you press play—because this one's gonna hit you hard, mama.

Work will survive—and so will you.

You are stronger than you know.

I still have that constant guilt that I'm not doing enough, that their summers are wasted"

Nobody needs me right now, but I still feel that my value is tied to my usefulness.

Being busy is not a badge of honor.

“Kids don’t need selfless martyrs.”

Mothers are not super because they are flawless; they are super because they are real, they are present and they love fiercely.

We can try as hard as we possibly can, but sometimes things are just messy.

After the joy of having my son, I gradually became aware of the more negative feelings tugging at the corners of my mind.

In my version, I am noticing, taking no action, with only myself to be frustrated with for not finding a solution.